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Land Trust

DefinitionThere are two distinct definitions of a land trust... Land Trust What is 'Land Trust' A legal agreement where a trustee is...

Land Flip

What is 'Land Flip' A fraudulent practice in the real estate business of selling undeveloped land at highly inflated prices. A land...

Call Loan

What is 'Call Loan' A loan provided to a brokerage firm and used to finance margin accounts. The interest rate on a...

War Chest

DefinitionThe Community Chests in the United States and Canada were fund-raising organizations that collected money from local businesses and workers and distributed it to...

Debt to Income Ratio

DefinitionA debt income ratio is the percentage of a consumer's monthly gross income that goes toward paying debts. There are two main kinds of...

PPP

Quick Facts The PPP is Purchasing Power Parity Purchasing power parity is used by macro-economic analysts to compare different countries' currencies through a...

Yankee Market

What is 'Yankee Market' A slang term for the stock market in the United States. Yankee market is usually used buy non-U.S....

Obligation Bond

What is 'Obligation Bond' A municipal bond used to secure a mortgage on property or other physical assets that can be liquidated....

VA Loan

DefinitionA VA loan is a mortgage loan in the United States guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The program is for...

B-Note

What is 'B-Note' The secondary tranche in a commercial mortgage-backed security. B notes are a component of A/B financing or A/B/C financing. They have a...

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