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Banking
The business of a banker, banking involves an establishment for the loaning, holding, exchanging, or issuing of money. Also deals with the transmission of funds and the extensions of credit.
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insurance (hazard)
Banking; General banking
Insurance to protect the homeowner and the lender against physical damage to a property from sources such as but not limited to fire, wind, or vandalism.
insured deposits
Banking; General banking
Deposits held in financial institutions that are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) against loss due to bank failure.
interest
Banking; General banking
The term interest is used to describe the cost of using money, a right, share, or title in property.
interest rate
Banking; General banking
The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as ...
interest rate index
Banking; General banking
IA table of yields or interest rates being paid on debt that is used to determine interest-rate changes for adjustable-rate mortgages and other variable-rate loans.
joint account
Banking; General banking
An account owned by two or more persons. Either party can conduct transactions separately or together as set forth in the deposit account contract.
kiting
Banking; General banking
Writing a check in an amount that will overdraw the account but making up the deficiency by depositing another check on another bank. For example, mailing a check for the mortgage ...
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