A debt creditor refers to a person or a financial institution to whom money is owed. It can refer to an individual, organization, company or government that has a claim to the services of a second party. The creditor is usually the first party and provides property or service to the second party under the assumption that the second party will return an equivalent property or service. A debtor or a borrower is usually referred to as a second party.
A creditor always expects a repayment with or without interest depending on the terms of the agreement. Often however, the repayment is always with interest. Normally a debtor and a creditor agree on manner of repayment in what is known as the standard of deferred payment.


