Speak The Mortgage Lingo: Mortgage Glossary L

clear simple mortgage:

Land Contract An agreement between the seller and the buyer where the title is withheld until a time where the required payments have been completed.

Leasehold Estate A kind of real estate ownership where the lessor does not hold title to the property but has use of the property subject to the terms of the lease.

Legal Description A method of geographically locating a piece or parcel of land, which is acceptable in a court of law.

LIBOR London InterBank Offered Rate. LIBOR is the base interest rate paid on deposits between banks in the Eurodollar market.

Lien A claim upon a piece of property for the payment or satisfaction of a debt or obligation.

Loan Committee Generally the Underwriting process.

Loan Risk The rate category assigned to the loan, which estimates the probable risk of delinquency and loss in the future.

Loan-To-Value Ratio The relationship between the amount of the mortgage loan and the appraised value of the property expressed as a percentage. (LTV)