AHML
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Agency for Home Mortgage Lending (Russia)
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AMF
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Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund (Azerbaijan)
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APRC
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Annual Percentage Rate of Charge
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ARM
|
Adjustable Rate Mortgage
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BIS
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Bank for International Settlements
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CBIC
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Covered Bond Investor Council
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CDO
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Collateralized Debt Obligation
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CEE
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Central and Eastern Europe
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CHF
|
Swiss Franc
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CIS
|
Commonwealth of Independent States
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CPI
|
Consumer Price Index
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CRD
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Capital Requirements Directive (EU Directives 2006/48 and 2006/49)
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DTI (PTI)
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Debt to Income (Payment to Income) – periodic mortgage payment to the borrower income
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ECA
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Europe and Central Asia
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ECB
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European Central Bank
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ECBC
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European Covered Bond Council
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EMF
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European Mortgage Federation
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EMU
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Economic and Monetary Union
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ESF
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European Securitization Forum
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EU
|
European Union
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EUR
|
Euro
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FHL
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12 Federal Home Loan Banks
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FHLMC
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac
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FNMA
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Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae
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FRM
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Fixed Rate Mortgage
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FSB
|
Financial Stability Board
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FX
|
Foreign Currency
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FYRM
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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GDP
|
Gross Domestic Product
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GSE
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Government Sponsored Enterprises
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HOA
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Homeowners’ Association, in a condominium or cooperative ownership context
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HPA
|
House Price Appreciation
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IAS
|
International Accounting Standard
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IFRS
|
International Financial Reporting Standards
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IMF
|
International Monetary Fund
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IOSCO
|
International Organization of Securities Commissions
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KMC
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Kazakhstan Mortgage Company (Kazakhstan)
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KYC
|
Know Your Customer principle
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Libor
|
London interbank offered rate
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LTV
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Loan To Value – ratio of mortgage loan principal amount to the value of the real estate collateral
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MCB
|
Mortgage Covered Bond
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MFI
|
Monetary Financial Institution
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MSA
|
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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NMC
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National Mortgage Company (Armenia)
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NPL
|
Non-Performing Loan
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OC
|
Over-Collateralization
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OECD
|
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
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p.a.
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Per annum, annualized
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REE
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Residential Energy Efficiency
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REIT
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Real Estate Investment Trust
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RHS
|
Right Hand Scale
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RMBS
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Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
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ROA
|
Return on Assets
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ROE
|
Return on Equity
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RUR
|
Russian Ruble
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SIFMA
|
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
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SIV
|
Structured Investment Vehicle
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SMI
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State Mortgage Institution (Ukraine)
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SPV
|
Special Purpose Vehicle
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SSHF
|
Small-Scale Housing Finance
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UCITS
|
Undertakings of Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (EU Directive 2009/65)
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USD, US$
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US dollar
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WB
|
World Bank
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Yoy
|
Year-on-year
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