ACCOUNTING TERMS - ACCOUNTING DICTIONARY - ACCOUNTING GLOSSARY
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BAD CREDIT Definition
BAD CREDIT is a term used to describe a poor credit rating. Common practices that can damage a credit rating include making late payments, skipping payments, exceeding credit card limits or declaring bankruptcy. Bad credit can result in being denied credit.
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COUPON is: 1) The annual interest rate on a fixed income security, set at the time it was issued, at which that instrument will accrue and pay interest. 2) Small pieces of paper attached to nonregistered interest-bearing instruments that reflect the semiannual amounts of interest to be paid. These coupons are cut out and tendered on the appropriate coupon dates, and the interest is then paid.
SAVINGS DEPOSITS see SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
