Glossary of US mortgage terminology
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Terms pertaining to US mortgages include:
[edit] Mortgage types
- Adjustable rate mortgage or ARM - A mortgage where the interest rate adjusts relative to a specified index + margin. Eg. COFI, LIBOR etc.
- Hybrid ARM - An adjustable rate mortgage wher the initial 'start' rate is fixed for some portion of time (3,5,7, or 10 years) thereafter the interest rate adjusts (yearly or bi-annually) based on the sum of a specified index + margin. Eg. 2/28 Arm, 3/1 Arm, 5/1 Arm, 7/1 Arm, 10/1 Arm, 3/6month arm, etc...
- Fixed rate mortgage or FRM - A mortgage where the interest rate and payment are fixed for the term of the loan.
- Negative amortization mortgage - where the payment may be less than the monthly acrued interest, and the outstanding interest is capitalized monthly into the loan balance.
- Balloon payment mortgage - A mortgage most commonly used in commercial real estate. The Balloon payment mortgage does not fully amortize over the term of the note, which leaves a balance due at maturity, known as a "balloon payment."
- Interest only mortgage - A type of mortgage where the borrower pays only the accruing interest on the principal balance. These payments on interest leave the principal balance unchanged.
[edit] Terminology
- Yield spread premium
- A par rate is the lowest interest rate a borrower qualifies for, given by the lender.
- Reset: interest rate and thus payments change periodically on ARMs.
[edit] See also
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