assumable
Americanadjective
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And the White House, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — the two enterprises that back most U.S. mortgages — continues to push the idea of portable and assumable mortgages.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
The only solutions he mentioned were assumable mortgages and portable mortgages.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
The Federal Home Finance Agency is evaluating options like assumable and portable mortgages to address housing affordability.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
Making these loans assumable is a “great idea,” Dworkin said, as it could reduce the cost of buying a home and incentivize sellers to put their home on the market.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025
From the engineering-slang GAU for Grösster Anzunehmender Unfall, worst assumable accident, esp. of a LNG tank farm plant or something with similarly disastrous consequences.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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