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Domestic Corporation

A domestic corporation is a company that conducts its affairs in its home country. A domestic business is often taxed differently than a non-domestic business and may be required to pay duties or fees on the products it imports. Typically, a domestic corporation can easily conduct business in other states or parts of the country where it has filed its articles of incorporation.

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Nonperforming Loan (NPL)

A nonperforming loan (NPL) is a loan in which the borrower is in default due to the fact that they have not made the scheduled payments for a specified period. Although the exact elements of nonperforming status can vary depending on the specific loan’s terms, no payment is usually defined as zero payments of either principal or interest. The specified period also varies, depending on the industry and the type of loan. Generally, however, the period is 90 days or 180 days.

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Gross National Income (GNI)

GNI is the total amount of money earned by a nation’s people and businesses. It is used to measure and track a nation’s wealth from year to year. The number includes the nation’s gross domestic product plus the income it receives from overseas sources.

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Voluntary Foreclosure

A voluntary foreclosure is a foreclosure proceeding that is initiated by a borrower who is unable to continue making loan payments on a property, in an attempt to avoid further payments and prevent involuntary foreclosure and eviction. An involuntary foreclosure, on the other hand, is initiated by the lending institution in order to take possession of a property to recover their losses and is typically the last option for borrowers unable to make payments on their loans. Borrowers can seek voluntary foreclosures from banks and other lending institutions for both residential and commercial properties. read more

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Oil

Will crude oil price go up in year 2020?

The Coronavirus year 2020, as we have witness the price of oil drop dramatically, and gas price at the pump average under $2 nationwide.

So the question is will oil price go up in year 2020? On March 11, 2020 “EIA forecasts Brent crude oil prices will average $43/b in 2020, down from an average of $64/b in 2019. For 2020, EIA expects prices will average $37/b during the second quarter and then rise to $42/b during the second half of the year”

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National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA)

The National Association Of Insurance And Financial Advisors (NAIFAA) is a nonprofit group that works on behalf of its members to promote a favorable regulative environment, provide professional education services and ensure ethical professional conduct for insurance and financial advisors.

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General Account

The general account is where an insurer deposits premiums from policies it underwrites and from which it funds day-to-day operations of the business. The general account does not dedicate collateral to a specific policy and instead treats all funds in aggregate.

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Amortized Loan

An amortized loan is a loan with scheduled periodic payments that are applied to both principal and interest. An amortized loan payment first pays off the relevant interest expense for the period, after which the remainder of the payment reduces the principal. Common amortized loans include auto loans, home loans, and personal loans from a bank for small projects or debt consolidation.

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Equity Financing

Equity financing is the process of raising capital through the sale of shares. Companies raise money because they might have a short-term need to pay bills or they might have a long-term goal and require funds to invest in their growth. By selling shares, they sell ownership in their company in return for cash, like stock financing.

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Heating Degree Day – HDD

A heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to quantify the demand for energy needed to heat a building. It is the number of degrees that a day’s average temperature is below 65o Fahrenheit (18o Celsius), which is the temperature below which buildings need to be heated. The price of weather derivatives traded in the winter is based on an index made up of monthly HDD values. The settlement price for a weather futures contract is calculated by summing HDD values for a month and multiplying that sum by $20.