2. 2
Factoring
Factoring is a financial service in which the
business entity sells its bill receivables to a third
party at a discount in order to raise funds.
Factor is an intermediary agent that provides
cash or financing to companies by purchasing
their accounts receivables.
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Merits & Demerits
Immediate cash inflow
Evasion of bad debts
Speedy
No collateral
Attention towards business
operation
Reduction of profit
Contingent liability
Higher finance charges
Exhausting of collateral security
Reliability of customer’s credit
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Example
Examples of factoring companies in India:
SBI Global Factors Ltd.
Siemens Factoring Pvt Ltd
India Factoring & Finance Solutions Pvt Ltd
Siemens Factoring Pvt Ltd
Source - https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_NBFCList.aspx
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Securitization
Securitization is the process in which
certain types of assets are pooled so that they
can be repackaged into interest-bearing
securities.
The interest and principal payments from the
assets are passed through to the purchasers of
the securities.
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Merits & Demerits
Better returns to investor
Grants liquidity
Diversified portfolio
Less credit risk
Overcomes uncertainty of
profit
Expensive
Investor bear risk
Loss in case of prepayment
Complex to handle
Lack of transparency