| Mortgage | [wikipedia] a legal agreement by which a bank or other creditor lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt. |
| Interest Rate | [dictionary] The usual way of calculating interest - as a percentage of the sum borrowed. |
| Term | [mtgprofessor] the years allowed to pay back a mortgage loan |
| Adjustable Rate Mortgage | [investopedia] a mortgage loan with the interest rate on the note periodically adjusted based on an index which reflects the cost to the lender of borrowing on the credit markets |
| Fixed Rate Mortgage | [bankrate] A mortgage in which the interest rate remains fixed for the length of the term |
