Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• COMPENSATING BALANCES
  
  are the funds a business might be required to keep in a deposit or reserve account to help offset what the bank perceives as risk. The lender might require that an amount based on the business' average account balance or a certain percentage of the face value of the loan be maintained in a deposit account.
  
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