"jingle mail" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jingle mail (uncountable)
  1. (neologism) The practice of posting one's house keys back to the mortgage company because of negative equity or inability to pay mortgage investments. Tags: neologism, uncountable
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          "text": "However, all four states have had the most overheated mortgage markets and reportedly the highest incidence of jingle mail.",
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          "text": "Nouriel Roubini, one of Wall Street's most pessimistic seers, worries that the \"forthcoming jingle-mail tsunami\" could spawn $1 trillion-2 trillion of financial losses, creating a systemic banking crisis.",
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