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P&I
Abbreviation for principal and interest.
payment cap
See: cap
PITI
Abbreviation for principal, interest, taxes and insurance.
PITIO
Abbreviation for principal, interest, taxes, insurance and other monthly non-housing costs.
points
Charges levied by the lender based on the loan amount. Each point equals one percent of the loan amount; for example, two points on a $100,000 mortgage equals $2,000. Discount points are used to buy down the interest rate. Points can also include a loan origination fee, which is usually one point.
pre-qualification
Tentative establishment of a borrower's qualification for a mortgage loan amount of a specific range, based on the borrower's assets, debts, income, employment status and credit history.
prime rate
The interest rate commercial banks charge their most creditworthy customers.
principal
The amount of the entire mortgage loan, not counting interest. Also, as a part of PITI, the amount of the monthly mortgage payment which does not include the interest, insurance, and taxes.
private mortgage insurance (PMI)
See: mortgage insurance
property appraisal
See: appraisal
property tax
The amount which the state and/or locality assesses as a tax on a piece of property.
prorate
To proportionally divide amounts owed by the buyer and the seller at closing
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