The "U.S. Department of Commerce" is the U.S. Cabinet department which encourages and promotes the...
moreThe "U.S. Department of Treasury" is the U.S. Cabinet Department that performs several functions:...
more"U.S. Savings Bond" is a bond with a fixed interest rate over a specific period of time....
moreThe "U.S. Treasury" is responsible for issuing all bills, notes and bonds of the United States. The...
moreA "U.S. Treasury bill" or "T-bill" is a short-term debt obligation backed by the U.S. government....
moreA "U.S. Treasury bond" or "T-bond" is a debt obligation issued by the U.S. government, having a...
more"U.S. Treasury notes" are debt obligations of the U.S. Treasury with maturities of more than one...
moreThe "Uniform Gifts to Minors Act" or "UGMA" allows minors to own various properties including...
more"Umbrella liability insurance" refers to a form of insurance policy that provides specific...
more"Unconscionable" refers to something unreasonable or outrageous. Courts typically refuse to...
moreAn "underpayment penalty" is a tax penalty issued to an individual who does not pay enough of his...
moreAn "underwriter" often refers to an investment banking firm that purchases a securities issue from...
more"Underwriting" in the securities context refers to the process of an underwritten offering and...
moreAn "underwriting spread" is the income that is earned from an underwriting of a specific security...
moreThe "Uniform Gifts to Minors Act" or "UGMA" allows minors to own various properties including...
moreThe "UTMA" or "Uniform Transfers to Minors Act" is an extension to the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act...
more"Universal life insurance" is a flexible insurance offering in which low-cost term life insurance...
more"Unlisted trading privileges" includes specific rights that allow a broker the ability to trade an...
more"Unsecured" is when no guarantee of payment or satisfaction is given for a loan, and no collateral...
more"Unsecured debt" is a debt obligation that is not secured or...
moreAn "unsecured loan" is a loan that is not secured or...
moreThe term "closing tick" means the number of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange which closed...
more"Usury" is the charging of interest on a loan or debt obligation in excess of the limit allowed by...
moreThe "UTMA" or "Uniform Transfers to Minors Act" is an extension to the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act...
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