Tag: bank
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...
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...
Savings Account
DefinitionA savings account is a deposit account held at a retail bank that pays interest but cannot be used directly as money in the...
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...
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,...
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...
Fixed Assets
What are Fixed Assets
Fixed assets are physical or tangible assets that are long-term in nature and are not expected to be converted into cash...
Fallout Risk
What is 'Fallout Risk' The lending risk that occurs when the terms of a loan are confirmed simultaneously with the terms of...
Fat Finger Error
DefinitionA fat-finger error is a keyboard input error in the financial markets such as the stock market or foreign exchange market whereby an order...
Falling Knife
What is a falling knife and why should you avoid it
A falling knife is a term used to describe a stock that has been...