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mortgage

[mawr-gij] / ˈmɔr gɪdʒ /
NOUN
loan agreement
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But a low mortgage rate is only one part of the equation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Campbell noted that lenders might also try to offset lost interest revenue by raising the mortgage rates they offer in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

A 2.5% mortgage is certainly worth taking into account if selling means replacing it with a 6.5% mortgage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills extending mortgage relief to victims of the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles County and other state disasters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

They were now, in effect, the world’s biggest owners of subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Morgan Stanley Research said it estimates that AI could double the portion of borrowers refinancing or prepaying their mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Examples abound across finance where AI might help people save money, including on credit card payments, overdraft fees and mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

David Hollingworth, from L&C, points to mortgages that have deposits starting from £5,000 and allow people to borrow up to 98% or 99% of the property purchase price.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

ARMs are a riskier option compared with fixed-rate mortgages.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

He had told his investors that they might need to be patient—that the bet might not pay off until the mortgages issued in 2005 reached the end of their teaser rate period.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Walt Disney mortgaged everything, convinced Snow White would be a hit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

To finance “I Am Frankelda,” Roy and Arturo mortgaged two homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

Just over half of mortgaged households will roll off fixes and are expected to see higher monthly payments over the next three years.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

After poor ticket sales, producers were reported to have mortgaged property to cover debts.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

He stared straight ahead with his mortgaged eye.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

“Russia would be further mortgaging its future for the sake of military gains,” said Alexander Kolyandr, a director at the consulting firm Eurasia Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

He’s a strong candidate for a team that wants a front-end starter without mortgaging the future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

Mid-cap players are mortgaging chunks of their businesses to get in on the action, too.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

Many private equity firms have quietly begun mortgaging their investment funds, piling leverage upon leverage.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2024

Almost immediately, the financial slide began, but was artificially buoyed by extravagant bank loans that Chacko raised by mortgaging the family’s rice fields around the Ayemenem House.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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