Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• EARNINGS AT RISK (EAR)
  
  The quantity by which net income is projected to decline in the event of an adverse change in prevailing interest rates. One measure of an institution’s exposure to adverse consequences from changes in prevailing interest rates. See value at risk for an alternative measure.
  
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