Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA)

What is the 'Fair Credit Billing Act - FCBA' A federal law designed to protect consumers from unfair credit billing practices. The...

Federal Direct Student Loan Program (FDSLP)

What is 'Federal Direct Loan Program ' A program that provides low-interest loans to postsecondary students and their parents. The William D....

Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

What is 'Family And Medical Leave Act - FMLA' The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law on August...

Federal Farm Credit System (FFCS)

What is 'Federal Farm Credit System - FFCS' In the United States, a network of federally chartered financial institutions designed to provide...

Fairway Bond

What is 'Fairway Bond' A type of bond that accrues interest if the embedded index or interest-rate option underlying the bond remains...

Fast Tape

What is 'Fast Tape' A type of futures market that occurs when a single traded price is unavailable because of the rapid...

Fairness Opinion

DefinitionA fairness opinion is a professional evaluation by an investment bank or other third party as to whether the terms of a merger, acquisition,...

Federal Credit Union (FCU)

What is 'Federal Credit Union - FCU' A credit union chartered and supervised by the National Credit Union Association (NCUA), a federal...

Financial Security

The term security in common usage denotes safety; however in financial parlance the term is taken to refer to a tradable financial asset. In fact this...

Fed Balance Sheet

What is 'Fed Balance Sheet' A breakdown of the assets and liabilities held by the Federal Reserve. This report essentially outlines the...