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FACTUAL DATA

Facts that are assumed to help an investigation or solve a problem.

FAIT ACCOMPLI

Making a situation that is irreversible and other people have to live with.

FAMILY POLICY

A policy of life insurance that a head of household has for the rest of the family.

FEDERAL LAND BANK

Lenders that are government sponsored. They lend for land, refinancing, and renovation.

FERRITIC STAINLESS STEELS

Chromium steels with little nickel to lower corrosion. They are stronger and harder. It is used for utensils.

FIELD FORCE

A party that sells in the face to face manner with customers.

FIGURING THE TAIL

The predicted yield of a money market vehicle an investor buys when they get a future instrument. It is partially financed with the term repo.

FINAL ASSEMBLY

The end result of customer orders. It is the last stage before shipping.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB)

A US selfregulatory advisory panel that is responsible for creating and promulgating accounting standards for certified public accountants via the Statements of Financial Accounting Standards, the core of US GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING

FINANCIAL TRANSACTION

An event involving payment, deposits, borrowing money, buying property, or selling property.

FINGER

A program that shows information about a user or users on a network.

FIREFOX

An internet browser that is used on the world wide web. It was started by the Mozilla company in 2004. It is free and handles security issues in other browsers on the

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