Loan Servicing loans mortgage terminology definition

Loan Servicing: The maintenance required for any given loan. In the case of a mortgage loan with an escrow account, the servicing is needed to take the monthly mortgage payment and split the money between the principal, interest, and the escrow account. T

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Income loans mortgage terminology definition

Income: Any money that you receive in a given period of time. For the purposes of obtaining a mortgage, you should consider your steady monthly income when determining your affordable mortgage payment amounts. You may not want to include income such as ch

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Gift Letter loans mortgage terminology definition

Gift Letter: If you are given money for a down payment from a friend, relative, or employer, you must have a letter stating that the person giving you the money does not expect to be paid back. If you borrow money that you are expected to repay, the mortg

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Gift Funds loans mortgage terminology definition

Gift Funds: Free down payment assistance that is given to a buyer in order to help them purchase a home. VA Loans allow the use of gift funds to make the down payment on a home. There are third party organizations that offer this assistance, although they

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Residual Income loans mortgage terminology definition

Residual Income: What is left of your earnings after you have paid you fixed expenses, variable expenses, and a future mortgage payment. Lenders look at this in order to determine how much of a monthly mortgage payment you can afford.

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