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First, "long-term" might not be that long as it generally means how long it would take to increase capacity. A Farmer might do that in one season by planting additional acres. But generally banks don't offer long term financing, though the bank holding company might have a subsidary that does it. I would guess,guess, ten years might be limit for bank loans.
Definition of long-Term Financing?
Short term financing it has a repayment schedules of less than 1 year,while Long term financing matures in 10 years or longer. Short term financing is a loan or credit facility with a maturity of 1 year or less,while Long term financing, where liabilities (plus interest) would not be due within 1 year.
Commercial loans are mainly used to purchasing, building or expanding companies/ houses. These are provided by banks on short or long term agreements.
Short term financing can be found in banks, check cashing businesses, and finance companies. These may be obtained for personal use or to buy a car for example.
When a bank combines the deposit as well as investment banking activites, it is called mixed banking. In other words, when banks perform the dual function of commercial banking and investment banking, i.e., provide long term lending to industries. it is called mixed banking. It all stared in Germany. After indutrial development took place. there were no banks in Germany to provide long term finance to these industrial units. So the commercial banks in Germany were forced to finance to these industries both for short-term as well as for long-term requirements. These banks, were therefore, called mixed banking. That is they were doing the functiion of a commercial banks as well as investment banks. M.J.SUBRAMANYAM, BANGALORE, INDIA
Long term loans are part of cash flow from financing activities.
Public limited companies can get long term financing from banks or finance companies. Either financial institution will assess the company's creditworthiness to determine if they would like to create a loan for them.
Long-Term Financing -- Long-term financing is more often associated with the need for fixed assets such as property, manufacturing plants, and equipment where the assets will be used in the business for several years. It is also a practical alternative in many situations where short-term financing requirements recur on a regular basis.
One disadvantage to short term financing is the fact that the note may become due before the company is ready to pay it. Another disadvantage is the fact that the interest rate on short term financing is generally higher than the interest on long term financing.
Commercial banks are the largest source of agricultural credit. agricultural credit means all loans,short term,medium term and long term loans which give just farmers........ these loans gives commercial banks and any other financial institutions as just like ZTBP,PRSP,IDBP,etc..... Asif Majeed and Waqas Akram...
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