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

Plus, there was the $42,000 she still owed from a second mortgage on her home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

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

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