mortgagor
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noun
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What really gives FHA insured mortgages distinction is that not only must the mortgagor and the servicing agent be approved but the mortgagee who puts up the funds must also pass muster.
From Time Magazine Archive
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An intending mortgagor is accordingly required to show a title easily marketable, and to verify it at his own cost.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
Taking into consideration the respective characters of the mortgagor and mortgagee, men shake their heads, and say that Darke will soon own the Armstrong plantation.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Mayne Reid
What am I to say to th' mortgagor?
From The Price of Love by Arnold Bennett
The mortgagor, so long as he retains possession, has all the rights of ownership, and all contracts made by him are valid which do not impair the security of the mortgage.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
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