Terms with Tag Mortgage

  • Foreclosure Definition,
    • The legal process by which a borrower in default under a mortgage is deprived of his or her interest in the mortgaged property. This usually involves a forced sale of the property at public auction with the proceeds of the sale being applied to the mortgage debt.
  • Frontline Financial Credit Union (FFCU) Company, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
      A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
    • Full Income Verification Definition,
      • A requirement for fully documented proof of income; loans of this type usually offer lower interest rates than no-income or "no-doc" verification loans.
    • Fully Indexed Accrual Rate (FIAR)Acronym, Important,
        In relation to adjustable rate mortgage (ARMs).
      • Fully Indexed Rate (FIR)Acronym,
          A term used in adjustable rate mortgage (ARMs).
        • Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E, FFE)Acronym,
            Mortgage lender term.
          • Ganaraska Credit UnionCompany, Ontario, Canada,
              A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
            • General Motors Acceptance Corporation Commercial Mortgage (GMACCM)Company,
              • Gift From a Family Member Definition,
                • A gift of cash, to a mortgage applicant from a relative by blood or marriage, which the applicant is not required to repay. In some instances it is necessary to provide a written statement to that repayment is not required.
              • Glace Bay Central Credit UnionCompany, Nova Scotia, Canada,
                  A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                • Good Credit Definition,
                  • Someone who carries little credit risk.
                • Good Faith Estimate (GFE)Acronym, United States,
                  • Document prepared by US lender that provides an estimation for total closing costs.
                • Goodsoil Credit UnionCompany, Saskatchewan, Canada,
                    A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                  • Govan Credit UnionCompany, Saskatchewan, Canada,
                      A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                    • Graduated Payment Adjustable Mortgage Loan (GPAML)Acronym,
                        (Graduated Payment Mortgage)
                      • Graduated Payment Adjustable Rate Mortgage (GPARM)Acronym,
                          (Graduated Payment Mortgage)
                        • Graduated Payment Mortgage (GPM)Acronym,
                          • A fixed rate residential mortgage that begins with low monthly payments (with a potential negative amortization) that increases over a predetermined period (usually annually) with later payments costing up to 10% more.
                        • Graduated Terms Mortgage (GTM)Acronym, United States,
                            A US mortgage term.
                          • Grand Forks District Savings Credit Union (GFDSCU) Company Est. 1949, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada,
                              A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                            • Grandview Credit UnionCompany, Manitoba, Canada,
                                A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                              • Greater Vancouver Community Credit Union (GVC, GVCCU) Company Est. 1940, British Columbia, Canada,
                                  A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                                • Gross Debt Service (GDS) Acronym, Very Important,
                                  • The total monthly mortgage (or rent) payments, property taxes, utilities and maintenance fees as a percentage of gross monthly income.
                                  Used by mortgage lender underwriters to determine one's ability to qualify for a mortgage loan.
                                • Gross Debt Service Ratio (GDSR)Acronym,
                                  • Guarantor Definition,
                                    • Someone who guarantees something.
                                  • Guaranty Definition,
                                    • A promise to assume responsibility for a debt if the borrower defaults.
                                  • Gulf and Fraser Fishermen's Credit UnionCompany, British Columbia, Canada,
                                      A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                                    • Halifax Civic Credit UnionCompany, Nova Scotia, Canada,
                                        A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                                      • Hamilton Municipal Employees' Credit UnionCompany Est. 1936, Ontario, Canada, Important,
                                          A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                                        • Hamilton Teachers' Credit Union (HTCU) Company Est. 1940, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,
                                            Teachers Credit Union is a registered business name of Hamilton Teachers' Credit Union Limited. A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                                          • Hazard Insurance Definition,
                                            • Insurance that covers hazards that are considered risky enough not to be covered by a standard insurance policy.
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