LOCK PERIOD
Specified number of days, usually 30 or 60 days, by which the interest rate promised on a pending mortgage loan cannot be modified. Because mortgage interest rates can shift while looking for a home, borrowers who are waiting to close on a home can face apprehensions as to what the interest rate will be. The more expensive the house, the greater the impact the final interest will be in the monthly payment. It aids borrowers manage the risk the interest rates may increase above what they can and are willing to pay.
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CFP Franc - XPF
Currency of four French overseas collectives including French Polynesia, Futuna, New Caledonia, and Wallis. The Institut d'émission d ...
IRS Publication 575
A document that outlines the tax treatment of distributions from pensions and annuities, as well as the process of reporting income from these dist ...
Homeowners Association Fee - HOA Fee
A fee that has to be paid by owners of a residential property to an organization that helps with maintaining and improving that property.
Deep-Discount Bond
A bond that sells at a significant discount from par value. A bond that is selling at a discount from par value and has a coupon rate significantly ...
Non-Spouse Beneficiary Rollover
A retirement plan asset rollover performed in the event of the death of the account holder, where the recipient is not the spouse of the deceased. ...
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Student Loans: Loan Repayment
Students, soon after your graduation, you need to enter the repayment phase. In other words, you have to start paying off your student loans. This ...
Defining Inflation
Inflation is the sustained increase in the overall level of products and services in an economy over a particular time period. Expressed as percent ...
Buying a Home: Closing the Deal
It’s almost done! With just a few steps away, the house that you have been dreaming of will be yours.
An Introduction to Forex
The foreign exchange market or forex is the largest financial market in the world. It is where the monetary currencies of countries are traded. Thi ...
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