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TBTF

An acronym for too big to fail; a bank, an insurance firm, or any type of financial institution that are...

Too Big To Fail

A bank, an insurance firm, or any type of financial institution that are identified by a regulatory authority as potentially...

CCN

It stands for contingent capital note; a type of contingent convertible (CoCo)- contingent convertible bond- that is designed to automatically...

Contingent Capital Note

A type of contingent convertible (CoCo)- contingent convertible bond- that is designed to automatically recapitalize systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs)...

Tier-2 Capital Instrument

An instrument (capital instrument) that belongs to a bank's tier-2 capital. Tier-2 capital provides an additional source of capital whereby...

Impairment Provision

An allowance (provision) that is created by a bank for potential impairment losses (that may arise from the loans and...

Forbearance

A situation that takes place when a concession is made by a lending entity (a bank, financial institution) on the...

Base Interest Rate

The interest rate which is set and used by banks and financial institutions as a basis for determining their lending...

Bank Rate

The interest rate that a central bank pays to commercial banks for their deposits with it. It may also implies...

Cash Rate

The interest rate that banks incur and pay to borrow funds from other banks in the money market overnight (interbank...