Terms Beginning with F

  1. Fair Housing Act of 1968

    The name for Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as...

  2. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)

    A business with a federal charter that was established to...

  3. Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

    The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a federal...

  4. Federal income tax

    A tax that is paid on a yearly basis and is calculated based...

  5. Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    This organization, which is established by the federal...

  6. Fee-simple estate

    This organization, which is established by the federal...

  7. FHA appraisal

    A property that will serve as collateral for a loan is...

  8. FHA loan

    A loan that is guaranteed by the FHA and is provided by a...

  9. Fiduciary relationship

    A relationship characterized by mutual trust and confidence,...

  10. First mortgage

    A mortgage that, in comparison to other charges or...

  11. Fiscal policy

    The approach that the government takes toward the collection...

  12. Fixture

    An item that was originally considered to be personal...

  13. Forcible entry and detainer

    A speedy legal action that is used to restore to ownership...

  14. Foreclosure

    In the event that the mortgage note or other stipulations...

  15. Foreign acknowledgment

    An acknowledgement that was performed in a state that is not...

  16. Franchise

    A confidential commercial arrangement to do business under a...

  17. Fraud

    A deliberate or careless misrepresentation of a major fact...

  18. Freehold estate

    In contrast to a leasehold estate, an estate in land in...

  19. Functional obsolescence

    The reduction in functional capacity or efficiency, as well...

  20. Funding fee

    A cost that must be paid to the Department of Veterans...

  21. Future interest

    A person's current right to an interest in real property,...