Notes, bonds, certificates, mortgages, leases or other agreements between a lender and a borrower are collectively called:

Notes, bonds, certificates, mortgages, leases or other agreements between a lender and a borrower are collectively called debt instruments. These are papers or electronic obligations which enable an issuing party to be able to raise funds by making a promise to repay the lender in agreement with the terms and conditions of a contract. It is a legal enforceable evidence of a debt. This document is important because it makes the payment enforceable legally and it would increase the transferability of the obligation. These can be long term or short term obligations. Short term are those to be paid within a year while long term are those paid periodically for more than a year.