Tag: financial

Fair And Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)

What is 'Fair And Accurate Credit Transactions Act - FACTA' A U.S. resolution passed in 2003 that is aimed at enhancing protection...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Fast Tape

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

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...

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....

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...