Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• JUMBO MORTGAGE
  
  A mortgage larger than the maximum eligible for purchase by the two Federal agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, $333,700 in 2004 (see Non-conforming mortgage). However, some lenders use the term to refer to programs for even larger loans, such as, e.g., greater than $500,000.
  
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