home loan
noun
: a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property (such as a house) and pays back the money over a period of years
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Applications to refinance a home loan, which are most sensitive to weekly rate changes, increased 1% for the week and were 20% higher than the same week one year ago.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Consider the early revelation that, not only has Doreen not shown up to co-sign the home loan papers with Lynette, but that she’s also skipped out on the entire venture, and making off with the $25,000 down payment to buy herself a brand-new Mazda to boot.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
The appraisal problem for minority borrowers also is a problem for lenders, since having low appraisals can prevent a homeowner from qualifying for a mortgage refinancing or a new home loan.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
This approach shaped how his administration handled changes in home loan practices, the expansion of broadband access and the establishment of outreach programs for enrolling people in Medicaid and Medicare.
—Sarah James, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Consider the early revelation that, not only has Doreen not shown up to co-sign the home loan papers with Lynette, but that she’s also skipped out on the entire venture, and making off with the $25,000 down payment to buy herself a brand-new Mazda to boot.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
The appraisal problem for minority borrowers also is a problem for lenders, since having low appraisals can prevent a homeowner from qualifying for a mortgage refinancing or a new home loan.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
This approach shaped how his administration handled changes in home loan practices, the expansion of broadband access and the establishment of outreach programs for enrolling people in Medicaid and Medicare.
—Sarah James, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for home loan
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“Home loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20loan. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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