When a business pledges its receivables as security for a loan and the loan is still outstanding at period-end, the business must disclose this information in notes to its financial statements. This is a requirement because the business has committed a portion of its assets to cover a specific portion of its liabilities, which means that if the business dishonors its obligations under the loan, the creditor can claim the amount of receivables identified in the pledge as collateral to cover the loan. This arrangement must be disclosed to satisfy the full-disclosure principle.