Tag: mortgage
Warm Calling
What is 'Warm Calling'
The solicitation of a potential customer with whom a sales representative or business has had prior contact. Warm calling refers to...
Warehouse Lending
What is 'Warehouse Lending'
Warehouse lending is a line of credit given to a loan originator to pay for a mortgage the borrower used to...
Qualifying Ratios
What is 'Qualifying Ratios' A set of ratios that are used by lenders to approve borrowers for a mortgage. The borrower's front-end...
Warehouse Financing
What is warehouse financing and what are the benefits
Warehouse financing is a type of short-term loan that is often used by businesses in the...
Great Recession
Definition
The Great Recession was a period of general economic decline observed in world markets during the late 2000s and early 2010s. The scale and...
Generic Securities
What are generic securities and why are they important
Generic securities are financial instruments that are not tied to a specific company or asset. Instead,...
Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act
DefinitionThe Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 is an Act of Congress that deregulated savings and loan associations and allowed banks to provide...
Geometric Mean
DefinitionIn mathematics, the geometric mean is a mean or average, which indicates the central tendency or typical value of a set of numbers by...
Tax Deferred
DefinitionTax deferral refers to instances where a taxpayer can delay paying taxes to some future period. In theory, the net taxes paid should be...
Takedown
What is 'Takedown' 1. The price at which underwriters obtain securities to be offered to the public. Explaining 'Takedown' ...