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Simmons took out a second mortgage in 2014 to help make ends meet.
—Josh Peña, CBS News, 24 July 2024
And remember, a second mortgage drains money from your home equity piggy bank.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
Issuing second mortgages was especially popular during the housing bubble in the years before the Great Recession.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024
For people who own their homes and have high-value jewelry items, these loans also may be less stressful than second mortgages, home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), or other loans that use a home as collateral.
—Ascend Agency, Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined above
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“Second mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20mortgage. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Legal Definition
second mortgage
see mortgage
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