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Term Transformation

A type of transformation that is performed by banks and other depository institutions whereby short-term deposits are accepted at low...

Structured Finance

The pooling and repackaging of economic assets such as loans, bonds, and mortgages, in order to reallocate risks and obtain...

Parallel Loan

A loan which is made between two corporations based in two different countries, but each has a subsidiary in the...

Base Rate

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

Securitization

A type of structured finance that involves the pooling of assets (or specific types of assets such as receivables) for...

Collateral

A borrower's pledge of a property/ assets to a lender or creditor in order to secure repayment of a loan...

Collateralization

The pledging of an asset or property by a borrower to secure a bank loan, where a lender has the...

Cross Collateralization

The use of an asset or property already pledged for one loan as collateral for another loan. For example, cross...

Hypothec

A security or right which is given to a creditor over a debtor's property without transfer of possession or title....

Hypothecation

The pledging of a property by a debtor as collateral to secure a loan. Hypothecation doesn't transfer possession or title...