«The bank partners with you,» Castellanos explains, «but they need to be protected and confident that they have a valid
first lien against the property, so they require this insurance.»
Not exact matches
Our revolving credit facilities provide our lenders with
first - priority
liens against substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual
property, and contain financial covenants and other restrictions on our actions, which could limit our operational flexibility and otherwise adversely affect our financial condition.
If a loans meets the following tests, it is covered under the law: 1) For a
first -
lien loan otherwise referred to as the original mortgage on the
property - the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) exceeds by more than 8 percentage points compared
against the rates on Treasury securities of comparable maturity; 2) For a second -
lien loan otherwise referred to as a 2nd mortgage - the APR (Annual Percentage Rate) exceeds by more than 10 percentage points compared to the rates in Treasury securities of comparable maturity; or the total points and fees payable by the borrower at or before closing exceed the larger of $ 561 or 8 % of the total loan amount.
In other words, with a Home Equity Loan or HELOC, you will have two mortgages on your
property; in all likelihood, it will have a higher interest rate than your
first mortgage due to the fact that it will be held in a second
lien position
against the
property.
You see, since the financing for the HERO program is a tax
lien and it is paid with your
property taxes, it takes
first position over other
liens against the
property (i.e. mortgage lenders).
For example, if the lender is foreclosing its second mortgage, the
first mortgage will still be a valid
lien against the
property.