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Prepayment Penalty Mortgage (Ppm)
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prepayment penalty mortgage (ppm)
- a type of mortgage that requires the borrower to pay a penalty for prepayment, partial payment of principal or for repaying the entire loan within a certain time period. A partial payment is generally defined as an amount exceeding 20% of the original principal balance.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development