For Agency we have terms and definitions in 10 topics. The topics are Accounting, Advertising, Assets Based Community Developme, Finance, Financial, Government Documents, Real Estate, Sanitation, Stamps and Vietnam War.

Agency (Accounting)

is the relationship between a principal and an agent wherein the agent is authorized to represent the principal in certain transactions.

Agency (Advertising)

A company in the business of creating advertisements, packaging and names for products and services, as well as providing marketing and merchandizing advice and general business and promotional counsel to its clients.

Agency (Assets Based Community Developme)

Usually provides service to clients or consumers delivered by professional providers.

Agency (Finance)

In context of general equities, buying or selling for the account and risk of a customer. Generally, an agent, or broker, acts as intermediary between buyer and seller, taking no financial risk personally or as a firm, and charging a commission for the service. The broker represents a customer buyer/seller to a customer seller/buyer and does not act as principal for the firm's own trading account. Antithesis of principal. See: Dealer.

Agency (Financial)

Is a security issued by a government organization but not the treasury. These organizations include: the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae), the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae). Is a security issued by a government organization but not the treasury. These organizations include: the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae), the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae).

Agency (Government Documents)

1. An authority of the government of the United States, whether it is within or subject to review by another agency or stand-alone.
2. Does not include Congress, judiciary, US territory governments, or Washington DC government.
5 USC 551

Agency (Real Estate)

Any relationship win which one party (agent) acts for or represents another (principle) under the authority of the latter. Agency involving real property should be in writing, such as listing, trusts, power of attorney, etc.

Agency (Sanitation)

A legal relationship by which one party is empowered and obligated to act on behalf of another party.

Agency (Stamps)

1) The extraterritorial post offices maintained at various times by governments in the territory of other governments. Examples are the post offices maintained by many European powers in the Turkish Empire until 1923. 2) An official or private organization that publicizes or sells new issues of stamps on behalf of stamp-issuing entities.

Agency (Vietnam War)

The Central Intelligence Agency

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