PRINCIPAL, INTEREST, TAXES, INSURANCE - PITI
These are the components of a mortgage payment. Principal refers to the money used to pay down the balance of the loan; interest is the charge you pay to the lender for the privilege of borrowing the money; taxes are the property taxes you pay as a homeowner, and insurance refers to both your property insurance and your private mortgage insurance.
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Specialized court of the law handling and adjudicating tax disputes and issues. In the United States, the Congress has established a federal court ...
Accrual Swap
An interest rate swap which a counterparty pays reference rate, it is usually a three to six month of LIBOR.
Key Rate
A specific interest rate that decides bank lending rates and the credit cost for borrowers. Discount Rate and the Federal Funds rate are the two ke ...
Alternative Order
A mandate of an investor to buy or sell stock using a first come first served basis policy. It is also called the one cancels the other orders. ...
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance – CFDA
Government-wide compendium of Federal assistance programs, projects, activities, and services, which offers financial and nonfinancial assistance o ...
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