refi
n.— «The 407,000 mortage brokers/bankers…were busy processing refi applications at the end of 2002.» —by John Rubino How to Profit from the Coming Real Estate Bust Sept. 20, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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