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  • 21Mortgage — A mortgage is the pledging of a property to a lender as a security for a mortgage loan. While a mortgage in itself is not a debt, it is evidence of a debt. It is a transfer of an interest in land, from the owner to the mortgage lender, on the… …

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  • 22Mortgage law — This article is about the legal mechanisms used to secure the performance of obligations, including the payment of debts, with property. For loans secured by mortgages, such as residential housing loans, and lending practices or requirements, see …

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  • 23Mortgage note — In the US a mortgage note is a promissory note associated with a specified mortgage loan; it is a written promise to repay a specified sum of money plus interest at a specified rate and length of time to fulfill the promise. While the mortgage… …

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  • 24To foreclose a mortgager — Foreclose Fore*close , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foreclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foreclosing}.] [F. forclos, p. p. of forclore to exclude; OF. fors, F. hors, except, outside (fr. L. foris outside) + F. clore to close. See {Foreign}, and {Close}, v. t.]… …

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  • 25mortgage — n. 1) to give a mortgage 2) to hold; receive; take out a mortgage on 3) to pay off a mortgage 4) to finance; foreclose; refinance a mortgage 5) a chattel; conventional; first; second mortgage * * * [ mɔːgɪdʒ] conventional first foreclose …

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  • 26Chattel mortgage — Mortgage Mort gage (m[^o]r g[asl]j; 48), n. [F. mort gage; mort dead (L. mortuus) + gage pledge. See {Mortal}, and {Gage}.] 1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and …

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  • 27Mortgage industry of Denmark — The mortgage industry of Denmark has proved very effective in providing borrowers with flexible and transparent loans on conditions close to the funding conditions of capital market players. Simultaneously, the covered mortgage bonds[1] transfer… …

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  • 28mortgage — /mawr gij/, n., v., mortgaged, mortgaging. n. 1. a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed. 2. the deed by which such a transaction is effected. 3. the rights conferred by it, or the state of the… …

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  • 29foreclose — UK [fɔː(r)ˈkləʊz] / US [fɔrˈkloʊz] verb [intransitive] Word forms foreclose : present tense I/you/we/they foreclose he/she/it forecloses present participle foreclosing past tense foreclosed past participle foreclosed legal to take someone s… …

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  • 30mortgage — / mɔ:gɪdʒ/ noun money lent on the security of a house or other property owned by the borrower, usually in order to enable the borrower to buy the property ● to buy a house with a £200,000 mortgage ♦ mortgage payments money paid each month as… …

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