Lendin Terms Flashcards
Account executives or AE’s
Wholesale lenders reps
Balloon
A lump sum payment due at the end of a loan which does not amortize completely
BPS
Basis point system
Buydown
Temporarily lowers payments made by the borrower
CD
Closing disclosure
CLTV
Combined loan to value
COFI
Cost of funds index
Discount point
Permanently lower interest rate by paying up front
DTI
Debt to income
ECOA
Equal credit opportunity act
GFE
Good faith Estimate
HECM
Home equity conversation mortgage
HUD-I
Settlement statement
I/O
Interest only
Index
One of many publicly published rates chosen by the lender and the borrower. The rate represents costs of the money which changes because of market forces outside the lenders control. The index plus the margin make up the payment on an ARM. The index changed but the margin stays the same
Jumbo
Loan over conventional loan limits
LE
Loan Estimate
LTV
Loan to value