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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 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...
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
What is a 'Value-Added Tax - VAT' A value-added tax (VAT) is a type of consumption tax that is placed on a...
Facilitating Payment
DefinitionA facilitating payment is a certain type of payment to foreign officials that is not considered to be bribery according to legislations of some...
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
DefinitionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government created by statute to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire,...
False Market
What is 'False Market' A market where prices are manipulated and impacted by erroneous information, preventing the efficient negotiation of prices. These...
Farm Price Index (FPI)
What is 'Farm Price Index - FPI' An index that monitors the prices received by farmers for sales including crops and livestock....
Fair Funds for Investors
What is 'Fair Funds for Investors' Provision introduced in 2002, under Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Fair Funds for Investors was...
Federal Covered Advisor
What is 'Federal Covered Advisor' An investment advisor in the United States that manages more than $25 million in assets for other...