Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:10B-17

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
As used in this act:

“Reverse annuity mortgage” means a mortgage loan secured by unencumbered residential property of the mortgagor which loan is used by the mortgagee to purchase annuities for the benefit of the mortgagor.

“Reverse direct payment mortgage” means a mortgage loan secured by unencumbered residential property of the mortgagor, which loan is paid directly to the mortgagor in fixed amounts over the term of the mortgage not to exceed 10 years, or such other term as may be established by the Commissioner of Banking by regulation.

L.1979, c. 140, s. 2, eff. July 6, 1979.