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Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

AgBG
Agribusiness Guarantee
CBRF
Community Based Residential Facility
CLG
Contractors Loan Guarantee
CROP
Credit Relief Outreach Program
DLC
Director's Loan Committee
Subcommittee of the WHEDA® board who evaluate and make a decision on any project greater than $200,000 in guarantee exposure.
FARM
Farm Asset Reinvestment Management
FTE
Full Time Equivalent (Employee)
Measurement equivalent to one full time employment position based on 2080 hours per calendar year.
Fixed Asset
Tangible property, such as land, buildings, machinery, fixtures, furniture and equipment, used in the operation of a business.
Floor Plan Line of Credit
Short-term revolving working capital financing used by retail business to purchase "big ticket" assets for display while pending sale; i.e., automobiles, boats, travel trailers, snowmobiles.
Guarantee
WHEDA's promise to pay a lender a portion of a qualified defaulted loan.
Interest Subsidy
Financial assistance that reduces the interest rate or amount of interest paid on a loan.
ILC
Internal Loan Committee
A group of WHEDA management and staff who evaluate and make a decision on projects greater than $200,000 in guarantee exposure.
LiDL
Linked Deposit Loan Subsidy
NBRG
Neighborhood Business Revitalization Guarantee
Net Worth
The difference between total assets and total liabilities.
Permanent Working Capital
An amortizing term-loan used to finance the inventory, accounts receivable and/or accounts payable of a business.
Promissory Note
A written promise to repay a specified sum of money either on demand, in installments over a specified period of time or at a fixed date in the future. Often called simply a Note.
Revolving Line of Credit
A specified amount of credit that is readily available to a business from a bank for immediate borrowing as the need arises at a specified interest rate.
Soft Costs
Expenses paid for items such as appraisals, credit report, land survey, market/feasibility study, business plan, closing fee, etc.
WHEDA
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
WSBG
WHEDA Small Business Guarantee