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COLLATERALIZED BOND OBLIGATION (CBO)

Mechanism for converting junk grade bonds into an investment grade asset based securities (ABS). Debt financing. In this process a bank’s portfolio of low-rated bonds, as the underlying collateral for an issue

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION (CLO)

Asset backed security (ABS), structured like a collateralized bond obligation (CBO). Instead of its bonds, it is based on a bank’s portfolio of personal loans.

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION (CMO)

A SECU RITIZATION structure that repackages pools of MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES, WHOLE LOANS, or mortgagebacked STRIPs into TRANCHES with specific RISK and return (YIELD) profiles. CMO structures are available in many different

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGED OBLIGATION (CMO)

Asset backed security (ABS), structured like a collateralized bond obligation (CBO). Instead of being based on its bonds, it is based on a bank’s or a governmental agency’s portfolio of mortgage loans.

COLLEAGUE

A known employee or peer in the same profession, business or organization. Known also as coworker.

COLLECT CHARGES

Charges for transportation owed by the consignee, be it a shipment or a delivery. Known also as charges collect, charges forward, or freight collect.

COLLECTIBLES

Items such as antiques, art, books, coins, that are rare and valuable, bought for their potential future worth as an investment. This worth usually increase in inflationary times and deceases in deflationary

COLLECTION

1. In General, this is a process for recovering delinquent amounts owed to a firm by a customer. 2. In Banking: this is the (1). presenting a check or draft as payment,

COLLECTION PERIOD

Time a firm takes to collect its accounts receivables. Stated as an average number of days. It is the period between delivering an invoice and receiving the payment.

COLLECTIVE ACTION

Group’s steps or actions while working toward a common goal. When individuals engage in collective action, the strength of the group’s resources, knowledge and efforts combines all parties to more readily achieve

COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Every member’s responsibility regardless of an individual member’s involvement in decisions or the member’s position or rank. Refer also to consensus and doctrine of individual responsibility.

COLLEGE DEGREE

A statement of accomplishment given by a college to students attending and completing a higher learning institution rigor in specific areas of study. This means that required credits have been obtained. Several

COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER

The release of the renting firm’s right to recover collision damages from the person renting the vehicle. Optional insurance on a policy, sold typically through auto rental firms, covers this.

COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE

Amount an insured pays out-of-pocket and deducted from an awarded insurance claim. This is typically a fixed sum, or a percentage of the total claim amount set when claiming insurance for a

CO-LOAD

More that one shipment from more than one shipper with the same destination , combined as one load for shipping.

COLOR BALANCE

Relative density or luminance of all colors involved in a multicolored image is about the same with no one color dominating. Characteristic of a multicolor image.

COLUMN

1. Vertically-scoped area, block or section of printed text; separated from other blocks or sections by either a blank space or a fine-ruled line. A construct in a publication such as a

COLUMNAR JOURNAL

Record book of accounting transactions. To facilitate the entry of numbers, the journal is divided into columns.

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