Hypothekenbank
German
Etymology
Hypothek (“mortgage”) + -en- (“genitival interfix”) + Bank (“bank”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hypoˈteːkənˌbaŋk/
Noun
Hypothekenbank f (genitive Hypothekenbank, plural Hypothekenbänke)
- (finance, banking) mortgage bank (a financial institution that specializes in providing loans secured by real estate)
- Die Hypothekenbank refinanziert ihre Darlehen häufig durch die Ausgabe von Pfandbriefen.
- The mortgage bank often refinances its loans by issuing mortgage bonds.
- Traditionell konzentriert sich eine Hypothekenbank auf das langfristige Immobiliengeschäft.
- Traditionally, a mortgage bank focuses on long-term real estate business.
Declension
Declension of Hypothekenbank [feminine]
Synonyms
- Realkreditinstitut (real estate credit institution)
- Pfandbriefbank (mortgage bond bank)
Hypernyms
- Kreditinstitut (credit institution)
- Bank (bank)
Related terms
- Hypothekendarlehen (mortgage loan)
- Pfandbrief (mortgage bond)
- Beleihungsgrenze (lending limit)
Further reading
- Hypothekenbank on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
References
- “Hypothekenbank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hypothekenbank” in Duden online