Guide to Your Financial Life
WSJ Week #10     Name

Click on one of the letter buttons to select your chosen answer for each question
Auto Insurance, a Mortgage and Buying a House

1. A home loan or other real-estate loan is called a
       Estate loan
       Mortgage*
       Loan of Real-Estate
       Deed

2. A mortgage loan above a certain limit, which ranged from $417,000 to $729,750
      in 2008 is called a
       Mammoth Mortgage
       Hippo Mortgage
       Elephant Mortgage
       Jumbo Mortgage*

3. In insurance, the amount you pay the insurance company for your coverage is
       the Obligation
       the Update
       the Monthly
       the Premium*

4. in a loan, the actual amount you borrowed is called the
       Principle*
       Interest
       Face
       Load

5. An increase in price or value over time is called
       Apprehension
       Anticipation
       Depreciation
       Appreciation*

6. The up-front sales charge applied when you buy shares of certain mutual funds is called
       Intialization Fee
       New Account Charge
       Front-End Load*
       Intial Sales Charges

7. Money or property put into the hands of a third party until certain conditions are met
      is called
       Deed in Trust
       Funds in Trust
       Estate
       Escrow*

8. An interest rate that can change is called a
       Variable Interest Rate*
       Changable Rate
       Elastic Rate
       Vacilating Rate

9. ARM stands for
       Average Retail Markup
       Average Return Monthly
       Adjustable Rate Mortgage*
       Adjusted Retail Markup

10. A mortgage of home loan where the interest rate can go up or down
      every year depending on the broader rate in the economy is called
       an Equity Based Home Loan
       a Variable Annuity Mortgage
       a Prime Rated Loan Mortgage
       an Adjustable Rate Mortgage*

11. In home-buying, one point equals 1 percent of the amount borrowed. This up-front
      fee is called
       Home-Buyer's Fees
       Home-Closing Fees
       Up-Front Fees
       Points*

12. A document that shows interest and principle payments for the life of a loan is called
       a Depreciation Schedule
       an Amortization Schedule*
       a Payments Chart
       A Banker's Roadmap

13. In real estate, the portion of the property that is yours after the debt is subtracted is called
       Claims
       Assets
       Liabilities
       Equity*

14. The process where a bank or other lender takes possession of a home after the
      homeowner has failed to keep up with mortgage or home-equity-loan payments.
       Default
       Foreclosure*
       Confiscation
       Elimination

15. Insurance coverage that will pay you enough to actually replace possessions that
      have been damaged or destroyoed, rather than reimbursing you for their recent
       price is
       Maximization Coverage
       Replacement Cost Coverage*
       Out-of-Pocket Coverage
       None of these

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