mortgage rate

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the level of interest charged by building societies and banks on house-purchase loans

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Words nearby mortgage rate

mortarboard, mortgage, mortgage bond, mortgagee, mortgagee clause, mortgage rate, mortgagor, mortician, mortiferous, mortification, mortify

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