prepayment penalty

prepayment penalty
A fee imposed on a borrower who pays off a loan (usually a mortgage) before its due date. Lenders impose this kind of fee to encourage borrowers to hold a debt — and keep paying interest on it — for the whole term of the loan.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

prepayment penalty

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.

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