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21FSMA overview — Introduction Implementation of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) completed the vesting of supervisory responsibilities in the regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), and rationalised and substantially replaced the… …
22Individual Voluntary Arrangement — In the UK, Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) are a formal alternative for individuals wishing to avoid bankruptcy. The IVA was established by the Insolvency Act 1986 and constitutes a formal repayment proposal presented to a debtor s… …
23Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 — This article is about one division of an enacted statute. For the entire statute, see Public Law 110 343. For the enacted rescue program, see Troubled Asset Relief Program. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Division A of Pub.L.… …
24Constructive trusts in English law — are a form of trust created by the courts primarily where the defendant has dealt with property in an unconscionable manner , but also in other circumstances; the property will be held in constructive trust for the harmed party, obliging the… …
25Sovereign default — A sovereign default is the failure or refusal of the government of a sovereign state to pay back its debt in full. It may be accompanied by a formal declaration of a government not to pay (repudiation) or only partially pay its debts (due… …
26Mediation — For the Wikipedia mediation process for resolving disputes, see Wikipedia:Mediation. For other uses, see Mediation (disambiguation) …
27Debtor — A debtor is an entity that owes a debt to someone else. The entity may be an individual, a firm, a government, a company or other legal person. The counterparty is called a creditor. When the counterparts of this debt arrangement is a bank, the… …
28Subprime mortgage crisis — Part of a series on: Late 2000s financial crisis Major dimensions …
29Cancellation of Debt (COD) Income — Part of a series on Taxation Taxation in the United States …
30preference — pref·er·ence / pre frəns, fə rəns/ n 1: the right to prior payment of a debt with preference over the creditors of the heirs or legatees Louisiana Civil Code 2: the transfer of an insolvent debtor s interest in property to a creditor for an… …
