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Property pledged to a lender to guarantee payment in the event the borrower defaults is called _____.
lost property |
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liquid assets |
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insolvency |
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collateral |
Solution :
The answer is the fourth option i.e., Collateral.
A collateral is a property or any other asset pledged to guarantee payment in the event the borrower defaults in the payment of the loan taken.
A collateral may be a secured collateral or unsecured collateral.
When the value of the collateral exceeds the value of loan it is known as a secured collateral.
When the value of the collateral does not cover the amount of loan, it is known as an unsecured collateral.
The other options are incorrect because :
Lost Property is a place where articles lost in public are stored and kept for their recognition and retrieval by the owners who had lost them
Liquid assets are those assets that can be converted into cash in the shortest span of time without a significant loss or no loss in the value of the asset being converted.
Insolvency is a state when the liabilities payable by an Individual exceed the assets owned by him. Insolvency is often used as a synonym to Bankruptcy.