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Finance: What is Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)?
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What is Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)? A CMO is a mortgage bond that consists of a large number of different individual mortgages bundle...

Finance: What are Secured Bonds v Unsecured Bonds, and what is Non-Recourse Debt: Debentures (Subordinated and Senior)?
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When a bond is secured, it means it's protected, i.e. there are assets that would be forfeited if repayment is not made. When it's unsecured... it'...

Finance: What is Counterparty Risk?
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What is Counterparty Risk? Counterparty risk is the risk to either party within a transaction that the other will not or be unable to abide by the...

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Finance: What is the Equal Credit Opportunity Act? 6 Views


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What is the Equal Credit Opportunity Act? Signed into law during the Nixon-Ford era in 1974, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act is essentially an anti discrimination law for loan applications. It prohibits any non financial related criteria, such as gender, race, religion, marital status or color to be a factor in assessment for loan applications.

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Finance a la shmoop what is the Equal Credit Opportunity Act? alright people while the

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federal government thinks everyone should have the equal opportunity to get [Men in Federal Government appear]

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into debt isn't that sweet of them you know that Uncle Sam well he sure does

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have a heart of gold this federal law makes it illegal to discriminate against

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people who are applying for financing on pretty much anything legal based on

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their age gender marital status religious affiliation ethnic or national

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background or public assistance benefits your credit score however well that

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still matters sorry just keeping it real

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