setoff
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“JPMorgan asserts, and the debtors admit, that ‘by virtue of such setoff rights, such funds may be subject to liens in favor of’” JPMorgan, it said.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 1, 2011
He said that setting off under a swap agreement is permissible even after bankruptcy, although only if the right of setoff exists in the first place.
From BusinessWeek • Oct. 6, 2011
Even though a triangular setoff may be permissible under state law, it doesn’t work in bankruptcy because “the Bankruptcy Code imposes its own strict requirements,” Peck said.
From BusinessWeek • Oct. 6, 2011
If a triangular setoff were permitted, the Lehman broker’s other creditors would be $23 million worse off.
From BusinessWeek • Oct. 6, 2011
She closed her eyes and slept, and presently they woke her and setoff.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
