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               Satisfaction of Mortgage 
               The document issued by the mortgagee when the mortgage loan 
               is paid in full. Also called a "release of mortgage."
               Second Mortgage 
               A mortgage made subsequent to another mortgage and 
               subordinate to the first one. 
 
               Secondary Mortgage Market 
               The place where primary mortgage lenders sell the mortgages 
               they make to obtain more funds to originate more new loans. It 
               provides liquidity for the lenders. 
 
               Security 
               The property that will be pledged as collateral for a loan. 
 
               Seller Carry Back 
               An agreement in which the owner of a property provides 
               financing, often in combination with an assumable mortgage. See 
               owner financing. 
 
               Servicer 
               An organization that collects principal and interest payments 
               from borrowers and manages borrowers’ escrow accounts. The 
               servicer often services mortgages that have been purchased by an 
               investor in the secondary mortgage market. 
 
               Servicing 
               All the steps and operations a lender performs to keep a loan 
               in good standing, such as collection of payments, payment of 
               taxes, insurance, property inspections and the like. 
 
               Settlement/Settlement Costs 
               see closing/closing costs 
 
               Shared Appreciation Mortgage (SAM) 
               A mortgage in which a borrower receives a below market 
               interest rate in return for which the lender (or another investor 
               such as a family member or other partner) receives a portion of 
               the future appreciation in the value of the property. May also 
               apply to mortgage where the borrowers shares the monthly 
               principal and interest payments with another party in exchange 
               for part of the appreciation. 
 
               Simple Interest 
               Interest which is computed only on the principle balance. 
 
               Standard Payment Calculation 
               The method used to determine the monthly payment required to 
               repay the remaining balance of a mortgage in substantially equal 
               installments over the remaining term of the mortgage at the 
               current interest rate. 
 
               A mortgage that allows for the interest rate to increase 
               according to a specified schedule (i.e., seven years), resulting 
               in increased payments as well. At the end of the specified 
               period, the rate and payments will remain constant for the 
               remainder of the loan. 
 
               Survey 
               A measurement of land, prepared by a registered land 
               surveyor, showing the location of the land with reference to 
               known points, its dimensions, and the location and dimensions of 
               any buildings. 
 
               Sweat Equity 
               Equity created by a purchaser performing work on a property 
               being purchased. 
 
               When a lender uses another party to completely or partially 
               originate, process, underwrite, close, fund, or package the 
               mortgages it plans to deliver to the secondary mortgage market. 
 
                
               
               
                
                
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