mortgagor
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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
The mortgagor may sell his land at any time subject to the mortgage, in other words he cannot by any sale impair the mortgagee's security.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
Chattel Mortgage.—A chattel mortgage is a conveyance of personal property, as distinguished from real property, to secure the debt of the lender or mortgagor.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
The mortgagor in most states is regarded as the real owner and remains in possession; and the mortgagee has a lien, or security for his advance of money or whatever it may be.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
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
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