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liar loan

liar loan noun: a mortgage loan for which the borrower made a statement of claimed income and assets which was not verified by the mortgage originator.

Noun

liar loan (plural liar loans)

  1. A mortgage loan for which the borrower made a statement of claimed income and assets which was not verified by the mortgage originator.
    • “The underwriting standards declined,” said Anthony S. Piszel, Freddie Mac’s chief financial officer. “That was across the board.” / Those who made loans and expected to sell them quickly did not care much about assuring that the loans would be repaid. It turns out that the financial wizards who...2007 November 23, Floyd Norris, “A Bad Loan by Any Other Name”, in New York Times

Synonyms of liar loan

Forms of liar loan

pluralliar loans

Questions about liar loan

What does liar loan mean?
Liar loan means a mortgage loan for which the borrower made a statement of claimed income and assets which was not verified by the mortgage originator.
What part of speech is liar loan?
Liar loan is a noun.
What is the plural of liar loan?
The plural of liar loan is liar loans.

Words near liar loan in the dictionary

  1. Liaoyang
  2. Liaoyuan
  3. liar
  4. liar dice
  5. liar liar pants on fire
  6. liar loan
  7. liar loans
  8. liar paradox
  9. liar paradoxes
  10. liar's dice
  11. liar's dividend

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