mortgage interest
101mortgage rate — The interest rate on a mortgage loan. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * mortgage rate UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► the rate of interest that someone pays to borrow money using a mortgage: »Britain s biggest home loan lender yesterday raised its… …
102Mortgage Rate Lock — An agreement between a borrower and a lender that allows the borrower to lock in the interest rate on a mortgage over a specified time period at the prevailing market interest rate. The lender may charge a lock fee, which the borrower must pay if …
103Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 — The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act was introduced in Congress on September 25, 2007, and became law on December 20, 2007. This act offered relief to homeowners who would formerly owe taxes on forgiven mortgage debt after facing foreclosure …
104Mortgage Life Insurance — An insurance policy designed specifically to repay mortgage debt in the event of the death of the borrower. These policies differ from traditional life insurance policies in that, for a traditional policy, the death benefit is paid out when the… …
105Mortgage Rate Lock Float Down — A mortgage rate lock with the option to reduce the locked interest rate if market interest rates fall during the lock period. A rate lock with a float down option can provide the borrower with security against an increase during the rate lock… …
106interest — the cost of borrowing money. Glossary of Business Terms What is paid to a lender for the use of his money and includes compensation to the lender for three factors: 1) Time value of money (lender s rate) the value of today s dollar is more than… …
107Interest — The price paid for borrowing money. It is expressed as a percentage rate over a period of time and reflects the rate of exchange of present consumption for future consumption. Also, a share or title in property. The New York Times Financial… …
108Interest rate — Finance Financial markets Bond market …
109Mortgage (England und Wales) — Das mortgage (von frz. mort gage ‚totes Pfand‘, dieses wiederum von mittellat. gagium mortuum) ist im englischen land law Sicherheit für eine Forderung. Es erfüllt regelmäßig wirtschaftlich die Funktionen von Hypothek und Grundschuld, ist in der… …
110Mortgage Equity Withdrawal — The amount of equity that consumers withdraw from their homes through home equity loans or lines of credit and cash out refinances. Mortgage equity withdrawal is a relevant variable in the prediction of consumer spending and, therefore, gross… …
