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Definition
Index   Guide to national mortgage trends, used for adjustable mortgage rates  
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Interest   Charge for the use of other people's money  
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Loan-to-value ratio   (LVR) percentage of a property's market value that may be borrowed  
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Margin   Percentage charged by lender above index rate  
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New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency   Lender of low interest money in certain areas  
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PITI   Mortgage payment, including interest, amortization, and certain expenses (clue: **principal, interest, and tax & insurance reserves**)  
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Point   1% of the loan amount, charged as extra up-front interest when loan is made  
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Private mortgage insurance   Protection for the lender on a low-down-payment mortgage loan  
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Straight loan   Mortgage with payments of interest only  
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Target area   Neighborhoods in which the state wishes to strengthen housing stock  
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VA mortgage    
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Fannie Mae   A privately owned corporation that sets standards and buys mortgages  
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Blanket mortgage   Mortgage covering more than one parcel of real estate  
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Construction loan   Straight loan for short building period  
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Credit union   Cooperative organization for members who save and borrow  
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Freddie Mac   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;warehouses packages of mortgages  
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Ginnie Mae   Government National Mortgage Association; pools mortgages for investors  
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Home equity loan   Additional financing for homeowner;usually a type of second mortgage  
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Interim financing   Bridge or seeing loan for short-term financing before a sale  
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Jumbo loan   Loan higher than those usually bought by the secondary market  
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Mortgage Banker   Agent who brings together lender and borrower for a fee  
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Mortgage broker   Agent who makes real estate loans  
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Open-end mortgage   Mortgage that provides possibility for further borrowing  
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Package mortgage   Mortgage covering both real and personal property  
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Portfolio loan   Loan not intended for resale on the secondary market  
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Primary mortgage market   Lending institutions that make mortgage loans to the public  
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Purchase-money mortgage   Seller financing  
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Qualifying ratio   Percentage of income borrower may spend on housing expense  
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Regulation Z   Implements the Truth-in-Lending Act  
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Reverse mortgage   Mortgage in which lender sends regular checks, building up debt  
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Sale-leaseback   Arrangement by which seller becomes tenant  
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Shared equity mortgage   Loan in which investor shares payments and profits  
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Triggering term   Words in an ad that require full disclosure of financing conditions  
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Truth-in-Lending Act   Regulates consumer loans  
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Underwriting   Process of deciding whether to make specific loans  
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Wraparound mortgage   Additional *Larger loan that does not disturb underlying mortgage  
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