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mortgage

[mawr-gij] / ˈmɔr gɪdʒ /
NOUN
loan agreement
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“Case” unfolds in the sterile office of a mortgage broker in Twin Falls, Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

In some countries, mortgage rates "float" in line with market rates, so the impact of higher borrowing costs are felt immediately.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

This contributed to mounting developer debt and stalled construction on these unfinished homes sparked widespread dissent and mortgage boycotts.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

He will be paying for the construction in cash, so there will be no mortgage.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

By the end of July he owned credit default swaps on $750 million in subprime mortgage bonds and was privately bragging about it.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Paxton’s report omitted listing as assets seven properties worth about $5.2 million collectively, including the Utah condos for which he did not disclose mortgages.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

More buyers are switching to adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, to reduce their initial monthly payments, Bell noted.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Lenders use those yields as a benchmark for setting rates on mortgages and auto loans.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Such movements on global bond markets affect rates at which the US government can borrow money at, but also influence rates people pay for mortgages, car loans and credit cards.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The next morning, Burry opened the Wall Street Journal to find an article explaining how the new wave of adjustable-rate mortgages were defaulting, in their first nine months, at rates never before seen.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

To finance “I Am Frankelda,” Roy and Arturo mortgaged two homes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Overindebted railroad builders and heavily mortgaged farmers demanded a less rigorous, more forgiving silver unit, and debate raged between the adherents of “soft” and “hard” money—between silver and gold, inflation and solidity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

After poor ticket sales, producers were reported to have mortgaged property to cover debts.

From Barron's Dec. 22, 2025

To raise the money for the $100 million-plus production, he mortgaged his seaside Santa Barbara, California, estate.

From Seattle Times May 19, 2024

One afternoon, Elizabeth listened to a widow named Flora Campbell tearfully explain that, without her consent, her husband had mortgaged the farm that had been in her family for years.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

“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 cash and perks ICE is dangling will inevitably draw more people, experts said, but some warned that newly minted deportation officers should be careful about mortgaging their future.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2025

A major part of the conversion effort is figuring out how to finance the sale in the first place — so workers aren’t mortgaging their houses to buy their own company.

From Seattle Times Jul. 25, 2023

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




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