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Senin, 12 September 2011

Asset Based Lending


In the simplest meaning, asset-based lending is any kind of lending secured by an asset. This means, if the loan is not repaid, the asset is taken. In this sense, a mortgage is an example of an asset-backed loan. More commonly however, the phrase is used to describe lending to business and large corporations using assets not normally used in other loans. Typically, these loans are tied to inventory, accounts receivable, machinery and equipment.

This type of lending is usually done when the normal routes of raising funds, such as the capital markets (selling bonds to investors) or normal unsecured or mortgage secured bank lending is not possible. This is usually because the company was unable to raise capital in the normal marketplace or needs more immediate capital for project financing needs (such as inventory purchases, mergers, acquisitions and debt purchasing). It is usually accompanied by higher interest rates, and can be very lucrative for the parent company. For example, the bank Wells Fargo made more money from asset-based lending business than it did the rest of its corporate business (both lending and fee based services).[citation needed]

Many financial services companies now use asset-based lending package of structured and leveraged financial services. Most banks, both national investment banks (Goldman Sachs, RBC) and conglomerates (i.e. Citigroup, Wells Fargo), along with regional banks, offer these services to corporate clients.

Asset-based lenders are known for taking out tombstone ads in much the same way as investment banks.


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