Stated Assets
A documentation rule where the borrower discloses assets and their source but the lender does not verify the amount.
Popular Mortgage Terms
The assumption of a mortgage, with permission of the lender, from a borrower unable to continue making the payments. ...
One or more persons who hove signed the note and are equally responsible for repaying the loan. When One Co-Borrower Has Much Better Credit than the Other: A problem that arises frequently ...
A documentation option where the applicant's income is disclosed and verified but not used in qualifying the borrower. The conventional maximum ratios of expense to income are not ...
A transaction in which interest is not paid on interest there is no compounding. For example, if you deposit $1,000 in an account that pays 5% a year simple interest, you would receive ...
A documentation requirement where the applicant's assets are not disclosed. ...
A fee that some lenders charge to accept an application. It may or may not cover other costs such as a property appraisal or credit report, and it may or may not be refundable if the lender ...
A variety of unsavory lender practices designed to take advantage of unwary borrowers. Predatory lending covers much the same ground as Mortgage Scams and Tricks/Scams by Loan Providers. ...
The initial interest rate on an ARM, when it is below the fully indexed rate. ...
On an ARM, the assumption that the value of the index to which the interest rate is tied does not change from its initial level. ...
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