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limited partnership rollup transaction

receipt of new securities without an option to receive or retain securities having the same terms as those originally purchased called also partnership rollup rollup

interest

7% ] [paid back the loan with ] com·pound interest : interest computed on the sum of the original principal and accrued interest legal interest : a lawful interest rate and esp. the highest rate allowed [proposals

equal credit opportunity act (ecoa)

a federal law requiring lenders to make credit available equally without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, or receipt of income from public assistance programs. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and

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fortuitous event

fortuitous event : an event of natural or human origin that could not have been reasonably foreseen or expected and is out of the control of the persons

equal opportunity

opportunity often attrib : freedom from discrimination (as in employment) on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, or sometimes sexual orientation see also Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the Important Agencies section

equal opportunity employer

employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age

Eurocurrency

Eurocurrency pl: -cies : currency (as from the U.S. and Japan) held outside its country of origin and used in the money markets of Europe

fair housing act

that prohibits discrimination in all facets of the home buying process on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

felon

felon [Anglo-French felon fel, literally, evildoer, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin] : one who has committed a felony

felony

which the punishment may be death or imprisonment for more than a year see also attainder, treason NOTE: Originally in English law a felony was a crime for which the perpetrator would suffer forfeiture of all real

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