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  2. Mortgage Credit Certificate - Wikipedia

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    An MCC reduces your tax liability, dollar-for-dollar, by a percentage of the mortgage interest you pay. The amount of mortgage credit allowed varies depending on the state or local government that issues the certificates, but is capped at a maximum of $2000 per year if your State's rate is over 20%, by the IRS. As an example, if a homebuyer ...

  3. Ship mortgage - Wikipedia

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    In a ship mortgage or ship hypothec (civil law term, covering also a maritime lien), a shipowner gives a lender (or mortgagee) a security interest in a ship as collateral for a mortgage loan. [1] Similar to other types of mortgages , a ship mortgage legally consists of three parts: the mortgage loan, the mortgage document (deed) and the rights ...

  4. Government National Mortgage Association - Wikipedia

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    The Government National Mortgage Association ( GNMA ), or Ginnie Mae, is a government-owned corporation of the United States Federal Government within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). [ 1] It was founded in 1968 and works to expand affordable housing by guaranteeing housing loans ( mortgages) thereby lowering financing ...

  5. Mortgage-backed security - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A mortgage-backed security ( MBS) is a type of asset-backed security (an "instrument") which is secured by a mortgage or collection of mortgages. The mortgages are aggregated and sold to a group of individuals (a government agency or investment bank) that securitizes, or packages, the loans together into a security that investors can buy.

  6. Mortgage - Wikipedia

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    Mortgage. A mortgage loan or simply mortgage ( / ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒ / ), in civil law jurisdictions known also as a hypothec loan, is a loan used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or by existing property owners to raise funds for any purpose while putting a lien on the property being mortgaged.

  7. Estoppel certificate - Wikipedia

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    Estoppel certificate. An Estoppel Certificate (or Estoppel Letter) is a document commonly used in due diligence in real estate and mortgage activities. It is based on estoppel, the legal principle that prevents or estops someone from claiming a change in the agreement later on. [ 1] It is used in a variety of countries for commercial and ...

  8. Commercial mortgage-backed security - Wikipedia

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    Derivatives. v. t. e. Commercial mortgage-backed securities ( CMBS) are a type of mortgage-backed security backed by commercial and multifamily mortgages rather than residential real estate. CMBS tend to be more complex and volatile than residential mortgage-backed securities due to the unique nature of the underlying property assets.

  9. Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Multifamily Private Activity Bond Program. TSAHC issues tax-exempt multifamily private activity bonds to finance multifamily rental housing projects that meet one of the following priorities: 1) at-risk preservation and rehabilitation, 2) rural and smaller urban markets, 3) senior and supportive housing developments, or 4) disaster relief housing.