Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mortgage, deed. / (slang, obsolete) A pawnbroker's ticket or duplicate.

plural of mortgage deed

(finance) A type of mortgage (typically a loan to buy a house) in which, over the term of the loan, the borrower gradually repays the loan principal, in addition to paying interest, so that at the end of the term the principal is wholly repaid. Contrasted with endowment mortgage.

plural of mortgage lender

(finance) An agreement under which money is borrowed to be repaid only when the borrower sells their home or dies or moves.

A form of mortgage in which the seller of a property extends to the buyer a junior mortgage which exists in addition to any superior mortgages already secured on the property. The seller accepts a secured promissory note from the buyer for the amount due on the underlying mortgage plus an amount up to the remaining purchase-money balance.

plural of mortgage belt

plural of mortgage bond

(finance) A bond secured by a lien on real estate.

(informal, derogatory) A stated-income (US) or self-certificated (UK) loan secured by a mortgage granted without the lender verifying information provided by the applicant as to financial or employment status.