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A loan repayment schedule in which the outstanding principal balance of the loan increases, rather than amortizing, because the scheduled monthly payments do not cover the full amount required to amortize the loan. The unpaid interest is added to the outstanding principal, to be repaid later.
Industry:Financial services
A shortened registration statement required by the Securities and Exchange Commission on debt issues with less than a nine-month maturity.
Industry:Financial services
A negative-NPV infrastructure development project that a local government requires of a company engaged in a positive NPV investment project elsewhere in the country.
Industry:Financial services
Often refers to initial public offerings. When a firm goes public and makes an offering of stock to the market.
Industry:Financial services
An agency of the U.S. Treasury department responsible for the US savings and loan industry.
Industry:Financial services
Occurs when spending in a business is greater than earnings.
Industry:Financial services
Holdings of gold and foreign currencies by official monetary institutions.
Industry:Financial services
A bond characteristic such that the price appreciation will be less than the price depreciation for a large change in yield of a given number of basis points. For example, a fixed-rate mortgage may lose value as rates go down because of prepayments.
Industry:Financial services
A statement published by an issuer of a new municipal security describing itself and the issue.
Industry:Financial services
