A bank account balance that a corporation agrees to maintain with a current or potential lender. For example, a corporation may agree to keep $1 million in its checking account at a bank in exchange for the bank agreeing to lend up to $10 million to the corporation at 1% below the prime lending rate. At a minimum, compensating balances must be disclosed in the notes to the corporation’s financial statements.
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