Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• LEGAL RISK
  
  The risk to earnings or capital arising from unenforceable contracts, lawsuits, adverse judgments, or nonconformance with laws, rules, and regulations. One of six risks defined by the Federal Reserve. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) uses a slightly narrower definition for what it calls compliance risk.
  
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