second mortgage

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They used crowdfunding and took out a second mortgage on their home to scrape together $100,000 to pay for the procedure, setting $55,000 aside in what they thought was a safe escrow account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

And I had to have a second mortgage on my house to guarantee the show to go into that building.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

Last year, Zeldin and his wife obtained a second mortgage, for $712,500, on a property in Washington, D.C., a short walk from the EPA’s headquarters.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

Rather, homeowners need to obtain a second mortgage or a home equity line of credit.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

A big source of its growth had been the second mortgage.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis