Chapter 16: Types and Sources of Mortgage Money Flashcards
Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)
A mortgage loan with a calculated interest rate that may increase or decrease during the term of the loan
Amortized Mortgage
A mortgage loan that is fully repaid according to a periodic and consistent schedule that includes both principal and interest
Balloon Payment
A final installment payment on a note that is much larger than the previous monthly payments on the note
Biweekly Mortgage
Mortgage payments that are made every other week (26 payments a year)
Blanket Mortgage
A mortgage that is secured by two or more items of real property
Conforming Loan
A loan that meets FNMA and FHLMC borrowing requirements
Disintermediation
When depositors withdraw money from savings for direct investment with a borrower
Home Equity Loan
A mortgage secured by a personal residence up to the value of the mortgagor’s equity
Index
Financial indicator that will be the basis for an adjustable rate mortgage interest fluctuations
Intermediation
The process of depositing funds in financial institutions that serve as “intermediaries” for flow of funds for investment and borrowing
Land Contract
An agreement in which the seller of real estate obligates itself to deliver a merchantable title to the buyer upon buyer’s performance of certain agreed conditions such as payment of a certain number of installment payments; Also known as a Contract for Deed.
Level Payment Plan
A method for amortizing a mortgage whereby the borrower pays the same amount each month
Lifetime Cap
Sets the upper and lower interest limits for an adjustable rate mortgage
Margin
The additional rate of interest charged over and above the index rate in an adjustable rate mortgage
MIP
Mortgage Insurance Premium; payment for mortgage insurance which protects the lender in the event of default
Negative Amortization
When the monthly payment is insufficient to pay the accumulated interest for that month, resulting in an increase in the amount of the principal