REO n.— «R.E.O. is industry lingo for “Real Estate Owned,” the term that bankers assign to homes they have taken in a foreclosure. Reomac is the industry group that serves the mortgage default trade, specializing in selling the busted-up...
reborn renter n.— «In addition to prospective buyers who are waiting it out, there also is the “reborn renter,” a term used to describe people who have lost their house to foreclosure and are now back on the rental market...
exploding ARM n.— «The man Bob Woodward called “Maestro” actually advised Americans to shun fixed-rate loans for adjustable-rate mortgages. Dubbed “exploding ARMs” to describe the impact of upwardly adjusting...
liar’s loan n.— «Over half of subprime mortgages are stated-income loans, loans which the industry often refers to as “liars loans.” The question is, who’s lying? According to a survey of over 2,000 mortgage brokers, 43% of...