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Consumer Loans Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Acceptance | an agreeing either expressly or by conduct to the act or offer of another so that a contract is concluded and the parties become legally bound |
Adjustable | rate mortgage (ARM)- a mortgage having an interest rate which is usually initially lower than that of a mortgage with a fixed rate but is adjusted periodically according to the cost of funds to the lender |
Amortization table | you can see how much money you pay in principal and interest over time |
Closing costs | the extra amounts of money that people need to pay when they buy a house |
Collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
Counteroffer | an offer made in response to another. |
Earnest money | between one to three percent of the house's price |
Equity | body of legal doctrines and rules developed to enlarge, supplement, or override a narrow rigid system of law |
Finance charge | the cost of consumer credit as a dollar amount |
Fixed-rate mortgage | a conveyance of title to property that is given to secure an obligation (as a debt) and that is defeated upon payment or performance according to stipulated terms |
Interest | a feeling that accompanies or causes special attention to something or someone |
Lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
Market value | the price at which something can be sold : the price that buyers are willing to pay for something |
Points | fees a homebuyer pays directly to the lender (usually a bank) in exchange for a reduced interest rate |
Principal | the original amount of money borrowed via a loan |