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2. What is a mortgage? A definitive guide for aspiring homeowners

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   A mortgage is a long-term loan from a financial institution that helps you purchase a home, with the home itself serving as collateral. ... For example, “in a 5/1 ARM, the ‘5’ stands for an ...

3. Mortgage - Wikipedia

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   A mortgage loan or simply mortgage (/ ˈ m ɔːr ɡ ɪ dʒ /), in civil law jurisdictions known also as a hypothec loan, is a loan used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or by existing property owners to raise funds for any purpose while putting a lien on the property being mortgaged.

4. Discount points - Wikipedia

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   Discount points, also called mortgage points or simply points, are a form of pre-paid interest available in the United States when arranging a mortgage. One point equals one percent of the loan amount. By charging a borrower points, a lender effectively increases the yield on the loan above the amount of the stated interest rate. Borrowers can ...

5. What is an interest-only mortgage and how does it work? - AOL

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   An interest-only mortgage is a home loan that allows borrowers to make interest-only payments for a set amount of time, typically between seven and 10 years, at the start of a 30-year term.

6. What is a first mortgage? - AOL

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   A first mortgage is the primary or original loan on a home, typically what was used to buy the property. First refers to not only the order in which the loan was obtained, but also the lender's ...

7. Adjustable-rate mortgage - Wikipedia

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   A variable-rate mortgage, adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), 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. [1] The loan may be offered at the lender's standard variable rate/base rate. There may be a direct ...