Definition of Bridge Financing

Also known as a “swing loan”, a loan used to fill a gap in financing, often between the purchase of a new home and the sale of the old one. If the purchase closes before the sale, the home owner needs to borrow enough money to pay for the new house for the period of time before the equity in his old house comes available as a result of the completion of the sale.

Interim financing to bridge the time gap between the closing date on the purchase of a new home and the closing date on the sale of the current home.