mortgage

I’m simply suggesting that, particularly in retirement, having accessible cash and maintaining financial flexibility may be worth more than paying off the mortgage early.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

When reached by phone, a man who identified himself as Justin Miller said he was head of Woodmere’s operations and said the cash advance was no different from a mortgage or a credit card.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

But ARM borrowers tend to have higher net worths and likely won’t have trouble coping with the payment increase, according to Andy Walden, head of mortgage and housing market research at Intercontinental Exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Remember, too, that you can buy title insurance with or without a mortgage, and that a lender will always keep its own financial interests at heart.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The triple-B-rated tranches—the ones that would be worth zero if the underlying mortgage pool experienced a loss of just 7 percent—were what he was after.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The firm already restructured another underperforming real-estate investment trust in January, selling $9 billion of commercial-property mortgages to the firm’s insurance company, Athene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In addition to a bunch of zesty posting about FICO, Pulte has helped to move a competitor, VantageScore, into the mix for Fannie- and Freddie-backed mortgages.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Midland’s affordability metrics looked at items such as the cost of shelter, including rents and mortgages, as well as utilities, transportation and fuel and consumer goods and services.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The program would not be funded by taxpayers, but instead by the interest charged to borrowers on their down payment loans, also referred to as second mortgages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The government offered very generous terms and incentives to relocate to the big towns, mortgages and tax relief.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Not terribly long ago, Cleveland mortgaged its future believing that Watson was its savior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Put differently, the average mortgaged homeowner now spends more than a full month’s housing payment each year on insurance.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

Suzy Spilling and her husband Colin invested in four rental properties to fund their retirement - including two flats in Salford "mortgaged to the hilt".

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025

The couple mortgaged their Hollywood Hills home again and again to finance his films, she said, in an effort to remain independent from the tight reins of Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

But there was no denying that Jefferson had mortgaged his honor to win an election.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

“Russia would be further mortgaging its future for the sake of military gains,” said Alexander Kolyandr, a director at the consulting firm Eurasia Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Mid-cap players are mortgaging chunks of their businesses to get in on the action, too.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

The group’s longtime leader, Carol Schatz, told the City Council at a public hearing that the city was mortgaging its future in a “misguided attempt to buy temporary peace with activists.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025

Many private equity firms have quietly begun mortgaging their investment funds, piling leverage upon leverage.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2024

Almost immediately, the financial slide began, but was artificially buoyed by extravagant bank loans that Chacko raised by mortgaging the family’s rice fields around the Ayemenem House.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy