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clause that allows you to speed up your loan's payment terms
acceleration clause
offeree aggree to all terms and conditions of contract
acceptance
do this by sending additional money to be applied towards the principal of yor loan when you make monthly payment
additional principal payment
lower initial interest rate, than a FIXED rate mort., but int. rate could increase
adj rate mor ARM
oringial cost of Co. +value of any capital expedniture of imporvements to prop. - depreciation
adjusted basis
date when int. rate changes if you hold an ARM
adj. date
time between adj periods
adj. interval
how often your mort. int. rate can change
adj. period
agreemnt, guarantees a loan's int. rate the day you apply for your loan
advanced lock
when you purchase a vehicle, fee
advertising fee
analysis, determines whether or not you are able to make payments on the home you want ot purchse
affordability analysis
reduction of debt through money payments you make on loan
amortization
timeline of mort. loan pmt plan
amortization schedule
amount of tiem it is going to take you to completely pay off balance of loan
amortization term
receive at the end of uear, outlines how much you have paid towards the principal, interest and taxes during th at year
annual mortgagor statement
measurement, allows you to see total cost of mort.
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
estimates value of prop.
appraisal
increase in a company's value over time
appreciation
when tax assesor places value on prop. for purpose of prop taxes
assess value
value placed on prop for the purpose of finding the amoundof your prop. taxes
assessment
transfer of a mort. from buyer to seller, or lender to another
assignment
mort. transferred from current owner to buyer
assumable mort.
buyer of a prop agrees to take over the mort. pmt of that prop
assumption
provision of an assumable mort. that allows buys to assume the mort. of the seller when purchase a home
assumption clause
fee that is paid to lend when a home buyer assumes the seller's mort. when purch. prop
assumption fee
cost of owning and operating a vehicle
average yearlly cost
large, lump sum pmt at end of loan
balloon mort.
last pmt at the end of a large lump sum
balloon pmt
MSRP or sticker price, reflects cost of car
base price
preliminary agreement secured with a deposit of "good faith money" or "earnest money"
binder
proces of making mort. pmt every 2 weeks rather than months
biweekly pmt mort.
loan tha tcover mores than one property under same mrot. loan
blanket mort.
sincere, good faith, without fraud
bona fide
source of funds needed for the down pmt on your new prop.
bridge loan
pro that brings 2 parties together and arranges contract between them
broker
account wher efunds are held by lender
buydown account
mort. where you pay lump sum at BEGNINNING of mort. in order to pay llower int rate for a specidified term at beg
buydown mort.
lender may demand full pmt of mort. after end of specified period
call option
leasing, sales price of vehicle and equiates to amount tha tyour owuld pay for the vehicle if you were actually purchasing it
capitalized cost
same as the down payment you would make when you purchase a vehicle
capitaled cost reduction
borrowing more than the amount tha tyou need to pay off existing mort. and to pay for all of the costs associated with th erefinance.
cash-out refinance
document that shows that you are entitle to a VA guaranteed loan
certificate of eligibility
document that states the max. dolalr amount tha tyou can borrow to purchase the home
certificate of reasonable value (CRV)
ensuers the tital to prop
certificate of titile
chronologicla order, history of all doc. that ar erelated to the transfer of ownership
chain of title
peroid of time that elspes between when your loan's intrest rate can be changed (months)
change frequency
given titl e to a prop tha tis free of any liens and disputed intrest and no question sot ownerhsp of porpo
clear title
when you lease a vehivle, all costs and residual value are determined up front and when the lease is over,,no further obligations
closed-end lease
aka settlement, title to property exchanged
closing
if you are purchasing a home and a title search is performed and there are any outstanding claims on prop
cloud on title
second person on the title of a loan
co-borrower
property that secures the loan
collateral
process when lender attpempts to bring an account current when loan payments become delinquent
collection
more than one mort out on prop....amoung ot 2 mort princ. combined and divded by appraised value of home
combined loan to value (CLTV)
compensations that is paid to a pro
commisision
interest expense that is calc. on the princ sum of a loan plus the accruied interst on that sum
compound interest
pays for damage on cars other than collsion
comprehensive insurance
loan used to pay for building of a home as it is constructed
construction loan
org. that creats reports that lendser use when determining creditworthiness
consumer reporting agency (or Bureau)
stipudlation that must be satisfied to render a contract legally binding
contingency
agreement written between buyer and seller of porp (terms and cond price of sale)
contract of sale
when you take out a mort forma commercial, non gv't lender
conventional mort.
cluase, able to change your adj rate mort.)ARM) to a fixed-rate mort. at a pre-negotiated timeframe
Convertiibility clause
ARM that allows you to convert loan to fixed arate mort. within a specific timeframd
convertable Arm
ARM: how and if that rate changes is determined by the
Cost of Funds Index (COFI)
written agreement between 2 ppl where parties agree to do or dont do certain things
covenant
record of debt pmts that is maintinaed by 3 dif credit reporting agencies
credit history
insurance: pays balance of mort if you were to die before mort was paid off
credit life insurance
number that is determined by a statistical analysis of credit hisotry
credit score
fees that are charged for extra services or products provided to you by an auto dealer
dealer charges
allowance given to a dealer or money that is paid to a car dealer by auto manufacturer
dealer holdback
programt offerend by auto manu. to help incrase car sales
dealer incentives
prive that auto manu char the car dealierships for a vehicle
dealer invoice
monthly expenses and obligations of long term debts / gross monthly income
debt to income ratio
legal doc give a 3rd party title of real prop
deed of trust
means you ahve failed to make pmts on loan as you had agree or that you hav fialed to meet some othe rterms
default
deferred interest
remaining interest is deferred by adding amount to the balance of the loan
failing to remit a mort. pmt by its due date
delinquency
PMT that is made to esnure PMT in regards to your loan processing
deposit
the cost the dealership passes on to the car buyer to have the car delivered to the dealer location from manu or the port of entry
destination charge
costs 1 percent of the loan amt and for each point you pay, you will normally receive an interest rate reduction of .25 percent
discount point
cash depisit
down pmt
when your loan is non-assumable and when you sell your home or transfer your interest in the porp, buyer will not be able to take over exisint mort PMT and the loan will need to be paid in full at closing
due-on-sale clause
money given to a seller by a buyer to show the seller than an offer to purchase RE or other real property
Earnest money deposit
reflects total cost of he loan over the # of yrs. that you actually intend to hold it
effective rate or cost
when there is a legal right or intrest in the land that would affect you gain of the property if you purchased it
encumbrance
fed law that states that a lender cannot take your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status or any public asistance participation into consideration when determining whether of notto approve you for a loan
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)
difference between what you owe to creditors for loans against the property and how much prop is worth
equity
when a revolving line of credit is issued to you and you will be able to borrow against that line of credit as funds are needed
equity line of credit
process of utilizing the services of a third party to oversee the exchange of funds and property between a buyer and seller
Escrow
account that is held by a lender or an escrow agent, funds are placed for a specific purpose
escrow account
a periodic examination of the balance of the account
escrow analysis
searching the public records or the abstract of title to discover previous owners and any liens or encumberances on the property
examination of title
trademarked name for a residential home loan program that is generally the same as a limited documentation or stated income loan
EX Doc
consumer protection law that protects you from misuse or negligence on behalf of the credit reporting agnecies
Fair Credit Reporting Act
price a buyer would be willing to pay and a seller would be willing to sell a property for it there were no extenuating circumstances relted to the sale or purchase of the porperty
fair market value
Federal Nation Mort. Corp, shareholder-owned compnay tha tpurchases conventional mort.s and morts. insured by the fed gov't so that lender are able to free up funds to fin add. loans
Fannie Mae (FNMA)
lend who gave you your mort. is insured against loss by the Fed Housing Adm.
FHA Mortgage
trademarked name for a residential home loan program that is generally the same as a limited documentation or stated income loan
EX Doc
consumer protection law that protects you from misuse or negligence on behalf of the credit reporting agnecies
Fair Credit Reporting Act
price a buyer would be willing to pay and a seller would be willing to sell a property for it there were no extenuating circumstances relted to the sale or purchase of the porperty
fair market value
Federal Nation Mort. Corp, shareholder-owned compnay tha tpurchases conventional mort.s and morts. insured by the fed gov't so that lender are able to free up funds to fin add. loans
Fannie Mae (FNMA)
lend who gave you your mort. is insured against loss by the Fed Housing Adm.
FHA Mortgage
aka Freddie Mac, private coprt that helps support the secondary mortgage mrkt
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
type of credit score that was developed by Fair Isaac Co....evaluate only the info contained in credit file and helps lender determine the risks associated with extending your dredit
FICO
when the lender agrees to lend you a specific amt of money on a specific prop at a specific interest rate
Firm commitment
for a home purchase, primary lien against a home
first mortgage
initial interest rate remains the same over life of loan
fixed-rate mortgage
largest non-bank financial services co in the world
FNMA (Federal National Mortgage Association)
FNMA, private coprotation that helps support the secondary mortgage mrkt
Freddie Mac
when monthly mortgage pmt that you make to lender each month on your adj. rate morgage is enough to cover costsof princ and interest and to fully amortize the remaining balance of your loan
fully amortized arm
insurance that owuld cover amt owed to the leasing co due to that early termination
Gap Protection
doc that outlines the costs that you will be expected to pay at closing
good faith estimate
amount of monthly mortgage omt is lower than amt needed to full amortize the mortgage
Graduated PMT mort. (GPM)
monthly PMT amts increase but intereest rate of loan remains same
Growing-equity mort (GEM)
mortgage is being guaranteed by a 3rd party (gov't institutions) aka gv't mortgage
guarantee mortgage
when you obligate yourself to pay the debt if the original party to the loan is unable to pay the loan according to the orginal agreement
guaranty
aka 2/1 buy down, when you are able to get a lower initial interest rate but with the stability of a fixed-rate mort.
half-buy down
aka reverse annuity mort., loan where lender pays you and you do nt need to make monthly PMTs to repay the loan (only one insured by FHA)
Home Equity Conversion Mort. (HECM)
revolving loan secured by a home's vlaue tha tallow you to borrw money as you need it
Home equity line of credit
fixed or ARM that allow you to borrow against eh equity in your home
home equity loan
policy that portect you from the losses to your home's value that you would incur due, fire, storms,etc
Home Owner's Insurance
% ratio....amt of money housing exp / gross monthly income
housing expenses to income ratio
aka closing statement/settlement sheet, itemized statment that outlines the costs of obtaining a home loan pyable by you at closing
HUD-1 Settlement Statement
aka escrow acc, set up for you by your home loan lender and is used to pay expenses like hazard insurance, mort. ins and prop taxes
impound acc
measurement that is used to determine the interest rate of your adj rate mort
index
aka teaser rate, beginning interest rate that your ARM starts with the day your loan is approved
initial interest rate
loan, predetermined equal PMTs due until the loan has been pain in full
installment loan
prop title, title insurance Co. is willing to insure against certain legal disputes, claims and liens
insurable title
mort, insured to protect the lenderagainst loss of you were default on your loans
insured mortgage
when there is a limit as to the amt that your interest rate cna go up or down (in regards to ARM)
interest cap
% yearly cost to borrow money
interest rate
amt of basis points that your variable-rate loan changes on your adj date
interest rate adjustments
loan instrument, money is deposited into an acc so that it can be used to reduce a monthly mort PMT during the buydown period of a mortgage.
interest rate buydown plan
limit as to how much interest rate of an ARM mort. can go up or down
interest rate cap
aka lifetime cap, max interest that you can be charged on your ARM
interest rate ceiling
max amt that an ARM can decreaes over life of a loan
interest rate floor
when a leder guarantees to loan you money at a set interest rate, protecting you from potential rate increases
interest rate lock
aka teaser rate, interest rate that you will pay at beginning of ARM
introductory rate
aka dealer invoice, basis price that a dealer is charged for a vehicle
invoice price
mort, greater amt than the limits set by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae (usually pay higher interest rate)
jumbo loan
loan, allows you to lease a home with optino of purchasing it at the end of the lease period
lease-purchase mort. loan
any amts that you owe to others
liabilities
part of homeowner's insurance policy, insurance coerage that protects you against any potential claims involving your negligence on your home's prop or an action that caused bidily harm or porp damage to someone else
liability insurance
when prop is being used to guarantee or secure a debt
lien
when you have a ARM, max amt that your interest rate can go up or down over the life of the loan
lifetime rate cap
doc, states your income and employment info on the loan app, beneficial if you are self-employed
limited Doc
agreement between you and fin institution that allows yout o withdraw funds as you need them
line of credit
money that you borrow and then repay with interest
loan
process of creating a new loan that is secured by RE
Loan origination
company will process your monthly PMT, sen dyou your monthly mort. statements and will handle your escrow acc and pay the exp out of the account
loan servicing
amt of mort. / fair marktet value of home (%)
loan to value ratio
when lender guarantees that the interest rate they have quotes you will remain the same for a specific period of time
lock
length of time a mort. lender will honor an agreed upon loan intrest rate
lock in period
interest rate for a home loan that is guaranteed not to changed by a lender that for an agreed upon period of time
lock in rate
help sell slow moving cars and reduce excess , rfund money for purchasing vehicle
maunifacturers rebate
w/ ARM, the int rate % points a lender will add to an indexed int rate which is used ot determing your t. adj int rate
margin
credit reporting agency, created by combining all 3 of these beaues reports
merged credit report
federally mandated label afficed to the window of new cars at car dealers that disloes the base price of car, any installed options, MSRP, fregith costs, gas mileage
monroney sticker price
ARM that recalculated a loan holders inderetst rate on amonethly basis
monethly ARM
part of Mort. PMT that is put towards the princ and int of loan
monthly fixed installment
legal doc that pledges to a lender your real prop to secure your home loan
mortgage
mort originating Co. that originates loans and sells them on the secondary MRK shortly after writing the loan
mortgage banker
independent contractor that offers loan products from a variety of lenders
mortgage broker
policy that protects your lender from loss if you were to default on the obligations of your loan
mortgage life insurance
mortgage lender
mortgagee
the borrower
mortgagor
aka sticker price or list price, normally does not inclue additions options, destination charges or taxes, title and licent fees
MSRP (Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price)
when mortg. balance is going up insteadof down due to the fact that the monthly PMTs you are making on your home are not enough to cover all of the interest and any of the principlal of your loan
negative amortization
loan that you can obtain at no out-of-pocket cost to you
no-cost loan
clause wher eyou cannot transfer your mort to a buyer without the lender's prior approval
non-assumption claus
legal doc that serves as written promis to repay your lender the money you have borrowed when you take out a home loan
note
interest rate that is outlined in your mort not and is the interest rate tha tyou will pay on your home loan
note rate
t. amt that you that you own on your mort when you first obtain it
original princ balance
fee that you will pay to your lender to cover costs of processing your loan (points, 1 point=1% of loan amt)
origination fee
max amt that your monthly loan PMTs can reach
PMT cap
when the intrest rate of yoru arm or gradualted PMt arm changed and the pmt amount takes efffect; date
PMT change date
when you have an ARM, max amt that your monthly PMTs can go up or down during a single adjustme period
periodic PMT rate cap
LT loan of 10 yrs or more that is often used for home constructino financing
permanent loan
when you purch home, you may opt to take out a second loan in your to pay a lower down PMT and still avoid paying private mort insurance
Piggy Back Loan
amt of cash that you must have available after you make your down pmt and pay all of the closing costs associated with your home purchase
PITI Reserves
mort. some of the funds that to closing are put into an interst-bearing savings acc
Pledged Acc Mort.
fee you pay up front to the lender at the time of closing
points (dicsount points)
commitment from a lender that you are approved to purchase a home within the price range specidied
pre-approved loan
status doc confirming ownership of a porp and the existence or absence of items or claims against the property
preliminary title report
at the time of closing o f sale of a houose or prop, certain expenses and fees will need to be paid to cover the future cost of items like prop taxes
prepaid expense items
when you purchase a vehivle, costs related to prepairing the vehicle for delivery to you
preparation charges
money that is paid to your lender prior to the due date in order to reduce the balance of your loan
prepayment
a fee charged to a loan holder for paying off a loan prior to it being due
prepayment penalty
a non binding opinion by a loanofficer to help you determine how much money you can afford to spend on a home by anayzing your income, debt and savings info
pre-qualification
interest rate that is charged by banks to A-credit clientele
prime rate
the AMT of money that you still oew on your loan
principal balance
if escrow associated with mort....your mort PMT is diveded by interest, principal, taxes, and insurance
Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance (PITI)
insurance meant to protect a lender from financial loss if your loan holder were to default on a home loan
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
a written agreement promising to pay back money over a certain period of time and a specific interest rate
promissory note
a document that outlines the terms ad conditions of the sale of the property
purchase and sale agreement
a ratio that compares a borrows total anitcipated housing exp and current financial obligations to ensure that they will be able to meet the total AMT of their exp if approved for a loan
qualifying ratio
a fixed rate mort that allows borrower to reduce the interest rate of their mort without refinancing
rate improvement mort.
when a lender commits to issuing a specific interest rate to a borrower and guarantees to hold it for a specified period of time
rate lock
a licensed pro who negotiates RE transactions
RE Agent
a consumer protection law (1974) by fed gov't that covers one to four family properties. demands that lenders provide you with advances notive of all of your closing costs prior to closing and establishes guidelines for escrow account balances
RE Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
RE agent or broker that is affiliated with the National Associateion of Realtors or with the National Association of RE Boards
Realtor
if you're will to pay a higher rate of interest on your mort, you can get this credit
rebate point
when county registars doc legal papers to make them a part of public record
recording
costs associated with having a doc recorded by a registarts office in order to make it a part of public record.
recording fees
repaying one debt with the funds from a new loan
refinancing
a federally mandated law that requires lender to provide borrowers with the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of a loan
Regulation Z
loan that covers the costs of purchasing and repairing of a property that is in need of improvements
rehabilitiation mortgage
the cancellation or termination of a contract
rescission
aka form (1003) will need to be filled out when purchase a home and apply for a mort
residential loan app form (1003)
a mort. that puts a lien on a home that is second in position to the lien placed by a first mort
second mort
whenever you borrow money and the loan is ack by collateral
secured loan
collateral or prop that you pledge to secure a loan
security
company that send you your monthly statement and collects your monthly mort PMT
servicer
process of collecting monthly mort PMT, mailing of statments, the PMT of exp out of an escrow account and all other operational procedures related to the handling of a mort.
servicing
when you purchase a prop, the time at which you pay for the home and you and the seller sign the final doc (aka closing)
settlement
a mort program where the lender receives a % of a home's future appreciation in return for receiving a lower interest rate or inderest deferral
Share Appreciation Mort (SAM)
when interest on your loan is computed solely on the princ balance of your loan
simple interest
calc used to figure out the monthly PMT that is required for a loan holder to repay the bal of a mort. in equal monthly installments over the time that remain on a mort. at a current rate of interest
standard PMT cal
mort., when interest rate gradually increases over the first few year of the loan
step rate mort
a loan that places a secondary or "junior" lien on property
subordinate financing
when a lender uses a third party process, originate, underwriter, fund, close, or package a mortgage.
third-party origination
doc that grants and proves ownership of an asset
title
a Co. that confirms ownership to a prop and verifies if any liens exist against the prop
title company
insurance that protects a borrower and lender against any defects in a prop's title such as title-search errors and against any losses a borrower or lender would incur as a result of a prop disputes
title insurance
a doc that provides the result of a title search
title report
for the purch of a property, process of confirming the legal ownership of the prop to ensure that there are not liens or encumberances on the propand that the seller is the legal owner of the prop
title search
% of a potential loan borrowers total monthly exp's to their gross monthly income
total expense ratio
when you purchase or sell a prop, the tax paid to the state or local gov't as a % of the prop's value
transfer tax
index that lenders use to establish the interest rates of some of their adj rate mort. products
treasury index
a federally mandated law that requires lenders to provide borrowers with a written disclosure of the costs associated with a mort uncluding items such as finance charges, the Annual Percentage Rate (APR), the size of the credit line, any annual fees, and the lenght of the grace period
truth in lending act
a mort program that allows a borrower to hav ea set interest rate for the firs few years of the mort. then adjust upward to a set rate for the duration of the loan
2 step mortgage
procedure when a loan app is evaluated to assess a lenders' risk involved with making a loan a loan to a borrower
underwriting
loan a lender makes to a borrower that is not backed by collateral
unsecured loan
exp a borrower incurs when closing a home loan
upfront costs
when you take out a car loan, htere is normally a period of time hwer you owe more on the car than what the car is worth
upside down
home loands that a guaranteed by the US dept of veteran affairs are referred to as VA mort loans
VA Mort loans
a banks doc that provides a lender with written proof that loan applicant has the money avaiblable ina checking or savings acc that was stated on a loan app
verification of depisit (VOD)
a type of refinancing that allows you to borrow more money form a second loan while still retaining your original mort.
wraparound mort.
aka no-cost loan, with a zero-cost loan a borrower will not be required to pay any points or closing costs
zero cost loan