home loan

British

noun

an informal name for mortgage

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WSJ | Buy Side: Mortgage rates recently fell below 6%—learn how to get today’s best home loan rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

One of the big perks of a mortgage is that you’re able to deduct interest paid on your home loan from your taxable income, potentially reducing your overall tax bill.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

That’s a big departure from the standard 30-year, fixed-rate home loan, the most popular option.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

More than 1 in 10 home loan applicants during the week ended Oct.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

Its business was credit cards, not home loans, but it dealt with the same socioeconomic class of people whose home loan borrowing would end in catastrophe just a few years later.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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