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Fannie Mae

Definition:   An active participant in the secondary mortgage market that buys and sells mortgages. Pronunciation:   \ˈfa-nē\ \ˈmā\ Used in a Sentence:   A few months after we bought our house our mortgage...

Familial Status

Definition:   A protected class as defined in the Fair Housing Act, consisting of one or more individuals under age 18 living with a parent or legal guardian, pregnant women, foster...

Fair Housing Act

Definition:   An act found in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 that created protected classes of people and prohibits discrimination  based on race, color, religion, sex, national...

Failure To Account For And Deliver

Definition:   The act of failing to pay money to a person entitled to receive it. Pronunciation: Used in a Sentence:

Expungement

Definition:  A process by which the record of a criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed after expiration of time. Pronunciation:  \ik-ˈspənj-mənt\ Used in a Sentence:    The man asked for an...

Express Contract

Definition:   An agreement where all terms and conditions have been spelled out and a meeting of the minds is reached in words of agreement and mutual understanding.  May be written,...