By Practical Law Finance. A standard form of forfaiting agreement, to be used in a forfaiting transaction, in which a forfaiter purchases a negotiable instrument without recourse from a seller of goods or services.
The factoring company assesses the creditworthiness of the customers and the overall financial stability of the business. Typically, the factoring rates range from 1% to 5% of the invoice value, but they can be higher or lower depending on the specific circumstances.
Purpose: Factoring is typically used to obtain short-term financing, while forfaiting is used to manage long-term trade receivables. Types of assets: Factoring involves the sale of accounts receivable, while forfaiting involves the sale of trade receivables, such as promissory notes and bills of exchange.
Factoring and forfeiting differ in eligible receivables terms and risk coverage. Factoring and bills discounting both provide short term financing but differ in recourse, collection responsibilities, additional services, and treatment of individual bills.
Forfeited; forfeiting; forfeits. transitive verb. 1. : to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime.