second mortgage

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The most common type of down-payment assistance, according to Down Payment Resource, is a second mortgage, or piggyback loan, which has grown in popularity as affordability has challenged home buyers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 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

The second mortgage killed them and Lydia left her post as a pianist with the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis