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Mortgage Loan
Also known as: mortgage, home loan
Definition: a loan taken out in order to purchase a home. In these types of transactions, the loan is secured by the house itself. Since the home is being held as collateral, if the borrower goes into default on the loan the lender has the right to foreclose on the home, evicting the residents and auctioning the house off to the highest bidder.