Definition of opponent for English Language Learners. : a person, group, etc., that is against something (such as an action, law, or system) : someone or something that does not want something to exist, be done, etc.
Generally, your first mortgage payment is due on the 1st day of the 2nd month following your closing date. For example, if you close in February, your first mortgage payment will be due on Aproil 1st. Generally speaking of course.
I remember that around 2005, one major local bank would deduct the payment from your account at the time you scheduled the payment. So say that today you scheduled your $1,500 mortgage to be paid on June 1, then that bank would deduct the money from your account today. The bank would debit your account nearly a month ahead of time and sit on the money? And executives wondered why their online bill payment service wasn't taking off.