rent-a-cow attrib.— «He was among the first to decry dastardly rent-a-cow schemes, which allow land speculators to get millions of dollars of tax breaks intended for legitimate farmers and ranchers.» —“Assessing the assessor After...
zomburbia n.— «The massive migrations from suburban America (dubbed zomburbia) is now leading to such levels of social crisis the language is changing.» —“McMansion mortgage meltdown fosters a new breed of equity...
no-shop period n.— «Avaya has agreed to be bought out by Silver Lake and TPG Capital, two private equity firms with significant technology holdings, but analysts have said Avaya likely will be saddled with more debt by the deal...
jingle mail n.— «I have heard about isolated cases of “jingle mail,” where homeowners have mailed in the keys because they can’t make the payments and no longer have any equity in their homes. That phrase was a prominent...
squawk box v. phr.— «A former Merrill Lynch & Co. broker on trial for selling access to his firm’s “squawk box’ denied allowing clients to eavesdrop on internal orders at the firm, though he said he believed they were entitled...
wrap-around mortgage adj.— «Featured topics will be equity participation, the wrap-around mortgage, and the techniques of investment in income-producing property.» —“Mortgage Bankers Meeting to Be Held Here...