In no credit check cash loans, a credit may be either revocable or irrevocable. The credit should therefore clearly indicate whether it is revocable or irrevocable. A revocable credit is one which can be cancelled or amended by the issuing bank at any time without prior notice to the beneficiary. The cancellation, or amendment, takes effect against the bank that has negotiated bills under the credit only on receipt of notice of such cancellation. The issuing is liable for bills negotiated conforming to the terms and conditions of the credit before the notice of revocation is received by the negotiating bank.

A revocable credit may be amended or cancelled by the issuing bank at any moment and without prior notice to the beneficiary. However, the issuing bank is bound to reimburse another bank with which a revocable credit has been made available for sight payment, acceptance or negotiation- for such payment, acceptance or negotiation made by the bank prior to receipt by it of notice of amendment or cancellation, against documents which appear on their face to be in compliance with the terms and conditions of the credit.

Also, the issuing bank is bound to reimburse another bank with which a revocable credit has been made available for deferred payment, if such a bank has, prior to receipt by it of notice of amendment or cancellation, taken up documents which appear on their face to be in compliance with the terms and conditions of the credit.

Since there is no definite undertaking by the issuing bank in a revocable credit, there is not much of a benefit under the credit to the individual. If the credit is advised to him by the opening bank direct, it may be cancelled by the issuing bank at any time, without prior notice.