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The sale or transfer of legal title to accounts receivable to a third party (factor), either with or without recourse. Often a convenient but relatively expensive form of finance for weaker corporate credits.
(FOA).  


A financing technique whereby a company sells its invoices, at a discount, to a factor. The factor then becomes responsible for collecting the debt.  
Formerly, one of the two professional actuarial bodies in the UK, based in Edinburgh - the other body being the Institute of Actuaries.
 
In 2010 the Faculty of Actuaries merged with the Institute of Actuaries to form the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.  


Arrangements can be with or without recourse. Recourse factoring allows the factor to recover any losses caused by bad debts from the borrower.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Factors]]
* [[Actuary]]
* [[Internal factoring]]
* [[Institute and Faculty of Actuaries ]]
* [[Invoice discounting]]
* [[Recourse]]
* [[Securitisation]]


[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]

Latest revision as of 11:01, 3 May 2022

(FOA).

Formerly, one of the two professional actuarial bodies in the UK, based in Edinburgh - the other body being the Institute of Actuaries.

In 2010 the Faculty of Actuaries merged with the Institute of Actuaries to form the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.


See also