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Retirement Accounts401(k) and 403(b) Plans Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Keogh Plans Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plans Self-Employed 401(k)s and 457s Pension Plan Rules Cash-Balance Plans Thrift Savings Plans and 529 Plans and ESA

Personal FinancePersonal Banking Personal Debt Home Related Tax Forms Small Business Income Investments IRS Rules and Publications Personal Life Mortgage

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What is a foreign transaction fee?

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Keywords: transaction cost, fees, account fees, overseas, travel, currency conversion charges, dynamic charges, bank branches,

What is an A-note?

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Keywords: credit rating, tranches, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), credit card debt, creditworthiness, BBB, AAA,

What are foreign deposits?

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Keywords: insurance, balance sheet, liability, FDIC, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), deposits, offshore banks,

What is Subordinated Debt?

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Keywords: default risk, tranches, junk bonds, high yield bonds, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO), junior securities, solvency issues, moniker, unsubordinated debt, subordinated debt,

What are credit derivatives?

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Keywords: risk, bond, derivatives, derivative, credit default swaps, tranches, credit,

What is an Investment Banker?

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Keywords: investment banks, Volcker Rule, commercial banking, Glass-Steagall Act, iBanking,

What is a Credit Crunch?

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

What is the CAC 40 Index?

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Keywords: market indices, large cap, global equities, Europe, France,

What is the Federal Reserve System?

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Keywords: interest rates, monetary policy, federal funds rate, bank regulation, prime rate, banking institutions, federal discount rate, tight and loose monetary policy, discount window, money supply,

What is a Bank Guarantee?

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Keywords: insurance, international trade, letter of credit, banker's acceptances, surety, bank guarantee,

What is Bank Credit?

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Keywords: economics, loans, credit score, banking institutions, FICO score,

What is Investment Banking?

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Keywords: trading, trading volume, new issue, Initial Public Offering (IPO), investment banks, Volcker Rule, Hedge Funds, banking institutions, Glass-Steagall Act, loan underwriting,

What are Bank Deposits?

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Keywords: liabilities, paid-in capital, Tier 1 reserves, Reserve Requirements, electronic banking, automatic bill payment, deposits, bank statement,

What is a Bank Draft?

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Keywords: security, verification, Bank Check, Cashier's Check,

What is an Investment Bank?

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Keywords: stocks, bonds, derivatives, Initial Public Offering (IPO), investment banks, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs,

What is a Bank Statement?

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Keywords: accrual accounting, cash basis, bank account, bank reconciliation statement, accounting period, balance,

What is Freddie Mac?

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Keywords: Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, banking institutions, Great Depression, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,

What is an Asset-Backed Security?

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Keywords: Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), asset-backed securities, investing, tranches, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), prepayment risk, PAC, royalty income, financial guaranty insurance, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO),

What is the Federal Reserve Bank?

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Keywords: monetary policy, federal reserve, interbank loans, federal funds rate, central banks, federal discount rate,

A-/A3 — credit rating

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Keywords: asset-backed securities, tranches, S&P, Moody's, Fitch, creditworthiness,

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