Acronym Glossary Flashcards
AARMR
America Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators.
ABA
Affiliated Business Arrangement.
AMCs
Appraisal Management Company.
AML
Anti-Money Laundering
APOR
Average Prime Offer Rate.
APR
Annual Percentage Rate.
ARM
Adjustable Rate Mortgage
ATR
Ability to Repay
AUS
Automated Underwriting System
BSA
Bank Secrecy Act
CAIVRS
Credit Alert Verification Reporting System
CFPB
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
CHARM
Consumer Handbook on Adjustable Rate Mortgages.
CLTV
Combined Loan to Value
COE
Certificate of Eligibility
COFI
Cost of Funds Index
DTI
Debt to Income
DU
Desktop Underwriter.
ECOA
Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
FACTA
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.
FCRA
Fair Credit Reporting Act.
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
FFIEC
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
FHA
Federal Housing Administration.
FHLMC
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
FHLMC
Federal Home Loan Mortgage corporation
Freddie Mac
Federal Home Loan Mortgage corporation FHLMC
FHLMC
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
FinCEN:
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FNMA
Federal National Mortgage Association FANNIE MAE
Fannie Mae
FNMA: Federal National Mortgage Association
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
GFE
Good Faith Estimate.
GLBA
Gramm-Leach Bliley Act.
GNMA
Government National Mortgage Association
Ginnie Mae
GNMA:Government National Mortgage Association
GPM
Graduated Payment Mortgage.
GSE
Government Sponsored Enterprise
HARP
Home Affordable Refinance Program.
HECM
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage.
HELOC
Home Equity Line of Credit.
HMDA
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.
HOA
Homeowner’s Association
HOEPA
Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
HPA
Homeowners Protection Act
HPML
Higher Priced Mortgage Loan
HUD
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
IO
Interest Only
IP
Investment Property
IRRRL
Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan.
LP
Loan Prospector.
LTV
Loan-to-Value
MARS
Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule
MBS
Mortgage Backed Security.
MDIA
Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act
MERS
Mortgage Electronic Registration System
MLO
Mortgage Loan Originator
MMI
Monthly Mortgage Insurance.
MSA
Marketing Services Agreements
NINA
No income No Asset loan.
NIV
No income verification
NMLS
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry
NOO
Non-owner occupied
O/O
owner-occupied.
OCC
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
PITI
Principle, Interest, Taxes and Insurance.
PMI
Private Mortgage Insurance.
PPP
Prepayment Penalty.
PUD
Planned Urban Development
QM
Qualified Mortgage
SAR
Suspicious Activity Report.
SISA
Stated income, Stated Asset
SRP
Service Release Premium
SSN
Social Security Number
TIL
Truth in Lending.
TIN
Tax Identification Number
TLTV
Total Loan to Value.
TRID
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule
UFMIP
Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium.
UST
Uniform State Test.
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs.
VOD
Verification of Deposit.
VOE
Verification of Employment.
VOM
Verification of Mortgage.
VOR
Verification of Rent.
YSP
Yield Spread Premium.
FICO
Fair Issac Corporation
RESPA
Real estate settlement procedures act
OTS
Office of thrift supervision
NCUA
National credit union administration
FTC
Federal trade commission
SAFE
Secure and fair enforcement act
HERA
Housing and economic recovery act
CSBS
Conference of state bank supervisors
AFBA
Affiliate business arrangement disclosure
ALTA
American land title association
Cd
Closing disclosure
CRV
Certificate of reasonable value
FEMA
Federal emergency management agency
FTC
Federal trade commission
HPA
Homeowners protection act
LIBOR
London interbank offering rate
LE
Loan estimate
MTA
12 month treasury average index
POC
Paid outside closing
TOR
Total obligations ratio- also known as backend ration
USDA
U.S department of agriculture
HER
Housing expense ratio- also know as the front end ratio
ESIGN
Electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
URAR
Uniform residential appraisal report
TIP
Total interest percentage
AMI
Area medium income