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creditor

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /


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In some jurisdictions, a fraud victim — like a defrauded bank — may argue for treatment as a special class of creditor with direct access to trust funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Virtus has also reached a deal for an undisclosed sum with Chemaf’s largest creditor, Trafigura, a commodity-trading giant based in Singapore and Switzerland, according to Powch, who is chief financial officer at Virtus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Kerr is listed as an AllHere creditor in bankruptcy documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

That makes it the U.S.’s third-largest creditor, behind the U.K. and Japan.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The salesman had told Hale that because he wasn’t Roan’s relative, he could become his beneficiary only if he were his creditor.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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