EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT - EFAA
An Act implemented to standardize the hold periods on deposits made to commercial banks and regulate financial institutions’ usage of the holds. Enacted by the US Congress in 1897, it also defines the types of banks that can use a check deposit, depending on the account type and deposit amount.
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Calamity Call
A call feature of a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) mainly intended to lessen the reinvestment risk of the issuer. If the cash flow produc ...
Tax Expense
Amount of tax owed in a specific time period, as seen in the income statement. It is computed by multiplying the right tax rate of an individual or ...
Carried Interest
Portion of any profits compensating the general partners of private companies and hedge funds even without contributing to initial funds. It aims t ...
Insider Buying
Purchasing shares of stock in a company by an individual who works in that company. This is different from insider trading because the latter perta ...
AUD
The abbreviation for the Australian dollar on the currency market.
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