Negative Equity
Owing more than the home's estimated value. Internal vocabulary only: borrower-facing copy never uses "underwater", "negative equity", or "over-leveraged" — the gap is stated plainly and kindly, framed as common and temporary, steering toward what's still possible.
| Audience | Name |
|---|---|
| Engineering (code) | underwater |
| Design (UI label) | — |
| Borrower-facing | — |
| Do not use | underwater, over-leveraged |
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Borrower-facing copy is plain language — never jargon or program names