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retail repos

repurchase agreements in which a thrift institution or bank sells a portion of a government security to its customer for cash, and simultaneously agrees to buy back the security for the same price plus interest at a future specified date. Such transactions are considered to be investments, not deposits, and thus are not federally insured. See repurchase agreement.

Source : U.S. Department of the Treasury

Language : English

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