Loan modification in the United States — Loan modification, the systematic alteration of contactual mortgage loan agreements, has been practiced in the United States since the 1930s. During the Great Depression loan modification programs took place at the state level in an effort to… … Wikipedia
Loan Modification Specialist — A mortgage specialist who deals specifically with loan modifications. Loan modification specialists work with borrowers who are close to or have defaulted on their mortgage. A loan modification is simply an adjustment made to the terms of the… … Investment dictionary
Secured loan — A secured loan is a loan in which the borrower pledges some asset (e.g. a car or property) as collateral for the loan, which then becomes a secured debt owed to the creditor who gives the loan. The debt is thus secured against the collateral in… … Wikipedia
Bank Pool Loan — A fairly new form of loan, the Bank Pool Loan or BPL, is a tool used by US based firms trading on public markets that need funding of under $10,000,000. In a BPL, A group of European based banks (the pool), create a European firm who s sole… … Wikipedia
Subprime Loan — A type of loan that is offered at a rate above prime to individuals who do not qualify for prime rate loans. Quite often, subprime borrowers are often turned away from traditional lenders because of their low credit ratings or other factors that… … Investment dictionary
Syndicated Loan — A loan offered by a group of lenders (called a syndicate) who work together to provide funds for a single borrower. The borrower could be a corporation, a large project, or a sovereignty (such as a government). The loan may involve fixed amounts … Investment dictionary
North American Loan Credit Default Swap Index - LCDX — A specialized index of loan only credit default swaps (CDS) covering 100 individual companies that have unsecured debt trading in the broad secondary markets. The LCDX is traded over the counter and is managed by a consortium of large investment… … Investment dictionary
Credit default swap — If the reference bond performs without default, the protection buyer pays quarterly payments to the seller until maturity … Wikipedia
Foreclosure — For Lacan s psychoanalytic process, see Foreclosure (psychoanalysis). House in Salinas, California under foreclosure, following the popping of the U.S. real estate bubble. Foreclosure is the legal process by which a mortgage lender (mortgagee),… … Wikipedia
Fractional reserve banking — Banking A series on Financial services … Wikipedia
Financial history of the Dutch Republic — describes the history of the interrelated development of financial institutions in the Dutch Republic. The rapid economic development of the country after the Dutch Revolt in the years 1585 1620, described in Economic History of the Netherlands… … Wikipedia