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mortgage

[mawr-gij] / ˈmɔr gɪdʒ /
NOUN
loan agreement
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A quick decline in rates, if the current cease-fire continues, would be good news to home builders, real-estate agents and mortgage lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

That said, stress is beginning to show at the margins, with early stage credit and mortgage delinquencies rising year over year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Average UK house prices fell by 0.5% in March, according to Halifax, as mortgage rates driven higher by the repercussions of the Iran war dampened demand.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.46% last week, the highest level since September, according to Freddie Mac.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

By April 2006 he’d finished buying insurance on subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis