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Mortgage Glossary

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

A

Abstract of Title
Acceleration Clause
Accretion
Agreement of Sale
Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)
American Dream Downpayment Initiative
Amortization
Annual percentage rate (A.P.R.)
Appraisal
Assessment
Assumption

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B

Back End Points
Balloon (payment) mortgage
Blanket Mortgage
Bi-weekly Mortgage
Borrower
Bridge Loan
Broker
Buy-down

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C

Cash Flow
Caps (interest)
Caps (payment)
Certificate of Eligibility
Certificate of Occupancy
Certificate of Reasonable Value (CRV)
Certificate of veteran status
Closing
Closing Costs
Commitment
Construction loan
Contract sale or deed
Conventional loan
Credit Report
Credit Score

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D

Debt-to-Income Ratio
Deed
Deed of Trust
Default
Deferred interest
Delinquency
Depreciation
Discount Point
Down Payment

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E

Earnest Money
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)
Equity
Escrow

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F

Fannie Mae, FNMA
FHA, Federal Housing Administration
FHA Loan
FHA Mortgage Insurance
First Mortgage
Fixed Rate Mortgage
Flood Insurance
Foreclosure
Freddie Mac, FHLMC

FSBO

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G

Ginnie Mae
Good Faith Estimate (GFE)
Graduated Payment Mortgage (GPM)
Guaranty

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H

Hazard Insurance
Homeowner's Insurance
Home Equity
Home Equity Loan
Homestead
Homestad Exemption

Housing Expense-to-Income Ratio
HUD
HUD1

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I

Impound
Index
Income Property
Improvements
Interim Financing
Investment Property

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J

Joint Tenancy
Jumbo Loan

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L

Lien
Loan-to-Value Ratio
Land Contract
Lease With Option To-Purchase (Lease-To-Purchase)
Loan Application
Loan Origination Fees

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M

Margin
Market Value
MIP (Mortgage Insurance Premium)
Mortgage Baked Securities (MBS)
Mortgage Banker
Mortgage Broker
Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
Mortage Lender
Mortgage Note

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N

Negative Amortization
Non Conforming Mortgage

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O

Origination Fee
Owner Occupied Property

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P

PITI
Points
Prepayment
Prepayment Penalty
Primary Mortgage Market
Prime Rate
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)

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R

Realtor
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act (RESPA)
Recision
Recording Fees
Refinance
Regulation Z (Reg Z)
Reverse Mortgage

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S

Second Home
Second Mortgage
Secondary Mortgage Market
Section 8 Housing
Section 8 Homeownership Program - American Dream Commitment
Settlement Costs
Settlement Statement
Shared Appreciation Mortgage (SAM)
Sheriff's Sale
Standard Uniform Loan Application (Form 1003)
Survey

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T

Tax Sale
Title
Title Insurance
Truth-In-Lending

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V

VA Loan
Vacation Home
Variable Rate Mortgage (VRM)
Verification of Deposit (VOD)
Verification of Employment (VOE)

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W

Warehouse Fee
Wraparound mortgage

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