Who is a guarantor?

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Who is a guarantor?

A guarantor is the person who promises to pay the debt if the primary debtor fails to do so. This means the guarantor has secondary liability: the lender first seeks payment from the borrower, and only if the borrower cannot or will not pay does the guarantor become responsible. In hospital billing, the guarantor is the person who guarantees payment of the charges, which is often the patient or another financially responsible party. The option describing someone who owes the debt reflects the primary debtor, not the guarantor. The option about a creditor describes who is owed the money, not who guarantees payment. The option about guaranteeing collateral describes security for the loan, not the act of guaranteeing the debt itself.

A guarantor is the person who promises to pay the debt if the primary debtor fails to do so. This means the guarantor has secondary liability: the lender first seeks payment from the borrower, and only if the borrower cannot or will not pay does the guarantor become responsible. In hospital billing, the guarantor is the person who guarantees payment of the charges, which is often the patient or another financially responsible party.

The option describing someone who owes the debt reflects the primary debtor, not the guarantor. The option about a creditor describes who is owed the money, not who guarantees payment. The option about guaranteeing collateral describes security for the loan, not the act of guaranteeing the debt itself.

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