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creditor

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /


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Poundland owners Gordon Brothers will be a secured creditor, which means they are first in line to get their money back, and suppliers "who have done nothing wrong" will take the financial hit.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Security researcher Collin Koh said that China -- Laos's largest creditor -- was "trying to showcase that it is able to extend itself in defence diplomacy", at least with "amenable countries".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The creditor group is also seeking to remove Dish’s current management and appoint an independent trustee to oversee the chapter 11 case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The GLA said that, as is standard practice in insolvency law, it had informed the administrators of the government's interest as a potential creditor.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

As you discovered, this can take a year or more, as state law provides creditors with a reasonable opportunity to make claims.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

On Thursday, the 10-day moratorium to protect Poundland from its creditors expires, but if there is a prospect of a solvent deal, the deadline could be extended.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

It has between one and 49 creditors, court documents said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

It forecasts that the default rate for below-investment-grade corporate loans will double next year to 4% and that creditors will recover less on those bad loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The creditors now hired an attorney named George B. Chamberlin, counsel for Chicago’s Lafayette Collection Agency, who had been pestering Holmes ever since he failed to pay the furnace company for improving his kiln.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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