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Unit 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aliens | An acronym to remember 6 items that the lender must obtain before issuing a Loan Estimate (LE) Address of the subject property Loan amount Income Estimate of property value Name of borrower (s) Social Security number(s) |
| Blanket Mortgage | A mortgage covering more than one parcel of land |
| Credit Union | Cooperative organization for savers and borrowers |
| Fannie Mae | Formerly Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - sets standards and buys mortgages |
| Freddie Mac | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - Warehouses packages of mortgages |
| Ginnie Mae | Government National Mortgage Association - Pools mortgages for investors |
| Home Equity Loan | Additional financing for homeowners ; type of second mortgage |
| Interim Financing | Bridge or swing loan to cover the gap between purchase of a new home and sale of the old one |
| Jumbo Loan | Loan for a higher amount than those generally bought by the secondary market |
| Loan Estimate (LE) | A three page, TRID required document that itemizes important details of the mortgage loan; Lender must provide the borrower within 3 business days after receiving the borrowers intent to proceed |
| Mortgage Banker | Institution set up to make mortgage loans |
| Open-End Mortgage | A mortgage loan that is expandable back to its original amount after the principal has been reduced |
| Package Mortgage / Package Loan | A method of financing in which the loan that finances the purchase of a home also finances the purchase of certain items of personal property, such as refrigerators, stoves, and other specified appliances |
| Portfolio Loan | Loan not intended for sale in the secondary market |
| Primary Mortgage Market | Lenders who make individual loans directly to borrowers |
| Purchase-Money Mortgage | A note secured by a mortgage given by a buyer, as mortgagor, to a seller, as mortgagee. Also mortgage for purchase rather than refinancing |
| Qualifying Ratio | Percentage of income a borrower is allowed to spend on mortgage payments |
| Regulation Z | Implements the truth in lending act |
| Reverse Mortgage | Mortgage through which an elderly homeowner can draw against equity, building up a gradual debt with no repayments until moving out |
| Sale-Leaseback | A transaction in which an owner sells their property and as a part of the same transaction, signs a long term lease to remain in possession of the premises |
| Shared Equity Mortgage | A Mortgage loan in which the lender, in exchange for a loan with a favorable interest rate, participates in the profits ( if any ) the mortgagor receives when the property is eventually sold. |
| TRID | An acronym for the rule that combines the disclosure required by the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) |
| Triggering Terms | Words in an advertisement that require disclosure of all financing conditions |