FLOATING-RATE CMO Definition

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FLOATING-RATE CMO is a collateralized mortgage obligation with a variable interest rate, usually reset quarterly, and set at a basis point spread over LIBOR. Also known as: Continuously Offered Long-Term Securities (COLTS), Floating Interest Rate Short-Term Securities (FIRSTS), Home Owner Mortgage Eurosecurities (HOMES), Option to Purchase or Sell Specific Mortgage-Backed Securities (OPOSSMS).

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REPORTABLE CONDITION is a matter coming to the auditor's attention relating to SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES in the design or operation of the entitys internal control that could ADVERSLY AFFECT an entity's ability to fulfill future obligations with customers and/or the satisfaction of liabilities.

COST OF GOODS SOLD (COGS) is a figure representing the cost of buying raw material and producing finished goods. Included are precise factors, i.e. material and factory labor; as well as others that are variable, such as factory overhead.

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