Simple Interest Biweekly Mortgage

Definition of "Simple Interest Biweekly Mortgage"

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

A biweekly mortgage on which biweekly payments are applied to the balance every two weeks, rather than monthly, as on a conventional biweekly.

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