Conforming Loan Limit — The limit on the size of a mortgage which Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will purchase and/or guarantee. The conforming loan limit is set annually by Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator, The Office of Federal Housing… … Investment dictionary
Loan Commitment — A loan amount that may be drawn down, or is due to be contractually funded in the future. Loan commitments are found at commercial banks and other lending institutions and consist of both open end and closed end loans. Open end loan commitments… … Investment dictionary
Loan origination — is the process by which a borrower applies for a new loan, and a lender processes that application. Origination generally includes all the steps from taking a loan application through disbursal of funds (or declining the application). Loan… … Wikipedia
Loan modification in the United States — Loan modification, the systematic alteration of contactual mortgage loan agreements, has been practiced in the United States since the 1930s. During the Great Depression loan modification programs took place at the state level in an effort to… … Wikipedia
Loan Shark — A person or entity that charges borrowers interest above an established legal rate. Depending on where a person lives, lenders typically cannot charge more than 60% interest per annum. A loan shark, then, would be someone who illegally charged… … Investment dictionary
FHA loan — is a federal assistance mortgage loan in the United States insured by the Federal Housing Administration. The loan may be issued by federally qualified lenders.FHA loans have historically allowed lower income Americans to borrow money for the… … Wikipedia
Conforming Loan — A mortgage that is equal to or less than the dollar amount established by the conforming loan limit set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac s Federal regulator, The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) and meets the funding criteria… … Investment dictionary
Conforming loan — In the United States, a conforming loan is a mortgage loan that conforms to GSE guidelines.[1] In general, any loan which does not meet guidelines is a non conforming loan. A loan which does not meet guidelines specifically because the loan… … Wikipedia
Non-conforming loan — A non conforming loan is a loan that fails to meet bank criteria for funding. Reasons include the loan amount is higher than the conforming loan limit (for mortgage loans), lack of sufficient credit, the unorthodox nature of the use of funds, or… … Wikipedia
Maximum Loan Amount — Describes the maximum amount that a borrower can borrow. The maximum loan amount is based on a combination of different factors involving the specific loan program, the value of the property that secures the loan and the borrower s qualifying… … Investment dictionary
Jumbo Loan — A mortgage with a loan amount exceeding the conforming loan limits set by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), and therefore, not eligible to be purchased, guaranteed or securitized by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. OFHEO sets… … Investment dictionary