Exam 3 Flashcards
The four main types of mortgages are:
conventional mortgages, FHA mortgages, VA mortgages, and home equity mortgages.
When choosing a mortgage you must decide on the:
type, amount of leverage (size), refinancing, and default
Where loans originate and borrowers/mortgage originators come together to negotiate terms.
Primary Mortgage Market
Mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, banks and thrifts are all part of the:
Primary Mortgage Market
Wholesale market among lenders where existing home loans are resold.
Secondary Mortgage Market
Privately held corporations with public purposes created by the U.S. Congress:
Government-Sponsered Enterprises (GSEs)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are:
Government-Sponsored Enterprises
(True or False) Conventional Mortgage Loans are the oldest form of mortgages.
True
Any standard home mortgage loan not insured by FHA or guaranteed by Department of Veterans Affairs.
Conventional Mortgage Loans
Meets the standard requirements for purchase by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.
Conforming conventional home loan
Does not meet GSE requirements in some respect.
Nonconforming conventional home loan
If a loan falls below 80% of CURRENT value and the borrower is in good standing, a private mortgage insurer:
MAY allow termination
If a loan falls below 80% of ORIGINAL value and the borrower is in good standing, a private mortgage insurer:
MUST allow termination
If a loan falls to 78% of ORIGINAL value and the borrower is in good standing, a private mortgage insurer:
MUST terminate
(True or False) Veterans Affairs Guarantees loan covers funding fee and closing costs.
False.
Veterans Affairs Guarantees loan covers funding fee, but not closing costs.
Mortgage given by a property buyer simultaneous with receipt of title:
Purchase money mortgage
A second mortgage paired with an underlying 1st mortgage to keep the 1st below 80 percent LTV, thus avoiding required mortgage insurance.
Piggyback loan
Converts home equity to income without
requiring borrower to move.
Reverse Mortgage
Interest-only payments for up to
fifteen years, then converts to a full payment for the remainder of the term.
Interest-only amortizing
Interest-only payments for five to seven years, ending with a full repayment of principal.
Interest-only with balloon
(True or False) Interest-only amortizing, interest-only with balloon, hybrid adjustable rate mortgages, and options adjustable rate mortgages are all recent mortgage forms.
True
Converts regular interest expense and up-
front loan fees into a single equivalent interest expense.
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
Governs relationship between a principal (client) and someone charged to act on principal’s behalf.
Law of Agency
Agent that has the power to act for principal in all matters.
Universal agent