Explain What Is Meant by Off-Balance Sheet Financing

question 15

Essay

Explain what is meant by off-balance sheet financing?

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Definitions:

Promissory Note

A financial document in which one party promises to pay another party a specified sum of money at a defined future date or on demand.

Payable

Refers to the amount of money that is owed by an individual or organization and is due to be paid.

Shelter Principle

A legal concept in real estate and commerce that protects the rights of a subsequent buyer of property if the immediate seller had legitimate rights to transfer it.

HDC Rights

Rights of a Holder in Due Course, which protect the holder of a negotiable instrument from certain defenses and claims that could invalidate the instrument.