DURBIN AMENDMENT
Portion of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, introduced in 2010, constricting transaction fees placed upon merchants by debit card issuers. Named after American Senator Richard J. Durbin, the amendment limited the interchange fees, which averaging to 44 cents a transaction according to 1% to 3% of its amount, to 12 cents a deal for banks with at least $10 billion in assets.
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A pay-through unsecured general obligation bond with many classifications. It combines the cash flow from a pool of mortgages and the revenue from ...
Back Of The Napkin Business Model
A casual word that pertains to the illustration of the fundamental parts of a business model except for any fine details. It include only the prima ...
KPW
The currency abbreviation for North Korean Won, currency of North Korea. It is divided by 100 chon and presented with the symbol W. The term &ldquo ...
SEC Form 24F-2
SEC Form 24F-2 is also referred to as the Annual Notice of Securities Sold. This means that SEC Form 24F-2 is a filing that must be annually submit ...
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