If you're lending to a relative or friend, you'll want to craft a written agreement. This sample promissory note (also available in Microsoft Word, PDF and plain text downloadable files) spells out ...

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Quite simply, a promissory note is a promise to pay or IOU. It is a formal commitment (also known as a loan agreement or contract) between two parties that is usually necessary when money is borrowed ...

A promissory note is an agreement between a borrower and a lender. To ensure that the borrower repays the loan, the lender needs to have the borrower's promise to repay the money in writing. The ...

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