Term:
Financial guarantee corporations
Definition:
Financial guarantee corporations insure customers against losses to specified financial corporations or against financial loss on specific contracts.
Guarantors must establish financial capability for fulfilling potential obligations, and they must agree— usually for a fee—to insure that investors receive payment on securities or other financial contracts.
In addition, the financial guarantee corporations grouping includes specialized corporations that protect depositors and investors against the failure of individual financial corporations.
Domain:
Finance
Source:
Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual, IMF, Washington, 2000, para. 101