Key Terms Flashcards
The Fed
Federal Reserve System
The short term interest rate charged to a bank’s largest, most creditworthy customers
Prime Rate
The ___ is made up of lenders that originate mortgage loans
Primary mortgage market
The mortgage market in which loans are originated, consisting of lenders such as commercial banks, savings and loan associations, and mutual savings banks
Primary mortgage market
Institutions known as fiduciary lenders because of their fiduciary obligations to protect and preserve their depositors’ funds
Thrifts, savings associations, and commercial banks
Accumulate large sums of money from the premiums paid by their policyholders
Insurance companies
Insurance companies hold ___ of the money accumulated from premiums in reserve to ___ and cover ____.
part
satisfy claims
operating expenses
In addition to holding part of the money in reserve to satisfy claims and cover operating expenses, much of the money accumulated by insurance companies through premiums is free to be ___.
invested
In addition to holding part of the money in reserve to satisfy claims and cover operating expenses, much of the money accumulated by insurance companies through premiums is free to be invested in ___ such as ___.
Profit earning enterprises
Long term real estate loans
Cooperative organizations whose members place money in savings accounts.
Credit unions
Credit unions routinely originate longer term ___, ___, and ___ loans
first mortgage, second mortgage, and deed of trust
___ usually have large amounts of money available for investment.
Pension funds
Because of the comparatively high yields and low risks offered by mortgages, ___ have begun to participate actively in financing real estate projects.
Pension funds
Most real estate activities for pension funds are handled through ___ and ___.
Mortgage bankers
Mortgage brokers
Many commercial banks and mortgage bankers handle investments for ___.
Endowment funds
The ___ of hospitals, universities, colleges, charitable foundations, and other institutions provide a good source of financing for low risk commercial and industrial properties
Endowments
Large real estate projects, such as highrise apartment buildings, office complexes, and shopping centers, are often financed as joint ventures through ___ arrangements like syndicates, limited partnerships, and real estate investment trusts
Investment group financing
___ originate mortgage loans with money belonging to insurance companies, pension funds, and individuals with funds of their own.
Mortgage banking companies
___ make real estate loans with the intention of selling them to investors and receiving a fee for servicing the loans
Mortgage banking companies
Mortgage banking companies make real estate loans with the intention of selling them to ___ and receiving a(n) ___ for servicing the loans
Investors
Fee
Mortgage banking companies make real estate loans with the intention of selling them to investors and receiving a fee for ___.
servicing the loans
Mortgage brokers are NOT ___.
lenders
___ are intermediaries who bring borrowers and lenders together
Mortgage brokers
___ locate potential borrowers, process preliminary loan applications, and submit the applications to lenders for final approval.
Mortgage brokers
Mortgage brokers do not ___ loans once they are made
Service
The ___ requires that each individual state must license and register mortgage loan originators.
Federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act)
SAFE Act
Federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008
Anyone who, for compensation or expectation of compensation, takes a residential mortgage loan by phone or in person
Mortgage Loan Originator
A market for the purchase and sale of existing mortgages, designed to provide greater liquidity for mortgages
Secondary Mortgage Market
In the ___, various agencies purchase existing mortgages from banks and savings associations and assemble those mortgages into packages called blocks or pools.
Secondary mortgage market
In the secondary mortgage market, various agencies purchase ___ from banks and savings associations.
Existing mortgages
In the secondary mortgage market, various agencies purchase existing mortgages from ___ and ___.
Banks and savings associations
In the secondary mortgage market, ___ are assembled into packages called blocks or pools.
existing mortgages
In the secondary mortgage market, existing are assembled into packages called ___ or ___.
Blocks or pools
Allows for the resupply of funds for lending to the primary mortgage market
Secondary Mortgage Market
Usually called Fannie Mae
Federal National Mortgage Association
A quasi-government agency established to purchase any kind of mortgage loans in the secondary mortgage market from the primary lenders
Fannie Mae
___ deals in conventiaonal, FHA, and VA loans.
Fannie mae
Fannie Mae buys a pool of mortgages from a lender, and that pool may then be used as collateral for ___ that are sold on the global market.
Mortgage-backed securities
___ define loans that are conforming
Fannie Mae / Fredie Mac Conforming Loan Limits (2023)
Usually called Ginnie Mae
Government National Mortgage Association
Administers special assistance programs and guarantees mortgage backed securities using FHA and VA loans as collateral
Ginnie Mae
Ginne Mae administers special assistance programs and guarantees mortgage backed securities using ___ and ___ loans as collateral
FHA and VA
The Ginnie Mae ___ is a security interest in a pool of mortgages that provides for a monthly pass through of principal and interest payments directly to the certificate holder.
pass-through certificate
Ginnie Mae pass-through certificates are __ by Ginnie Mae
Guaranteed
Usually called Freddie Mac
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Government sponsored enterprise that provides a secondary market primarily for conventional loans
Freddie Mac
Corporation established to purchase primarily conventional mortgage loans in the secondary mortgage market.
Freddie Mac
Also called an interest-only loan
Straight loan
Also called a term loan
straight loan
A loan in which only interest is paid during the term of the loan, with the entire principal amount due with the final interest payment
Straight loan
A nonamortized loan that essentially divides the loan into 2 amounts to be paid off separately
Straight loan
Also called a direct reduction loan
Amortized loan
A loan in which the principal as well as the interest is payable in monthly or other periodic installments over the term of the loan
Amortized loan
Unlike a straight loan, a(n) ___ loan partially pays off both principal and interest
Amortized
Most mortgage and deed of trust loans are ___ loans.
Amortized
Regular periodic payments are made over a term of years, generally 15 or 30 years, and at the end of the term, the full amount of principal and interest due is reduced to 0.
Amortized loan
Also called a level-payment loan
Fully amortized loan
Under a(n) ___, the mortgagor pays a constant amount, usually monthly. The lender credits each payment first to the interest due, then the principal amount of the loan. As a result, while each payment remains the same, the portion applied to repayment of the principal grows.
Fully amortized loan
The most frequently used amortized loan plan is the ___.
Fully amortized loan
In a fully amortized loan, while each payment remains the same, the portion applied to repayment of the principal ___, and the interest due ___ as the unpaid balance of the loan is reduced
Principal Grows
Interest declines