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Di erence Between Loans and Advances

August 8, 2015 By Surbhi S — 5 Comments

Money is an essential element for any business, because it fulfills the short term
and long term requirement of funds. It is nt possible for the owner to bring all the
money himself, so he/she take recourse to loans and advances. Loans refer to a
debt provided by a financial institution for a particular period while Advances are
the funds provided by the banks to the business to fulfill working capital
requirement which are to be payable within one year.

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The loan amount is required to be repaid along with the interest, either in lump
sum or in suitable instalments. It can be a term loan (payable after 3 years) or
demand loan (payable within 3 years). In the same waty, advances also
requirement repayment along with the interest within one year. These two terms
are always uttered in the smae breath, but there are a number of differences
between loans and advances which we have discussed in the article below.

Content: Loans Vs Advances

1. Comparison Chart
2. Definition
3. Key Differences
4. Conclusion

Comparison Chart

BASIS FOR
LOANS ADVANCES
COMPARISON

Meaning Funds borrowed by an entity Funds provided by the bank

from another entity, to an entity for a specific
repayable after a specific purpose, to be repayable after
period carrying interest rate a short duration is known as
is known as Loans. Advances.

What is it? Debt Credit Facility

Term Long Term Short Term

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BASIS FOR
LOANS ADVANCES
COMPARISON

Legal formalities More Less

Security May or may not be secured Primary security, collateral

security and guarantees.

De nition of Loans
The amount lent by the lender to the borrower for a specific purpose like the
construction of the building, capital requirements, purchase of machinery and so
on, for a particular period of time is known as Loan. In general, loans are granted
by the banks and financial institutions. It is an obligation which needs to be repaid
back after the expiry of the stipulated period.

The loan carries an interest rate on the debt advanced. Before advancing loans, the
lending institution checks the credit report of the customer, to know about his
credibility, financial position and capacity to pay. Loan is classified in the following
categories:

On the basis of Security:

Secured Loan: The loan which is backed by securities is Secured Loan.
Unsecured Loan: The loan on which no asset is pledged as security is
Unsecured Loan.
On the basis of Repayment:

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Demand Loan: The loan which is repaid on demand of the lender is

Demand Loan.
Time Loan: Loan, which is repaid in full at a future specified date is Time
Loan.
Instalment Loan: Loans which are to be repaid in evenly distributed
monthly instalments is Installment Loan.
On the basis of Purpose:
Home Loan
Car Loan
Education Loan
Commercial Loan
Industrial Loan

De nition of Advances
Advances are the source of finance, which is provided by the banks to the
companies to meet the short-term financial requirement. It is a credit facility which
should be repaid within one year as per the terms, conditions and norms issued by
Reserve Bank of India for lending and also by the schemes of the concerned bank.
They are granted against securities which are as under:

Primary Security: Hypothecation of Debtors, Stock Pro-notes, etc.

Collateral Security: Mortgage of land and buildings, machinery, etc.
Guarantees: Guarantees given by partners, directors or promoters, etc.

The following are the forms of bank advances:

Short term loans: Advance in which the entire amount is provided to the
borrower at one time.
Overdraft: A facility provided by the bank in which the customer can
overdraw money from his account up to a specified limit.
Cash Credit: A facility granted by the bank in which the customer can
advance money up to a certain limit against the asset pledged.
Bills Purchased: An advance facility provided by the bank against the
security of bills.

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Key Di erences Between Loans and Advances

The following are the major differences between loans and advances:

1. Money lent by an entity to another entity for specific purposes is

known as Loan. Money provided by the bank to entities for fulfilling
their short term requirements is known as Advances.

2. The loan is a kind of debt while Advances are credit facility granted to
customers by banks.

3. Loans are provided for a long duration which is just opposite in the
case of Advances.

4. There are many legal formalities in the case of loans as compared to

advances.

5. Loans can be secured or unsecured whereas Advances are secured by

an asset or by a guarantee from a surety.

Conclusion
Now, from the above discussion, it is clear that loans and advances are two
different terms. Loans are the source of long-term finance while the Advances are
granted by the banks to meet short-term financial requirements i.e. they are
repayable within one year. Interest is charged on both as well as both are repayable
either in a lump sum or instalment or on demand.

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Comments

Nathan Johnson says

May 23, 2016 at 9:20 pm

Great article on the difference between loans and advances! Your

comparison chart is well done and very helpful. Thanks for clarifying!

Reply

V Sundararaman says
September 28, 2016 at 7:57 pm

good article

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Rajan says
April 18, 2017 at 4:03 pm

Hello,

Really nice article. Learned alot

You covered the most important key differences for loan and advances.

Thanks.

Reply

Surbhi S says
April 18, 2017 at 4:25 pm

Thank a ton, all the readers for sharing your opinions, it means a lot
to us.

Reply

Lakshman says
January 13, 2018 at 12:24 pm

Thank you so much for giving such a wonderful information regarding to

the article which resolved my confusion

Reply

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