CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU - CFPB
Regulatory agency responsible for supervising financial products and services offered to consumers. The bureau is divided into several units including consumer complaints, community affairs, research, the Office of Fair Lending, and the Office of Financial Opportunity. In essence, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aims to protect and educate consumer on several financial products and services.
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Incipient Default
When a borrower is in danger of default, which foreshadows an individual’s or company’s incapacity to settle a debt obligation.
Chartered Business Valuator - CBV
Designation given to a financial professional who determines all or part of a business or company. This professional accounts many factors and meth ...
Retirement Money Market Account
A money market account that an individual holds within a retirement account such as an IRA. In a retirement money market account, deposits are plac ...
Investment Advisor
An individual or a group that gives investment advice or recommendations or regulates securities analysis in exchange for a fee, either via managin ...
Pump And Dump
A scheme trying to boost a stock’s price through recommendations based on false, misleading or greatly exaggerated statements. The perpetrato ...
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| 15:15 | BOC Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins Speaks | ||
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