Compensating Balance
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- offsetting balance
- plural
- Compensating Balances
- possessive
- Compensating Balance's
- pluralpossessive
- Compensating Balances'