home loan
noun
: a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property (such as a house) and pays back the money over a period of years
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Improvements in the home loan borrowing space had been significant over the past year, with rates here, on average, down by a full percentage point from January 2025 to January 2026.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Every mortgage review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of home loan products.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Homeowners eager to refinance their existing home loan to a more favorable rate are also benefiting from easing rates.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
That might include people with bad credit scores who can’t get a home loan now but are making efforts to improve their credit scores to apply for one later.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Every mortgage review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of home loan products.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Homeowners eager to refinance their existing home loan to a more favorable rate are also benefiting from easing rates.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
That might include people with bad credit scores who can’t get a home loan now but are making efforts to improve their credit scores to apply for one later.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Home loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20loan. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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