Today's Mortgage Terms starting with B

Bankruptcy:

A legal procedure in a federal court to relieve certain debts of a person or a business that is no longer able to pay its debts. Chapter 7 bankruptcy removes all debts. Chapter 13 lets a borrower with and income to pay bills off over a set period of time.

Bearer:

The legal owner of a property.

Bill of Sale:

A document that details the transfer of property.

Biweekly Mortgage:

A mortgage with payments due every two weeks, totaling 26 payments a year, two payments more than a mortgage with monthly payments. The two extra payments lowers significantly the interest paid over the life of the mortgage.

Blanket Mortgage:

A mortgage that includes more than one piece of real estate

Borrower (Mortgager):

An individual who makes an application for and receives funds in the form of a loan and is obligated to repay the loan in full under the conditions of the loan.

Broker:

An individual who gets buyers and sellers together and helps in negotiating contracts for a client.

Buy-Down Mortgage:

A mortgage loan with a lower than market rate for a determined period of time.

Buyer’s Market:

Market conditions that favor buyers. When there are more properties for sale than buyers, sellers may be forced to provide price discounts to close the transaction.

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Scott refinance mortgage news:

Fed Aid Sets Off a Rush to Refinance - Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve's attempt to stabilize the housing market set off a chain reaction across the U.S. on Tuesday, dropping interest rates and quickly spurring a burst of refinancing activity by borrowers eager to lower their mortgage costs. Some ...

New mortgage crisis looming, experts caution - San Bernardino County Sun
That pace is expected to quicken. The number of late payments and defaults will double, if not triple, by the end of next year, according to analysts from Fitch Ratings Ltd., which evaluates companies' credit. "We're probably in the first inning of ...

New Mortgage Crisis Looms - Time
That pace is expected to quicken. The number of late payments and defaults will double, if not triple, by the end of next year, according to analysts from Fitch Ratings Ltd., which evaluates companies' credit. "We're probably in the first inning of ...

Meltdown far from over, new mortgage crisis looms - Times Union
WASHINGTON -- Black Friday's retail shoppers hunting for holiday bargains won't be enough to stave off what's likely to become the next economic crisis. Malls from Michigan to Georgia are entering foreclosure, commercial victims of the same events ...

Malls, hotels next victims in new mortgage crisis - WTOP Radio
WASHINGTON (AP) - The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis _ one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. Even as the holiday shopping season begins in ...

New mortgage crisis: commercial properties - San Francisco Gate
Thursday, November 27, 2008 (11-27) 04:00 PST Washington -- The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear, and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis - one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. Even ...

Commercial mortgage crisis looms - Dallas Morning News
The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis – one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. Even as the holiday shopping season begins in full swing, the ...

Meltdown not over, new US mortgage crisis looms - Boston Herald
W ASHINGTON - The full scope of the U.S. housing meltdown isn’t clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis — one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts across the country. Even as the holiday shopping ...

Next mortgage crisis involves commercial properties - Canton Repository
WASHINGTON The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis — one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. Even as the holiday shopping season begins in full ...

Commercial Mortgage Crisis Set To Explode - Tampa Bay Online
WASHINGTON - The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis, one that could shutter malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. Even as the holiday shopping season begins in full swing, the same ...