the total cost to use credit, including interest, loan fees, and credit insurance

the percentage of the principal that a borrower pays for the use of the borrowed money

financial situation in which a court declares one's debts to be greater than the total value of one's assets

a loan for purchasing real estate

failure to fulfill the terms of the loan agreement

someone who signs a loan with the borrower, thus accepting legal responsibility for paying the debt if the borrower defaults (does not pay)

a method of calculating interest by which the borrower pays more interest during the early months of a loan and less at the end of the loan period

any items of value that a person owns

lender; one to whom money is owed

stocks and bonds

a financial amount paid to one's former spouse for support after a legal separation or divorce

person or institution that made the mortgage loan

money owed