Initial Interest Rate
The interest rate that is fixed for some specified number of months or years at the beginning of the life of an ARM.
Popular Mortgage Terms
A measure of interest cost on a reverse mortgage. ...
A loan eligible for purchase by the two major federal agencies that buy mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Conforming mortgages cannot exceed a legal maximum amount, which was $322,700 ...
The maximum allowable increase in the interest rate on an ARM each time the rate is adjusted. It is usually one or two percentage points. ...
The maximum allowable decrease in the interest rate on an ARM each time rate is adjusted. It is usually one or two percentage points. ...
A documentation rule where the borrower discloses assets and their source but the lender does not verify the amount. ...
Cost-of-Funds Index, one of many interest rate indexes used to determine interest rate adjustments on an adjustable rate mortgage. ...
A lender that holds the loans it originates in its portfolio rather than selling them. ...
Loan applications that are withdrawn by borrowers, because they have found a better deal or for other reasons. ...
A borrower who does not meet the underwriting requirements of mainstream lenders. Sub-prime borrowers pay more than prime borrowers and are sometimes taken advantage of. ...
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