Not exact matches
Examples of
intermediaries not subject to regulation include hedge funds, unlisted derivatives and other unlisted instruments, while examples of unregulated activities
by regulated institutions include
credit default swaps.
By contrast, in Australia there has been no noticeable widening of risk spreads in the corporate bond market over the past year, and
credit has been easily available from
intermediaries, with no reports of significant changes in banks» lending attitudes.
Also, the removal of controls can result in an increase in competitive behaviour
by intermediaries as they try to increase, or even protect, market share; the end result is an increase in the willingness to supply
credit.
Overview [edit] The interest rates are set
by lenders who compete for the lowest rate on the reverse auction model, or are fixed
by the
intermediary company on the basis of an analysis of the borrower's
credit.
Most loans from the SBA are not made directly
by the SBA, but are made through an
intermediary lender, such as a bank or
credit union, with a portion of the loan amount guaranteed
by the SBA (typically up to 75 % or 85 % of the loan amount).
By managing this flow of funds, banks generate profits, acting as the
intermediary of interest paid and interest received, and taking on the risks of offering
credit.
Unlike their forwards counter-parts, futures contracts are publicly traded, non-customizable (standardized in their specified contract size and settlement procedures) and guaranteed against
credit losses
by an
intermediary known as a clearing house.
This problem is vanishingly easy to solve: carve out an «
intermediary exception» in Rule 1.15, or creating an exception to trust accounting for smallish payments made
by credit cards (say, under $ 500 or $ 1000 — the level below which most innovative limited scope services will be sold).
Most
intermediary services that allow users to purchase products from the fiat currency economy with bitcoins
by proxy work
by charging a small percentage fee, so the services are actually more expensive than simply paying with one's
credit card directly.
By cutting out the
intermediary, whether a bank,
credit card company, or other financial institution, fees decrease dramatically.
The
intermediary should offer a Letter of
Credit backed
by a financial institution to guarantee the safety of funds held.