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Loan
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acceptance (referring to real estate contracts) | If you get accepted to a home loan or not |
| Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM | (1) an index, (2) a margin, (3) an interest rate cap structure |
| Amortization table | An amortization schedule shows how payments are divided between principal and interest. · Loan amortization charts decrease loan book value over time |
| Closing costs (referring to a mortgage) | Closing costs are the necessary fees required to process your mortgage and transfer legal property ownership. |
| Collateral | Something you put on the line if you don't pay your loan back they take from you |
| Counteroffer (referring to real estate contracts) | When an offer is given the other party can give a higher or lower price based off of that offer |
| Earnest money | an amount of money paid toward the purchase of a home, which demonstrates the buyer's good-faith intent to complete the transaction |
| Equity (referring to real estate/housing) | is the owner's financial interest in a property |
| Finance charge | the cost of consumer credit as a dollar amount. |
| Fixed-rate mortgage | With a fixed-rate mortgage, the interest rate is set when you take out the loan and will not change |
| Interest | payment from a borrower to a lender of an amount above repayment of the amount borrowed, at a particular rate. |
| Lien | a legal claim or right against a property that allows a creditor to secure the repayment of a debt. |
| Market value | most probable price that a property should bring in a competitive and open market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale |
| Points | 1 percent of your total loan amount — for example, on a $100,000 loan, one point would be $1,000 |
| Principal | Principal in a loan refers to the initial amount of money borrowed, excluding any interest, fees, and charges. |