• What is the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

  • Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is a formulation of relief for lending institutions who are suffering due to the mortgage crisis because of the economic meltdown. Originally when this program was formulated in 2008 it... 

  • Debt Consolidation Loans

  • A person takes debt consolidation loans when they try to pay off a big amount of loan by taking other small amount of loans. Debt consolidation loans are taken by the debtor so that they could get a rate of interest which... 

  • Equity of Redemption

  • Equity of Redemption speaks about the rights of the mortgager according to law. The law enables the mortgager to secure the property he owns once the liability that is secured by the mortgage is discharged. Normally the borrower... 

  • Avail a No Collateral Loan

  • Many people looking for a loan may not be in a position to offer collateral or provide other equity to avail of a loan. For those in this situation, the no-collateral loans, which are called “unsecured loans,” may be... 

  • Bridge Loan

  • Bridge loan is also known as caveat loan. It is known as bridging loan in UK. Some times Bridge loan is also known as Swing loan. This is a type of short-term loan typically taken out for duration of 2 weeks to 3 years. This... 

  • Recourse Loan and Non-Recourse Loan

  • Recourse loans or recourse debts are the debts that are not backed by collaterals from the borrowers. In this type of loans the lenders are allowed to collect the debtors assets in case of defaults by the debtors. This is... 

  • Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

  • Collateralized mortgage obligation – CMO is an entity with special purpose and is separate from the institutions that create it. Collateralized mortgage obligation is a financial debt vehicle that is created by Boston team... 

  • Pillars of Civil Law

  • Law is a system which has many rules, regulations, enactments, provisions and procedures. Law gives shape to every sphere such as politics, economy, society and there are many anti-social elements which stand as a threat... 

  • Universal Life Insurance

  • If you are looking to an insurance program which offers you good benefits and at the same time provides great security to you and your family members, Universal Life Insurance is perhaps the right option for you. It is a... 

  • Collateral Loans For People With Bad Credit

  • Collateral is any security (asset) pledged with the bank or a financial institution, to avail of a cash loan. This security can be the property the borrower owns, a piece of land or even stocks or bonds. If the borrower... 

  • Home Equity Mortgage

  • Your home, with home in this perspective being the assets that are in your house, is a priced possession and has a market value higher than what you would normally assume. That is because it has taken you a couple of years... 

  • Insurance History

  • Insurance has existed in some form or other since the very beginning, and there is no time in history when one can say that Insurance did not exist. Even in societies where there was no form of money or other financial instruments,... 

  • Pledge

  • The word pawn is derived from a Latin word meaning pledge, and once items have been pledged are known as pawns, pledges or simply collateral. A pledge, otherwise known as pawn is a type of security interest, and in particular... 

  • Second Lien Financing

  • A lien is a kind of security interest given over an item of property as security of a payment of debt. Second lien financing, otherwise known as last out participation is a kind of financing taken against a security interest... 

  • Mortgage by Demise

  • A mortgage, in simple terms is the legal transfer of an interest in property, or its equivalent in law to a lender to act as collateral for a debt – normally a loan extended in form of money. Note that the mortgage itself... 

  • Commercial Mortgage

  • A commercial mortgage, as the name may suggest is a loan taken against real estate. In other words, a commercial building acts as the collateral that will secure the repayment of the loan. A commercial mortgage is very similar... 

  • Security Interest

  • A security interest in simple terms means the rights conferred upon a creditor to take all or part of a property offered as security for loan. A security interest is an interest created by law or by legal binding agreement... 

  • Statutory Mortgage

  • A mortgage can be depicted as the act of transferring an interest in property, or anything equivalent to a property in law (a charge) to a creditor as collateral for a debt. Important to understand is that a mortgage isn’t... 

  • Equitable Mortgage

  • Mortgage is the transfer of title of a property to a creditor to be as collateral for the performance of a particular act mostly payment of money borrowed. Once the performance of the act is complete and satisfactory, the... 

  • Legal Lien

  • Overview of a Legal Lien The law application of the term lien refers to a form of security interest given by a borrower over an item of property as security of the payment of a particular debt or a performance of some kind... 

  • Hypothecation

  • Overview Hypothecation can also be termed as trust receipt. It’s a rare form of security interest whereby one pledges a mortgage or an underlying asset as collateral for a loan. This means that once you hypothecate, the... 

  • Line Of Credit

  • A line of credit (LOC) is a term used to describe a financial arrangement between a customer and any financial institution, such as a bank, which serves to establish the maximum loan balance amount that the bank allows the... 

  • Home Equity

  • A home equity is a form of acquiring credit where your home will serve as collateral. A home is a client’s most valued asset, where most homeowners use home equity in order to acquire credit for home improvements, education... 

  • Equity Loan

  • An equity loan is one type of mortgage that is placed on a piece of real estate in place of cash and given to the borrower. Most commonly, lending institutions ask that the borrower only repays an interest component of said... 

  • Collateral

  • Collateral is when a borrower promises to a lender a property that is specific to provide security when repaying a loan. In case a borrower defaults this security provides protection. That is if a borrower defaults to make...