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mortgage

[mawr-gij] / ˈmɔr gɪdʒ /
NOUN
loan agreement
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Hackman defaulted on a $1.1-billion mortgage in January and investment bank Goldman Sachs took over the property, which is now escrow for a sale to Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026

You know these people need these jobs to pay a mortgage.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

The median price of an existing US home reached a record $440,600 in June, while the average 30-year mortgage rate stood at 6.49 percent.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

‘It won’t immediately lower home prices or mortgage rates, so the main pain points for homebuyers and homeowners won’t see any relief.’

From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026

At some point Danny and Vinny dropped even the pretense that they were seeking new information about credit default swaps and subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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