Monday, March 9, 2009

Other terminologies

Like any other legal system, the mortgage business sometimes uses confusing jargon. Below are some terms explained in brief. If a term is not explained here it may be related to the legal mortgage rather than to the loan.

Advance This is the money you have borrowed plus all the additional fees.

Base rate In UK, this is the base interest rate set by the Bank of England. In the United States, this value is set by the Federal Reserve and is known as the Discount Rate.

Bridging loan This is a temporary loan that enables the borrower to purchase a new property before the borrower is able to sell another current property.

Disbursements These are all the fees of the solicitors and governments, such as stamp duty, land registry, search fees, etc.

Early redemption charge / Pre-payment penalty / Redemption penalty This is the amount of money due if the mortgage is paid in full before the time finished.

equity This is the market value of the property minus all loans outstanding on it.

First time buyer This is the term given to a person buying property for the first time.

Loan origination fee A charge levied by a creditor for underwriting a loan. The fee often is expressed in points. A point is 1 percent of the loan amount.

Sealing fee This is a fee made when the lender releases the legal charge over the property.

Subject to contract This is an agreement between seller and buyer before the actual contract is made.

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