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Abatement
Acceleration clause
Acceptance
Accommodation paper
Accommodative monetary policy
Account
Accounts receivable
Adjustable rate
Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Adjustment bureau
Adjustment date
Advance rate
Affordability index
After acquired clause
After-acquired collateral
Alienation clause
Amortization
Amortization schedule
Amortization term
Annual mortgagor statement
Annual Percentage Rate
Anticipation
Applicable federal rate
Appraisal
Appraiser
APR
Asset-backed security
Asset-based finance
Asset-based lending
Asset conversion loan
Asset financing
Assignment of mortgage
Assignment to creditors
Assumable mortgage
Assumption
At call
Average daily balance
Average daily balance method
Average life
Bailing out
Balance
Balloon loan
Balloon note
Balloon payment
Bank credit
Bank Rate
Bankrupt
Bank term loan
Base interest rate
Base rate
Basis point
Blanket lien
Blended rate
Borrow
Bridge financing
Bridge loan
Broker loan
Broker loan rate
Business credit
Business finance companies
Bust-up takeover
Call
Call money rate
Cancellation of debt
Cap
Carrying charge
Cash advance
Cash collateral
Cash credit
Cash-out refinancing
Certificate of Claim
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 13
Chapter 7
Character loan
Charge card
Chattel mortgage
Classified loan
Clean
Clearinghouse funds
CLO
Closed-end credit
Closing statement
Collateral
Collateral note
Collateral surety
Collaterized Loan Obligation
Collection float
Comaker
Commercial bank
Commercial credit
Commercial finance
Commercial lending
Commercial mortgage
Commercial property
Commitment fee
Commitment letter
Compound interest
Conduit borrower
Conforming loan
Consolidation loan
Consumer credit
Consumer debt
Consumer interest
Continuous compounding
Conventional mortgage
Convertible ARM
Correspondency system
Cosigner
Cost of debt capital
Cost of funds
Covenant
Credit
Credit agency
Credit analyst
Credit card
Credit default swap
Credit derivative
Credit enhancement
Credit limit
Credit line
Creditor
Credit score
Credit squeeze
Cross-collateralization
Crowding out
Cure period
Current production rate
Date of maturity
Dating
Day loan
Debenture
Debit balance
Debt
Debt consolidation
Debtor
Debtor in possession
Debtor-in-possession financing
Debt retirement
Debt service
Deed of Release
Deed of Trust
Default
Default risk
Deferred payment
Delinquent
Demand loan
Direct lease
Discharge
Discharge of bankruptcy
Discharge of lien
Discount loan
Discrete compounding
Dishonor
Double net lease
Down payment
Due date
Due-on-sale clause
Duration gap
Easy monetary policy
Effective annual interest rate
Electronic wallet
Enterprise zone
Equity kicker
Equity mortgage
Evaluator
Evergreen loan
Exact interest
Eximbank
Explicit interest
Export-Import Bank
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Fannie Mae
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Federal Housing Administration
Federal National Mortgage Association
Federal Savings and Loan Association
FHA
FHA Loan
FICO score
Finance charge
Finance company
Financial institution
Financial risk
Financing
Firm commitment lending
First mortgage
Fixed rate
Fixed-rate loan
Fixed-Rate Mortgage
Float
Floating rate
Floor loan
Forfeiture
Forward differential
Forward interest rate
Forward Rate Agreement
Forward sale
FRA
FRM
Full faith and credit
Funded debt
General lien
General mortgage
Ginnie Mae
Grace period
Graduated payment
Growing equity mortgage
Haircut
Hang out loan
High credit
High-ratio mortgage
Home equity
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage
Home equity debt
Home equity line of credit
Home equity loan
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
HUD-1 statement
Hypothecation
Impaired credit
Imputed interest
Indexed loan
Insolvent
Installment
Installment loan
Insured mortgage
Interest
Interest-bearing
Interest deduction
Interest-only loan
Interest rate
Interest rate cap
Interest rate ceiling
Interest rate floor
Interim financing
Inventory financing
Inverted yield curve
Involuntary liquidation
Joint and several liability
Joint mortgage
Jumbo loan
Junior
Junior debt
Law day
Leaseback
Legal assets
Lend
Lender
Leveraged lease
Lien
Lien affidavit
Lienee
Lifetime cap
Line of credit
Loan
Loan note
Loan schedule
Loan sharking
Loan stock
Loan-to-cost
Loan-to-value
Loan value
Loan-value ratio
Lock-in
Long-term debt
Long-term mortgage
Loose credit
LTC
LTV
Lump sum
Make whole provision
Margin
Marginal lender
Margin loan
Market rate
Matured
Maturity
Maturity date
Maturity gap
MBS
Minimum payment
Modified pass-through
Money at call
Money factor
Morning loan
Mortgage
Mortgage-backed certificate
Mortgage-backed security
Mortgage banker
Mortgage banking
Mortgage bond
Mortgage broker
Mortgage debt
Mortgagee
Mortgage interest deduction
Mortgage lien
Mortgage life insurance
Mortgage note
Mortgage pass-through security
Mortgage pool
Mortgager
Mortgage rate
Mortgage REIT
Mortgage risk
Mortgage servicing
Mortgagor
Negative amortization
Negative carry
Negative equity
Negative yield curve
Negotiable instrument
No-lien affidavit
Non-callable
Non-conforming loan
Nonperforming asset
Nonrecourse debt
Non-revolving credit card
Normal yield curve
Note loan
Notice of Default
Notice of Sale
Notional principal amount
Novation
Obligation
Obligor
On account
On-the-spot loan
Open-end credit
Open-end mortgage
Open mortgage
Ordinary interest
Original principal balance
Origination fee
Outstanding
Overdraft
Overlying mortgage
Owe
Owner financing
Package mortgage
Paid
Paid up
Partially amortized loan
Partial release
Participation
Participation certificate
Participation loan
Past-due balance method
Paydown
Penalty
Personal guarantee
Personal interest
Piggyback loan
PITI
Pledging
PMI
Point
Points
Policy loan
Pool factor
Positive carry
Positive yield curve
Predatory lending
Preferred debt
Preforeclosure sale
Prepaid interest
Prepayment
Prepayment penalty
Prepayment privilege
Prepayment risk
Prepayment speed
Prequalification
Previous balance method
Prime
Prime rate
Principal
Principal amount
Principal balance
Principal risk
Prioritization of debt
Prior redemption privilege
Private debt
Private Mortgage Insurance
Proceeds
Projected maturity date
Promissory note
Purchase-money mortgage
Pure lease
Purpose loan
Qualifying ratios
Rate-improvement
Rate lock
Rating
Real estate owned
Real interest rate
Receipt
Receivership
Recourse loan
Redlining
Refinancing
Regulation G
Regulation T
Regulation U
Regulation Z
Reinstate
Rejection
Release clause
Remaining principal balance
Renegotiable rate
Replevin
Repossession
Rescheduled loan
Reset frequency
Residential mortgage
Restrictive covenant
Retail lending
Retire
Reverse-annuity mortgage
Reverse mortgage
Revolving line of credit
Rich
Right of recourse
Risk
Roll over
Rollover mortgage
Rule of 78
Sale and leaseback
Sallie Mae
Sandwich lease
Satisfaction of debt
Secondary mortgage market
Second mortgage
Secured credit card
Secured loan
Securities lending
Security interest
Security loan
Self-amortizing mortgage
Seller financing
Senior
Senior debt
Senior security
Servicer
Settle
Settlement sheet
Share appreciation mortgage
Short-term
Sight letter of credit
Signature loan
Simple interest
Single-payment loan
SLMA
Soft loan
Stafford loan
Standard payment calculation
Standby loan commitment
Start rate
Stock power
Structured finance
Student Loan Marketing Association
Submortgage
Subordinated
Subordinated debt
Subordination clause
Subrogate
Swap
Swing loan
Synthetic lease
Teaser rate
TED spread
Term deposit
Termination Statement
Term loan
Time note
Treasury index
Triple net lease
Truth in Lending
Two-step mortgage
Unearned interest
Unsecured
Unsecured loan
Usury
Valuable consideration
Variable rate
Vendor financing
Voucher
Working capital loan
Workout
Wraparound loan