early payment

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“Santander’s decision to broadly market its new stated-income policy, even to dealers with a history of misstating income, led to a significant spike in the number of early payment defaults.”

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Separately, the carmaker itself set up a financing scheme, allowing suppliers to obtain early payment for new orders, in order to ease their cashflow.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Supply chain finance aims to lower financing costs by allowing suppliers to receive early payment of their invoices.

From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2022

It included veterans of World War I, demanding early payment of a promised bonus for their service.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022

“One hundred and thirty on the risk they bring it, plus this here as an early payment, the risk in exchange for getting this March instead of us waiting on all of it ’til June?

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson