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Banking Terms

Acronyms - M

    M

  • MBS - mortgage-backed security
  • MFL -most favored lending laws
  • MLSA - Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994
  • MLTA - U.S. Money Laundering Threat Assessment
  • MMC - money market certificate
  • MMDA - Money Market Deposit Account
  • MO - money order
  • MOFF - Multiple Options Funding Facility
  • MSB - Money Services Business
  • MSB - Mutual Savings Bank
  • MSR - mortgage servicing rights
  • MSRB - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board

Acronyms - N

    N

  • NA - National Association
  • NACHU - National Automated Clearing House Association
  • NAFCU - National Association of Federal Credit Unions
  • NASCUS - National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors
  • NBA - National Bank Act of 1864
  • NBFI - nonbank financial institutions
  • NBSS - National Bank Surveillance System
  • NCUA - National Credit Union Act (1970)
  • NCUA - National Credit Union Administration
  • NCUSIF - National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund
  • NDIP - nondeposit investment products
  • NIF - Note Issuance Facility
  • NIM - Net Interest Margin
  • NIS - nominee incorporation services
  • NMLS - Nationwide Multi-State Licensing System and Registry
  • NMLSR - Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry
  • NOI - Net Operating Income
  • NOW - Negotiable Order of Withdrawal account
  • NRA - nonresident alien
  • NSF - Nonsufficient Funds
  • NSF - Not Sufficient Funds
  • NSL - National Security Letters

Acronyms - O

    O

  • OAS - option-adjusted spread
  • OBU - Offshore Banking Unit
  • OCC - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • OD - overdraft, overdrawn
  • ODFI - Originating Depository Financial Institution
  • OFAC - Office of Foreign Assets Control
  • OFC - Offshore Financial Center
  • OLTP - online transaction processing
  • OREO - other real estate owned
  • OTS - Office of Thrift Supervision (abolished in 2011)