ADJUSTMENT CREDIT
A short-term loan conducted by a Federal Reserve Bank towards a small commercial banks as needed to support short-term lending and maintain reserve requirements. This kind of advance is a very common type of borrowing from a Federal Reserve Bank and are generally used when the money supply is short and the interest rates are high.
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Federal Poverty Level - FPL
The minimum amount of gross income that a family needs for food, clothing, transportation, shelter and other necessities. In the United States, thi ...
Hiring Freeze
A situation where the employer temporarily freezes the hiring of new employees. Hiring freeze is put into place as a cost-saving effort as a result ...
Lump-Sum Payment
Repayment of the total or partial value of an asset by one-time payment. Usually, this is taken instead of recurring payments that would be receive ...
Announcement Date
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