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Mortgage

The name given to a loan used to buy a property.

Mortgage

(1) To hypothecate as security, real property for the payment of a debt. The borrower (mortgagor) retains possession and use of the property. (2) The instrument by which real estate is hypothecated as security for the repayment of a loan.

Mortgage

A loan in which the borrower (the mortgagor) offers a property and land as security to the lender (the mortgagee) until the loan is repaid. Repayments of the loan are usually made on a monthly basis over a long period of time, typically 25 years. In the UK, the most common forms of mortgage are the repayment mortgage and the interest only mortgage.



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Mortgagee

Mortgagee

A bank or other financial institution that lends money to the borrower. The borrower is considered the mortgagor.


Mortgage broker

Mortgage broker

A person or company engaged in the arrangement of mortgages for buyers. The broker is usually paid a commission by the lender.


Lehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage Index

Lehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage Index

A benchmark index that includes all agency-guaranteed securities with coupons that periodically adjust based on a spread over a published index.


Index tracker mortgage

Index tracker mortgage

The interest rate tracks an index such as the base rate or LIBOR and often has a set percentage added to it. 


Commercial mortgage

Commercial mortgage

A mortgage on a non residential building occupied by a business.


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GEM (growing equity mortgage)
Adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)
adjustable rate mortgage
Owner Will Carry Mortgage
Secondary Mortgage Market
Stripped mortgage backed securities (SMBS)
All inclusive Trust Deed (wrap around mortgage)
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)
Joint mortgage
mortgage agreement in principle
Take back mortgage
Repayment mortgage
Wholesale mortgage banking
first mortgage
Mortgage code arbitration scheme
Government insured mortgage
General Mortgage Bond
Mortgage pipeline
Assumable mortgage
Mortgage servicing
Residential mortgage
Mortgage incentives
Closed end mortgage
Reverse mortgage


 
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