Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• CUSTODIAL FEES - Fees charged by an institution that holds securities in safekeeping for an investor.
  
  
• CUSTODIAL GIFT - a gift to a minor child from an adult who retains control over the gift, or grants suc...
  
  
• CUSTODIAN - A custodian is an organization, such as a bank, brokerage firm, or mutual fund company, tha...
  
  
• CUSTODIAN BANK - Applies mainly to international equities. Bank or other financial institution that kee...
  
  
• CUSTOM BUILDER - A contractor that constructs or remodels houses based on plans submitted by the client...
  
  
• CUSTOM HOME - A house built according to plans from an architect hired by the owner.
  
  
• CUSTOMARY PAYOUT RATIOS - A range of payout ratios that is typical according to an analysis of comparab...
  
  
• CUSTOMER - A prospective buyer of real estate. Not to be confused with a property seller, who is the li...
  
  
• CUSTOMER DRAFT - see sight draft.
  
  
• CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION FILE (CIF) - A computerized central file of information about a bank’s customer...