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Definition of "loan to value ratio"

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ratio of worth of loan to collateral the ratio of the amount of a loan to the value of the collateral for it.

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Definitions of ’loan to value ratio’ and meaning of ’loan to value ratio’ are from the book publication, QFINANCE – The Ultimate Resource, © 2009 Bloomsbury Information Ltd. Find definitions for ’loan to value ratio’ and other financial terms with our online QFINANCE Financial Dictionary.

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