second mortgage
Example Sentences
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With the loans consolidated, the payments are “doable,” he said, though he describes them as a second mortgage.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
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
Most recently, season 17 contestant Lexi Love said she took out a second mortgage to pay for her outfits for the show.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025
By the time the lawsuit settled, Enstad had already moved forward with top surgery, which his family funded by getting a second mortgage and dipping into his college funds.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023
“By the way, Michael. Why did you take out a second mortgage with NatWest Bank for five thousand pounds in January?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
