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HIPOTECA ALTO RIESGO [1 record]

Record 1 2018-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
  • Real Estate
  • Banking
CONT

Typically subprime mortgages are offered at interest rates above prime, to customers with below-average credit ratings. Subprime mortgage lenders in the U.S. tend to target lower-income Americans, the elderly, new immigrants, people with a proven record of not paying their debts on time–just about anyone who would have trouble getting a mortgage from a conventional lender such as a major bank.

CONT

Subprime mortgage loans have a much higher rate of default than prime mortgage loans and are priced based on the risk assumed by the lender.

OBS

"Subprime" refers to the risk associated with a borrower, not to the interest rate being charged on the mortgage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Immobilier
  • Banque
CONT

La débâcle des prêts à risque américains n'épargne personne. Depuis un mois, les Bourses tremblent. En effet, selon ce que l'on a rapporté, l'ampleur de la crise américaine du crédit hypothécaire à risque amènerait plusieurs grandes institutions financières à subir de lourdes pertes à la suite de la situation précaire dans laquelle se retrouvent bon nombre de fonds spécialisés en créances à haut risque.

CONT

Wall Street a une nouvelle fois été vivement ébranlée par la crainte de voir la crise du secteur des prêts hypothécaires à risque (dits «subprimes») avoir un lourd impact sur le secteur financier.

Key term(s)
  • prêt hypothécaire à risques
  • crédit hypothécaire à risques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Préstamos
  • Bienes raíces
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

Hipoteca con evaluación crediticia menos exigente y con tasas de interés y comisiones altas que conlleva un riesgo de morosidad elevada.

OBS

hipoteca de alto riesgo; hipoteca subprime: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la construcción "hipoteca de alto riesgo" es una alternativa preferible a "hipoteca subprime".

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