A simple understanding of a loan is to borrow money with interest.
Loan is a form of credit activity in which banks or other financial institutions lend monetary funds at a certain interest rate and must return them. Loans in a broad sense refer to loans, discounts, overdrafts and other borrowing funds. Banks put concentrated money and monetary funds out through loans, which can meet the needs of social expansion and reproduction and promote economic development. At the same time, banks can also obtain loan interest income and increase their own accumulation.
A loan contract refers to an agreement that a financial institution, as a lender, accepts the borrower's application, provides loans to the borrower, and the borrower repays the loan principal and pays the loan interest at maturity.
use
The borrower shall use the loan for the agreed purpose and shall not use it for illegal purposes. The purpose of the loan agreed in the loan contract shall not violate the provisions of the state on restricting operation, franchising and prohibiting operation by laws and administrative regulations.
Clarifying this clause can protect the borrower's right to use funds; For lenders, it can monitor the flow of funds, ensure the return of funds and control risks.
limit
Reasons for restricting the use of the loan: First, if the borrower uses the loan for illegal purposes and violates the prohibitive norms of national laws and administrative regulations, the loan contract is invalid. Even if the lender is not aware of this illegal use when using the loan, once the lender knows this illegal use, it must stop the borrower from continuing to withdraw money. Secondly, restricting the use of loans is to ensure the source of repayment funds. If the loan is not used according to the agreed purpose, the borrower may lose the repayment ability due to improper operation. In addition, the internal operating policies of lending banks may have restrictions on the industries or departments that issue loans, and government regulations and decrees sometimes have similar provisions. Finally, restricting the use of loans may also be because it involves the interests of third parties. For example, in export credit projects, the use of loans is limited to specific payment targets.