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Agent Bank

A bank which acts as agent for another bank (known as the principal bank/ respondent bank) and offers that bank an account...

Correspondent Bank

A bank which acts as agent for another bank (known as the respondent bank) and offers that bank an account through which it can make...

Respondent Bank

A bank (the principal) which has an account with another bank (the agent, or the correspondent bank) that allows it to make payments...

Yankee Certificate of Deposit

A negotiable time deposit (CD) that is issued in the United States by a foreign borrower, usually in denominations of...

Zombie Bank

A bank whose net worth is less than zero, thus, is said to be a walking dead. This happens when a bank’s assets are worth less...

Defalcation

Misappropriation of bank funds in a way or another. For example, a bank teller may fraudulently abstract money from a...

Abstraction of Bank Funds

Misappropriation of bank funds in a way or another. For example, a bank teller may fraudulently abstract money from a...

Denomination Transformation

A type of transformation that is performed by banks and other depositary institutions (financial intermediaries) whereby the small amounts deposited with them are transformed...

Regulatory Forbearance

A regulatory policy (i.e., a policy implemented by central banks and other regulatory authorities) that permits banks and financial institutions to continue operating even...

Acceptor

A person or party, known as the drawee, who accepts a bill of exchange or time draft. This done, the accepting party becomes responsible...