Finance & Mortgages

Wraparound Mortgage

A new, larger loan that wraps around an existing loan that stays in place, with the borrower paying the new lender who continues paying the old one.

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What does Wraparound Mortgage mean on the Texas real estate exam?

Answer: A new, larger loan that wraps around an existing loan that stays in place, with the borrower paying the new lender who continues paying the old one.

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Wraparound Mortgage definition

A wraparound mortgage is a new loan that includes, or wraps around, the balance of an existing loan that remains in place. The buyer makes one payment to the seller or new lender, who then continues paying the underlying original loan.

It only works when the existing loan has no enforceable due-on-sale clause that would block the arrangement.

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On the exam

A wraparound keeps the old loan in place and layers a larger new loan on top of it.

Exam trap

A wraparound does not pay off the old loan. The original loan stays in place underneath the new one.

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Financing & Settlement (7 of 80 National)

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