MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS - MSR
A contractual agreement which allows the original lender to sell the right (or rights) of an existing mortgage to another party who is expert in various functions of servicing mortgages. The right to collect payments monthly, place taxes and insurance premiums in an escrow account, and forward interest and principal to the mortgage lender are some of the common rights included in the agreement.
POPULAR TERMS
IRS Publication 555
A document, provided by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), for married taxpayers who are domicile in a state supporting community property laws a ...
Building Society
Financial institution that provides banking, financial, and lending services to its members. Similar to a bank or credit union, these societies off ...
Null Hypothesis
A statistical hypothesis that proposes that no statistical significance exists in a set of given observations. It attempts to show that no variatio ...
Probate Court
The segment of the judicial system mainly charged with handling matters such as wills, estates, conservatorships and guardianships, as well as the ...
Eligible Contract Participant
Group or individual permitted to partake in financial transactions not open to retail customers. Those who seek to become eligible contract partici ...
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
Digesting Financial Statements: Working Capital
Analysts and investors look at the working capital and its trends to measure a company’s financial performance. This metric determines a busi ...
Buying a Home: Looking for an Agent
You will need to find an agent if you want to purchase your dream house. These agents are the only ones who have access to lock box codes, which ar ...
Choosing Your Bank
Now that you’ve learned the basics of banking and the importance of it, you are now ready to put your money in a bank. But which bank should ...
Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
Inflation and Investments
“How does inflation affect my investments?”
Most investors ask this question, particul ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Economy Watchers Survey | Jul | |
| 10:30 | Sentix Investor Confidence | Aug | |
| 01:01 | BRC Retail Sales Monitor | Jul | |
| 03:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Jul | |
| 06:30 | RBA Interest Rate Decision | Aug | |
| 06:30 | RBA Monetary Policy Statement | ||
| 06:30 | RBA Monetary Policy Statement | ||
| 10:00 | Trade Balance | Jun | |
| 12:00 | NFIB Small Business Index | Jul |
