Mortgage Glossary

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Term	Definition
Waiver	Relaxing a requirement pertaining to the eligibility of a loan. Waivers may include permitting less documentation than would otherwise be required.
Wholesaler	A wholesaler is a lender that provides loans to borrowers through mortgage brokers or correspondents. The mortgage broker or correspondent works with you and gets your application.
Wraparound	Results when an existing assumable loan is combined with a new loan, resulting in an interest rate somewhere between the old rate and the current market rate. The payments are made to a second lender or the previous homeowner, who then forwards the payments to the first lender after taking the additional amount off the top.