Wholesale lenders - CORRECT ANSWER-Table fund at closing. All closing docs
in name of wholesale lender.
Fannie Mae (FNMA) - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal National Mortgage Association
Freddie Mac (FHLMC) - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation
FHA - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal Housing Administration
VA - CORRECT ANSWER-Veteran's Administration
Non-agency loans - CORRECT ANSWER-Comprise any loans not made by the 4
lending agencies
Conforming loans - CORRECT ANSWER-Any agency loan
Jumbo loan - CORRECT ANSWER-Any conventional loan that is in excess of the
loan limits set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. All jumbo loans are, by definition,
nonconforming; the reverse, however, is not true.
Conventional - CORRECT ANSWER-A loan NOT insured by FHA or VA
Non-conforming - CORRECT ANSWER-Any loan that does NOT conform to
Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae guidelines
URLA - CORRECT ANSWER-Uniform residential loan application. 1003.
Construction loan - CORRECT ANSWER-A short-term, interim loan for financing
the cost of construction. The lender makes payments to the builder at periodic
intervals as the work progresses.
Construction-permanent loan - CORRECT ANSWER-Same as Construction loan
except that long-term financing replaces the interim financing upon home
completion.
Primary residence (owner-occupied, principal residence) - CORRECT ANSWER-
Residence that the owner physically occupies
Secondary residence (second home) - CORRECT ANSWER-Property purchased
for occupancy but not considered primary residence. Such as a vacation home.
, Investment property (rental property) - CORRECT ANSWER-Property purchased
by borrower with no intention to occupy and is instead used to establish rental
income cash flow.
Primary residence > Second home > Investment property - CORRECT ANSWER-
Risk of default to lender rated lowest to highest based on property purpose.
Single Family Detached - CORRECT ANSWER-A dwelling with no shared walls,
designed to be used by one household
Single Family attached - CORRECT ANSWER-Two or more dwellings sharing a
common wall. Townhouses and condos
Condominium - CORRECT ANSWER-A separate living unit joined together by like
units sharing common walls.
first-time homebuyer - CORRECT ANSWER-Someone who has never owned a
home
Move-up homebuyer - CORRECT ANSWER-Currently owns, or has previously
owned a home and is looking to move up in price, location, size, etc.
Relocation Homebuyer - CORRECT ANSWER-Purchasing a new home in a
different city or state due to job transfer or personal desire
Affluent homebuyer - CORRECT ANSWER-Well seasoned in home buying
process. Knowledgeable, financially savvy, busy.
Empty-nester homebuyer - CORRECT ANSWER-Experienced homebuyers looking
to downsize due to age and no dependent children.
Investor homebuyer - CORRECT ANSWER-Well seasoned and knowledgeable
about mortgage process. Rate sensitive, smarter, potentially impatient and time
sensitive. Looking to close as quickly as possible.
End lender in mortgage banking - CORRECT ANSWER-correspondent lender
End lender in mortgage brokering - CORRECT ANSWER-wholesale lender
Correspondent lenders - CORRECT ANSWER-purchase closed loans from banks
and mortgage bankers. Warehouse line of credit.
Townhouse - CORRECT ANSWER-A dwelling of two or three stories that attaches
at sidewalls to other units; each person owns walls and air space plus property
rights and yard of the unit