Contingent Assets and Liabilities Are Assets and Liabilities Off the Balance

question 17

Multiple Choice

Contingent assets and liabilities are assets and liabilities off the balance sheet that:

• A)produce positive or negative future cash flows for an FI
• B)can be used in contingency situations, that is, they serve as a fall-back position
• C)potentially can produce positive or negative future cash flows for an FI
• D)None of the listed options are correct.

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