Finance Definitions and mortgage terms Australia

finance and mortgage Terms Dictionary

Want to know what that finance word or phrase actually means? Our comprehensive glossary gives you an A to Z of terms and their meanings.

A   B    C   D    E   F - G - H   I - J    K   L   M   N - O   P - Q - R   S   T - U   V - W - X - Y - Z

A

Accrued Interest - Additional Securities - Additional Repayment - Adjustments - Agent - Amenity - Amortisation Period - Application - Application Fees - Appraisal - ASIC

B

 Baycorp Advantage - Bridging Finance - Building inspection - Building regulations - Buyers' Agent

C

Capital - Capital Gain - Capital Gains Tax - Capped Loan Caveat - Caveat Emptor Certificate of Title - Charge Chattels Clear  Title - Cluster Housing - Collateral Security - Commission - Company Title - Comparison rate - Compound interest - Consumer Credit Code - Contract of Sale - Conveyance - Conveyancing - COSL - Covenant - Cover note - Credit History - CRAA

D

Daily Interest Debt-to-income ratio - Deed - Default - Delinquency - Deposit - Deposit Bonds - Depreciation - Direct Debit - Disbursements - Discharge Fees - Discharge of Mortgage - Disposable Income - Down Payment - Draw Down DSR Duty (or Stamp Duty)

E

Early Termination Payment - EFM - Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) - Encumbrance - Equity Equity Finance Mortgage - Equity Loan -
Equity Mortgage Escrow Establishment Fees - Estate - Exchange of Contracts (or Exchange) - Exit Fee

F

FBAA - Fittings - Fixed Interest - Fixed-Rate Mortgage - Fixtures - Flood Insurance - Foreclosure - Freehold

G

Gearing Gross Income - Guarantor

H

Holding Deposit - Home Equity - Home Equity Loan - Home inspection - Home Loan - Home & Contents Insurance - Honeymoon Rates  

I

Inclusions - Income Statement - Indemnity - Index - Inflation - Installment - Interest - Interest Only Loan - Interest Rate - Internal Rate of Return - Introductory Loan - Inventory - Investment Property 

J

Joint and Several Liability - Joint Tenants

L

Land Tax - Legal Fee - Lease - Lenders Mortgage Insurance - Liabilities - Lien - Line of Credit - Loan Pre-approval - LMI - Loan - Loan Fraud - Loan to Valuation Ratio (LVR) - Lock-in - Low-doc Loans - Low Start Loan - Lump Sum Repayments - LVR 

M

Margin - Margin Lending - Maturity - Maximum Loan Amount - Maximum Loan Value Ratio (LVR) - Maximum Term - Median - MFAA - Minimum Fixed Amount - Minimum Loan Amount - Minimum Lump Sum Payment - Minimum Redraw Amount - Minimum Repayment - Monthly Fees - Mortgage - Mortgagee - Mortgage Broker - Mortgage Insurance - Mortgage Manager - Mortgage Offset Account - Mortgage Originator - Mortgage Payment - Mortgage Protection Insurance - Mortgage Registration Fee - Mortgagor  

N

Negative Gearing - Net Income - Non-conforming Loans 

O

Offer - Offer to Purchase - Offset Account/Mortgage Offset - Official Cash Rate - Option to Buy - Origination - Origination Fee - Overdraft 

P

Passed In - Portability or Portable Loan - Pre-approve - Prepayment - Pre-qualify - Principal - Principal and Interest Loan - Private Sale or Treaty

R

Real Property - Re-amortise - Redraw Facility - Redraw Fee - Refinancing - Rent Purchase - Requisitions on Title - Reserve Price -
Right of Way - Rise and Fall Clause

S

Search - Securitisation - Security - Service Fee - Settlement Date - Settlement Period - Shared Appreciation Mortgage - Solicitors Mortgages/Finance Mortgages - Split Loan - Stamp Duty - Standard Variable Rate - Strata Title - Sub-prime Lending - Survey - Switching Fee

T

Tenants in Common - Term - Third Party Guarantee - Title Deed - Title Fees - Title Search - Torrens Title - Townhouse - Transfer  

U

Unencumbered - Underwriting - Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC)

V

Valuation - Valuation Fee - Variable Interest Rate - Variation - Veda Advantage - Vendor Statement - Vendor

Z

 Zoning

 

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