WAM
Weighted Average Maturity (WAM) refers to the average maturity of all mortgages in a mortgage-backed security (MBS). It is also called "average effective maturity."
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Certificate of Origin - CO
Document declaring the country where a commodity or good was produced. It contains information on the product’s destination and country of ex ...
SEC Form N-8A
SEC Form N-8A is also referred to as the Notification of Registration Filed Pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. This me ...
Credit Event
Sudden and tangible change in a borrower’s credit standing or drop in credit rating. Such event questions the borrower’s capacity to pa ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
The count of disparate processes by insurance companies in resolving claims and disputes. ADR is used to avoid expensive and consuming litigation a ...
HNL
The abbreviation for the currency of Honduras, Honduran Lempira.
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