creditor

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In some jurisdictions, a fraud victim — like a defrauded bank — may argue for treatment as a special class of creditor with direct access to trust funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Kerr is listed as an AllHere creditor in bankruptcy documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

That makes it the U.S.’s third-largest creditor, behind the U.K. and Japan.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

“Some trusts are designed to protect beneficiaries from unforeseen circumstances, such as creditor claims or financial mismanagement,” the law firm says.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

I didn’t want Rufus having to face some creditor that I had angered with my twentieth-century brevity—which could come across as nineteenth-century abruptness, even discourtesy.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler