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Loan origination — is the process by which a borrower applies for a new loan, and a lender processes that application. Origination generally includes all the steps from taking a loan application through disbursal of funds (or declining the application). Loan… … Wikipedia
Loan modification in the United States — Loan modification, the systematic alteration of contactual mortgage loan agreements, has been practiced in the United States since the 1930s. During the Great Depression loan modification programs took place at the state level in an effort to… … Wikipedia
LOAN — (Heb. הַלְוָאָה, halva ah), a transaction in which a thing, usually money, is given by one person, called the malveh ( lender ), to another, called the loveh ( borrower ), for the latter s use and enjoyment, and in order that such thing or its… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
loan — n 1 a: money lent at interest b: something lent usu. for the borrower s temporary use 2: a transfer or delivery of money from one party to another with the express or implied agreement that the sum will be repaid regardless of contingency and usu … Law dictionary
loan buyback — USA Loan buybacks refer to a borrower or its affiliate (including a sponsor) buying back part of the borrower s loan from less than all of the lenders in a loan syndicate at less than par value. Loan buybacks became prevalent in the early stages… … Law dictionary
Loan protection insurance — Loan protection insurance, or loan payment protection insurance, is a form of payment protection insurance. This type of insurance can help you protect your monthly loan payments if you become unemployed or suffer an accident or sickness.Loan… … Wikipedia
loan guarantee — ➔ guarantee2 * * * loan guarantee UK US (US also loan guaranty) noun [C] ► BANKING, FINANCE an agreement where a government or financial organization promises to pay back a loan if the borrower cannot: » A loan guarantee from the government… … Financial and business terms
loan — verb. In 19c British English, loan was a standard alternative for lend, but by the time Fowler wrote (1926) loan had been largely driven out by lend, although it has continued in use in AmE. In current use loan is mostly confined to non British… … Modern English usage
loan commitment — n. A promise made by a bank or other lending institution to a prospective purchaser of real estate that it will lend him or her a specified sum at a specified interest rate to purchase a particular property if it is done within a specified period … Law dictionary
loan note — ➔ note1 * * * loan note UK US noun [C] ► BANKING, FINANCE a legal agreement between a lender and a borrower giving the period of the loan, interest payments, etc.: »The computer services group has bought its biggest rival in a £3.28m cash and… … Financial and business terms
loan-loss allowance — ➔ allowance * * * loan loss allowance UK US noun [C] (also loan loss provision [C], loan loss reserves [plural]) ► ACCOUNTING, BANKING in a bank’s accounts, an amount showing what it expects to lose from loans that may not be paid back: »The loan … Financial and business terms
