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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...
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...
Farmer Mac – Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation – (FAMC)
DefinitionThe Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, also known as Farmer Mac, is a stockholder-owned, publicly traded company that was chartered by the United States federal...
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
DefinitionThe Federal Home Loan Bank Act, is a United States federal law passed under President Herbert Hoover in order to lower the cost of...
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA)
What is 'Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act - FDICIA' Passed in 1991 at the height of the Savings and Loan Crisis...
Preferred Stock
DefinitionPreferred stock is a type of stock which may have any combination of features not possessed by common stock including properties of both an...
Federal Agencies
What is 'Federal Agencies' Special government organizations set up for a specific purpose such as the management of resources, financial oversight of...
War Damage Insurance Corporation
What is 'War Damage Insurance Corporation' A government financial protection arm created during World War II to provide coverage for war risks...
Watered Stock
DefinitionWatered stock is an asset with an artificially-inflated value. The term is most commonly used to refer to a form of securities fraud common...
General Collateral Financing Trades (GCF)
What is 'General Collateral Financing Trades - GCF' A type of repurchase agreement which is executed without the designation of specific securities...