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Popular Mortgage Questions
Popular Mortgage Glossary Terms
A lender who specializes in lending to sub-prime borrowers. ...
Inserting provisions into a loan contract that severely disadvantage the borrower, without the borrowers knowledge, and sometimes despite oral assurances to the contrary. Prepayment ...
Assuming responsibility for someone else's payment obligation in the event that that party defaults. ...
An upfront cash payment required by the lender as part of the charge for the loan, expressed as a percent of the loan amount; e.g., '3 points' means a charge equal to 3% of the loan ...
A government-owned or -affiliated lender that makes home loans directly to consumers. With minor exceptions, government in the U.S. has never loaned directly to consumers, but housing banks ...
Someone authorized by the original credit card holder to use the holder's card. While authorized users are not responsible for paying any charges, including their own, they are sometimes ...
The period until the last payment is due. The maturity is usually but not always the same as the period used to calculate the mortgage payment. ...
Limit on the size of payment change on an adjustable rate mortgage. ...
The lowest interest rate possible under an ARM contract. Floors are less common than ceilings. ...
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