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What is the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA)?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, underwater, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs),

What is the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)?

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Keywords: mortgage, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), underwater, upside-down loan, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP),

What is a Home Debtor?

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Keywords: banking, mortgages, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), mortgage loans, home equity, underwater, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), Emergency Economic Stabilization Act,

What is the Home Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP)?

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Keywords: 2008, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage bubble, intervention, underwater, Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), government intervention,

What is Underwriting?

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Keywords: insurance, Initial Public Offering (IPO), securitized, investment banks, risk transfer, insurance companies, lending institutions, loan underwriting,

What is a Mortgagee?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, subprime meltdown, mortgage loans, mortgage bubble, mortgagee, loan officer, loan underwriting, mortgagor, mortgage companies,

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 is a Mortgage Broker?

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Keywords: mortgage, mortgage loans, lenders, loan underwriting, mortgage brokers,

What is a Bond Purchase Agreement?

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Keywords: investment banks, dealer firm, selling agreement, firm-commitment, best-efforts, all or none, minimum maximum, market-out clause,

What is Net Present Value?

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Keywords: Net Present Value (NPV), corporate finance, corporate profit, present value,

What are the Basics of Life Insurance?

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Keywords: life insurance, whole life insurance, employee benefits, term life, universal life, cafeteria plan, economic value,

What is an Investment Banker?

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

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 Abandonment Value?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, capital project, liquidation value, abandonment value, abandonment option, project assets,

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 should I know about IPOs?

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Keywords: investments, speculation, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Facebook IPO, warrant,

What is a Secondary Offering?

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Keywords: follow-on-offering, secondary market, new issue, dilutive, SEC registration, diluted earnings per share,

What is secondary market?

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Keywords: secondary market, primary market, Initial Public Offering (IPO), waiting period, outstanding shares,

What is IRS Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax?

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Keywords: quarterly review, income taxes, withholding, payroll taxes, W-4,

What is a Mortgage Company?

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

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