"liar loan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: liar loans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} liar loan (plural liar loans)
  1. A mortgage loan for which the borrower made a statement of claimed income and assets which was not verified by the mortgage originator. Synonyms: stated income loan Coordinate_terms: NINA loan, NINJA loan
    Sense id: en-liar_loan-en-noun-EIO0Cl1N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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