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Loans
Term | Definition |
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Acceptance | the exact point in time when a buyer and seller reach an agreement on the purchase of a property. |
Adjustable-rate mortgage | A variable-rate mortgage, adjustable-rate mortgage, or tracker mortgage is a mortgage loan with the interest rate on the note periodically adjusted based on an index which reflects the cost to the lender of borrowing on the credit markets. |
Amortization table | An amortization schedule is a table detailing each periodic payment on an amortizing loan, as generated by an amortization calculator. |
Closing costs | losing costs are fees paid at the closing of a real estate transaction. |
Collateral | something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default. |
Counteroffer | an offer made in response to another. |
Earnest money | An earnest payment or earnest money is a specific form of security deposit made in some major transactions such as real estate dealings or required by some official procurement processes |
Equity | In finance, equity is an ownership interest in property that may be offset by debts or other liabilities. |
Finance charge | In United States law, a finance charge is any fee representing the cost of credit, or the cost of borrowing. It is interest accrued on, and fees charged for, some forms of credit. |
Fixed-rate mortgage | A fixed-rate mortgage is a mortgage loan where the interest rate on the note remains the same through the term of the loan, as opposed to loans where the interest rate may adjust or "float" |
Interest | In finance and economics, interest is payment from a borrower or deposit-taking financial institution to a lender or depositor of an amount above repayment of the principal sum, at a particular rate. |
Lien | a right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is discharged. |
Market Value | the amount for which something can be sold on a given market. |
Points | Points, also known as discount points, lower your interest rate in exchange paying for an upfront fee. |
Principal | denoting an original sum invested or lent |