Syndicated Loans
Definition
- Loans to a company backed by a group of banks in order to share the risk in a large transaction among several financial institutions. There is usually a lead bank and several participating banks.
Synonyms
allied loans, in alliance, associated lending, amalgamated loan, combined lenders
Related Terms and Acronyms
- Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) — Acronym, Very Important,
- Securities backed by a pool of assets.
➥ Financial security made up of a bundle of assets. - Correspondent Bank — Definition,
- A bank that holds deposits of another bank, usually a smaller bank, and in turn provides certain banking services that may not be readily available to the smaller bank.
- Lloyd's of London — Company,
- A market for insurance and reinsurance based in London, England where Lloyd's members, underwriters and financial backers can spread and share risk.
- Loan — Definition,
- Letting another party use something of value temporarily.
- Mortgage (mtg) — Abbreviation, Important,
- A mortgage is a contract stipulating a specific real property, typically a residence or building, as collateral for a loan. The mortgage incurs a rate of interest that varies according to term and other features.
- Mortgage-Backed Securities — Definition, Important,
- Securities backed by mortgage debt.
- Reinsurance — Definition,
- The process of one insurance company sharing liabilities from an insurance policy with another insurance company in order to lessen exposure, or in other words, insurance for insurers.
