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CONDITIONAL BILL OF SALE

The ownership of an asset is given to secure a loan. The mortgagor gets the ownership until the debt is paid. The property can be repossessed by the mortgagor if default occurs.

CONDUIT

A party that buys a mortgage backed security from the third party to resell later. It makes the sale more profitable. It’s used if the borrower can’t get the loan due to

CONFORMANCE

A certification that an item meets requirements and standards of a contract. Refer to compliance.

CONJUNCTIVE MODEL

When customers need minimal satisfaction for the product. If it does not deliver thean they will not buy it.

CONSENSUS

The middle ground between agreeing and disagreeing. The participants share a value and goal and work to get that goal to get a decision made. Refer to collective responsibility.

CONSISTENT

1. an order done logically with a pattern. 2. anything that doesn’t change. 3. following the rules of standards.

CONSTANT VARIABLE

A variable that can’t be changed once it gets a value. Refer to dependent variable and independent variable.

CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE

Words or gestures that are threatening. It is used to get permission or prevent an argument.

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS

A rule in place to keep the customer’s rights safe, increase the product availability, and prevent deception.

CONTRACT CATEGORIES

Two elementary kinds (families) of deals are 1) price reimbursement deal and 2) fixed cost deal.

CONTRACT LAW

Group of laws that control oral or scripted agreements related to trade of commodities and services, properties and money. It also contains topics related to qualities of contractual duties, restriction of activities,

CONTRACT OVER-RUN

Surplus of the ultimate cost of an agreement (including approved changes and remedial work) on top of the actual contract price.

CONTRAST ERROR

In a process of performance appraisal or interview, mistakes induced as a result of previously appraised or interviewed participants on the questioner. It creates an alarmed or unalarmed comparing of one participant

CO-PAY

Similar to co-insurance. The insured and provider share in the paying for the cost for services.

COST OF CARRY

The FUTURE VALUE of costs and benefits associated with holding an ASSET, which typically includes the cost of financing, INSURANCE, transportation and/or storage, less benefits derived from lending the asset and any

CREEPING TENDER

A CORPORATE FINANCE transaction where an investor group or acquiring company gradually purchases the COMMON STOCK of a target company. Once a specified block has been accumulated a formal TENDER OFFER is

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