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home loan

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noun

  1. an informal name for mortgage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Don’t miss: A relative offered me a $25,000 home loan secured by a lien that must be repaid within a year.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

The average rate on a 30-year home loan is now 6.51%, the highest rate in nine months based on the latest data from Freddie Mac.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

The last six weeks has been tough for anyone looking for a new deal, and for buyers getting a home loan for the first time.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

Current homeowners who locked in 3% mortgages a few years ago can’t afford to move even into a lower-priced house, let alone trade up, even though home loan rates are down to 6%.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

Its business was credit cards, not home loans, but it dealt with the same socioeconomic class of people whose home loan borrowing would end in catastrophe just a few years later.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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