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mortgage

[mawr-gij] / ˈmɔr gɪdʒ /
NOUN
loan agreement
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“Latinos and African Americans are also more likely to have fallen behind on rent/or mortgage, fallen behind on utility bills, missed work or school, relied on food assistance, and experienced homelessness.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Rates are still clearly lower than they were a year ago, when the 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 6.76%.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The median U.S. housing payment declined 2.2% year-over-year as mortgage rates ticked down to 6.23% last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He hopes that will start reaching homeowners, most of whom are now paying for alternative housing on top of their old mortgage, sometime this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Howie Hubler’s subprime mortgage desk was creating bonds at a new and faster rate.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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