DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS
Typically used in the insurance industry, this is when a company defers the sales costs that are associated with acquiring a new customer over the term of the insurance contract. Most of the sales costs arise from referral commissions to external distributors and brokers.
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Gift Letter
Written correspondence given to a lender acknowledging the money received is a gift from a friend or relative. Normally, it occurs when a borrower ...
Digits Deleted
A designation on an exchange's ticker tape that refers to the absence of one or more price digits caused by tape delay. Digits deleted comes in ...
Quadruple Witching
Basically, quadruple witching is the day in which all contracts for stock index options and futures, single stock futures, and stock options expire ...
Cash on Delivery - COD
Transaction in which payment for an ordered good is made on its delivery date and time. The good will be returned to the seller should the buyer fa ...
Robo-Signer
A mortgage servicing company employee signing foreclosure documents without reviewing them. A robo-signer does not review details of individuals, a ...
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