Revolving credit is a type of credit that does not have a fixed number of payments, in contrast to installment credit

Installment credit

Installment credit is a type of credit that has a fixed number of payments, in contrast to revolving credit.-Examples:* Land loan* Home construction loan* Home mortgage* Some equity loans* Home improvement loan* Automobile loan...

. Examples of revolving credits used by consumers include credit cards. Corporate revolving credit facilities are typically used to provide liquidity for a company's day-to-day operations. They were first introduced by the Strawbridge and Clothier Department Store

Strawbridge's

Strawbridge's was a department store in the northeastern United States with stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. In its day a gracious urban emporium, the downtown Philadelphia flagship store added branch stores starting in the 1930s and together they enjoyed annual sales of over a...

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Typical characteristics

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• The borrower may use or withdraw funds up to a pre-approved credit limit.
• The amount of available credit decreases and increases as funds are borrowed and then repaid.
• The credit may be used repeatedly.
• The borrower makes payments based only on the amount they've actually used or withdrawn, plus interest.
• The borrower may repay over time (subject to any minimum payment requirement), or in full at any time.
• In some cases, the borrower is required to pay a fee to the lender for any money that is undrawn on the revolver; this is especially true of corporate bank loan revolving credit facilities.