It stands for discount window; a lending facility that a central bank or similar entity provides to help banks and...

A lending facility that a central bank or similar entity provides to help banks and financial institutions to secure short-term...

A hybrid instrument/ claim that has, in addition to debt features, other additional features, particularly its convertibility to equity and...

A bank reserve whose information is disclosed in detail to the public or stakeholders. Disclosed reserves are created by a...

A cycle responsive provisioning that is designed to help a bank deal with the effect of procyclicality. Dynamic provisioning allows...

A cycle responsive provisioning that is designed to help a bank deal with the effect of procyclicality. Dynamic provisioning allows...

A type of surplus reserve (in turn, a component of tier-1 capital (core capital, or tranche-1)) that a bank, by...

The probability that a borrower (an individual or institution) fails to make full and timely payments of a loan's principal...

The probability that a borrower (an individual or institution) fails to make full and timely payments of a loan's principal...

An amount of money (in whatever form: cash, check, draft, wire transfer, etc.) that is placed with a bank or...