The end result was a massive gain in competitiveness, with Brazil actually running a balance of payment surplus.

FORBES: Brazil's Strengthening Currency Poses Competition Problem

It is their responsibility to ensure economies are competitive, productive and not vulnerable to financial shocks via excessive debts, deficits or balance of payment crises.

WSJ: What Will New World Order Look Like?

"At the root of the euro upheaval is a balance of payment crisis caused by the cumulative effects of a 13-year-old one-size-fits-all monetary policy and a fixed exchange rate for a collection of disparate countries in very different stages of economic and structural development, " he argues.

WSJ: Fiction of the EU Summit's Accepted 'Facts'

And Europe had a ballooning balance-of-payment problem with the United States.

ECONOMIST: The Marshall Plan

The IMF's mission was to give countries temporary short-term loans so they could put their economic houses in order, coping with temporary balance-of-payment problems without resorting to destructive tariffs or massive devaluations.

FORBES: Housing

Just as the Humphrey-Hawkins legislation in the 1970s put a new burden on the U.S. Federal Reserve, that of seeking full employment, so did Madame Lagarde appear to add a mission for the IMF, which was founded after World War II to help manage international capital flows to ward off balance-of-payment crises.

FORBES: Humphrey-Hawkins Meets the IMF

Investors should keep in mind that the shares are not cumulative, meaning that in the event of a missed payment, the company does not have to pay the balance of missed dividends to preferred shareholders before resuming a common dividend.

FORBES: Connect

In the event Carol sells the residence within three (3) years from the date of entry of this Decree, she agrees to split any equity received from said sale after the payment of the remaining balance on the first mortgage and any costs associated with the sale of the property equally between her and Joe.

FORBES: Course of True Love Not Running Smooth

As part of that agreement and in return for a partial payment, the credit card company canceled the unpaid balance of the credit card account.

FORBES: Avoiding Excess Credit Card Interest Should Not Be A Taxable Event

It shows you how long it will take to pay off your balance if you make only the monthly payment and the amount of interest.

FORBES: Ridding Yourself of Credit Card Debt