Stock Market. The stock market is the community of individuals and corporations engaged in the buying and selling of shares of companies, called stocks, on the open market. Shares of stock are traded on a stock exchange and are tracked on indices such as the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq. In the U.S., the stock market is commonly referred to as Wall Street, the eight-block region in lower Manhattan in New York where many of the nationâs major financial institutions are based.
Refinancing may refer to the replacement of an existing debt obligation with another debt obligation under different terms.
A mortgage-refinancing option offered by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). An FHA streamline refinance requires the mortgage to be FHA insured and not delinquent. The refinance must result in a reduction in the homeownerâs interest and principal payment, and no cash can be taken out of the refinanced mortgage.