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home loan

British  

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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Some lenders are offering first-time buyers the chance of a home loan with a smaller deposit, but the Bank of Mum and Dad remains one of the biggest lenders of all.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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

Below are the hypothetical monthly payments on a $300,000 home loan for people with different credit scores — and thus different interest rates — based on FICO’s Loan Savings Calculator.

From MarketWatch Jan. 5, 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

“Who takes out a home loan and doesn’t make the first payment?” asked Danny Moses, putting the matter one way.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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