second mortgage
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Archer had taken out a second mortgage, as well as borrowing large sums from elsewhere, to raise money for the investment.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
One family in her social circle told her they took out a second mortgage on their home rather than forgo baseball, she said, adding, “I really do truly believe it is parents having FOMO.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
With the loans consolidated, the payments are “doable,” he said, though he describes them as a second mortgage.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
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
A big source of its growth had been the second mortgage.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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