wrap-around mortgage
adj.— «Featured topics will be equity participation, the wrap-around mortgage, and the techniques of investment in income-producing property.» —“Mortgage Bankers Meeting to Be Held Here Tomorrow” Chicago Tribune Oct. 20, 1968. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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