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home loan

British  

noun

  1. an informal name for mortgage

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Falling home prices may help with housing affordability, but they also cause more homeowners to go underwater on their mortgage, meaning that they owe more on their home loan than the home is worth.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

In early 2008, Bank of America acquired Countrywide Financial, one of the biggest home loan providers in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

That’s a big departure from the standard 30-year, fixed-rate home loan, the most popular option.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The company recorded nearly $945 million in home loan originations, including $352 million in home equity loans.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

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