Definitions for "Amortization period"
Keywords:  thea, zero, repay, yrs, hfc
For financial instruments, the time from the inception of a loan or investment instrument with scheduled principal repayments to the due date of the final contractually obligated principal repayment. For fixed assets, the period from the acquisition of a fixed asset to the date of the last periodic reduction (made to reflect depreciation) of the book value of that asset. (Assets may be depreciated until the book value is zero, but sometimes are only depreciated until the book value is reduced to an assumed salvage value.)
THE PERIOD OF TIME REQUIRED TO REDUCE A DEBT TO ZERO WHEN PAYMENTS ARE MADE REGULARLY (I.E. THE TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETELY PAY OUT THE MORTGAGE LOAN). NORMALLY BASED ON 25 YRS.
The term of a loan or the amount of time needed to recover the net investment made in a specific project.When it comes to foreclosed real estate, your amortization period will likely be the term of your home loan.
Keywords:  fully, months, note, principal, date
Number of months to fully amortize principal, as of the Note Date