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What is the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)?

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Keywords: consumer protection, Great Depression, FDIC, FHLBB, Savings and Loan Crisis, thrift savings and loan association,

What are 'Liar Loans'?

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Keywords: assets, financial crisis, mortgages, Bank of America,

What are Mortgage-Backed Securities?

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Keywords: interest rates, financial crisis, U.S. Treasuries, Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), 2008, mortgages, subprime meltdown,

What Does it Mean to Deleverage?

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Keywords: leverage, financial crisis, debt, 2008, banks, liquidation value, debt-to-capital ratio, deleverage,

What is a Credit Crunch?

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Keywords: leverage, financial crisis, balance sheet, credit, central banks, Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers,

What is a Leveraged Loan?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, leverage, risk, loans, investment banks, leveraged instruments,

What is the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)?

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Keywords: financial crisis, 2008, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), housing market, lending institutions, mortgage bubble,

What is a Mortgage Company?

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Keywords: 2008, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, subprime meltdown, mortgage loans, mortgage brokers,

What is a "Breakpoint"?

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Keywords: mutual funds, investment, fees, sales load, mutual fund fees, fees & commissions, breakpoint,

How are Mutual Funds Classified?

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Keywords: mutual funds, sales load, index funds, sector funds, screening programs, expense ratio, allocation funds, turnovers, turnover ratio,

What is a Jumbo Loan?

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Keywords: interest rates, mortgage, securitized, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, credit score, mortgage loans, jumbo mortgages,

What are Subprime Loans?

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Keywords: Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), 2008, cash flow, securitized, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), prime rate, subprime loans,

What is an FHA Loan?

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Keywords: Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), first-time homebuyers, low income homebuyers, FHA loans,

What is a Student Loan?

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Keywords: inflation, FAFSA, Sallie Mae, Navient, student loans,

When Should I Start Saving Money?

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Keywords: financial calculators, Personal Finances, savings,

What Should My First Savings Vehicle Be?

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Keywords: investments, Personal Finances, savings, brokerage account, Certificates of Deposit (CDs),

What is the LIBOR?

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Keywords: benchmark, loan interest rates, LIBOR, overnight interbank rate,

What is a Home Equity Loan?

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Keywords: mortgage, Home Equity Line Of Credit (HELOC), fixed-rate interest payments, college funding, home equity loans,

What is Accrued Interest?

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Keywords: bonds, accrued interest, accrual accounting, loans, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO),

What is Cash Collateral?

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Keywords: broker, short selling, margin, loans, lending, cash, collateral, collateral account,

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