Finance Flashcards
Junior or 2nd Lien Loan
Any deed of trust or mortgage that is recorded after a first deed of trust or mortgage, and whose priority is less than the first lien
Reverse Annuity Loan
A loan that enables elderly homeowners to borrow against the equity in their homes by receiving monthly payments, from a lender, that are needed to help meet living costs; due upon a specific date or upon the occurrence of a specific event, such as the sale of the property or the death of the borrower
Usury
The act of charging a rate of interest in excess of that permitted by law
Homeowner Equity Loan
A cash loan made against the equity in the borrower’s home
Trustee’s Deed
A deed given to a buyer of real property at a trustee’s sale
Reconveyance Deed
Conveys title to property from a trustee back to the borrower (trustor) upon payment in full of the debt secured by the trust deed
Principal
The original amount borrowed
Alienation Clause
A clause in the loan document that allows the lender to call the entire loan due upon the sale of the property; a type of acceleration clause
Judicial Foreclosure
Foreclosure by court action
Fully Amortizing Note
A promissory note that is fully repaid at maturity by periodic reduction of the principal; usually paid in equal monthly installments
Power of Sale
A clause in a trust deed or mortgage that gives the holder the right to sell the property in the event of default by the borrower
Interest
The charge for the use of money
Purchase Money Loan
A trust deed created as evidence of a debt at the time of the sale of real property
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
The relationship of the total finance charge to the total amount to be financed as required under the Truth in Lending Act
Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO)
A natural person who takes a residential mortgage loan application or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan for compensation
PITI
Abbreviation for principal, interest, tax, and insurance
Default
Failure to pay a debt or honor a contract
Pledge
The transfer of property to a lender as a security for re-payment of a debt. The lender takes possession of the property.
Negotiable Instrument
Any written instrument that may be transferred by endorsement or delivery
Mortgagee
The lender under a mortgage
Holder
The party to whom a promissory note is made payable; the person holding the note
Request for Notice
A notice that is sent, upon request, to any parties interested in a mortgage or deed of trust informing them of a default
Leverage
The use of borrowed money to purchase property
Assumption Clause
A buyer takes over the existing loan and agrees to be liable for the repayment of the loan
Subject to Clause
A buyer takes over the existing loan payments but assumes no personal liability for the loan
Open End Loan
A loan in which the borrower is given a pre-approved limit up to which may be borrowed, such as a credit card, with each advance secured by the same contract
Collateral
Something of value given as security for a debt
Balloon Payment
Under an installment loan, a final payment that is substantially larger than the other payments and repays the debt in full
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage
A note whose interest rate is tied to a flexible index
Vendee
The buyer under a contract of sale (land contract)
Mortgagor
The borrower under a mortgage
Notice of Default
A notice to a defaulting party that there has been a nonpayment of debt
Deed of Trust
A security instrument in which title to a property is transferred to a third party trustee as security for a debt owed by the trustor (borrower) to the beneficiary (lender)