Mortgagee (definition)
| The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money. | ||
| Federal Law | ||
| includes the original lender under a mortgage, and his successors and assigns approved by the Secretary 12 USC 1736, 12 USC 1748 | ||
| State Law | ||
| Arizona | ||
| means a person entitled to enforce an obligation secured by a mortgage Arizona Laws 33-2601 | ||
| Connecticut | ||
| include the plural and the masculine or feminine as the context requires and mean a natural person, a corporation, a limited liability company or a partnership Connecticut General Statutes 47-36a | ||
| Florida | ||
| means a person holding a mortgage lien Florida Statutes 721.82 | ||
| means a person who holds mortgaged real property as security for repayment of a mortgage agreement Florida Statutes 627.9903 | ||
| Hawaii | ||
| means the current holder of record of the mortgagee’s or the lender’s interest under the mortgage or the current mortgagee’s or lender’s duly authorized agent Hawaii Revised Statutes 667-1 | ||
| Indiana | ||
| means :
Indiana Code 32-29-6-2 |
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| Iowa | ||
| means the grantee of a mortgage Iowa Code 16.92, Iowa Code 16.92 | ||
| Kentucky | ||
| means the original lender under a mortgage and his successors and assigns Kentucky Statutes 99A.010 | ||
| Maine | ||
| means a grantee or obligee under, or a transferee or successor of a grantee or obligee under, a mortgage Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 963-A, Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 2211 | ||
| shall be construed to include the heirs and assigns of the mortgagee Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501 | ||
| Michigan | ||
| means a person entitled to enforce an obligation secured by a mortgage Michigan Laws 554.1012 | ||
| Montana | ||
| means the holder of a mortgage or its assignee Montana Code 90-6-503 | ||
| Oregon | ||
| means any person who is:
(a) A mortgagee under a mortgage; (b) A beneficiary under a trust deed; or (c) The vendor under a land sale contract Oregon Statutes 100.005 |
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| Rhode Island | ||
| means a person entitled to enforce an obligation secured by a mortgage Rhode Island General Laws 10-21-2 | ||
| means the person who holds mortgaged real property as security for repayment of a mortgage agreement Rhode Island General Laws 27-6.1-3 | ||
| South Carolina | ||
| means a person holding a mortgage lien South Carolina Code 27-32-310 | ||
| Tennessee | ||
| means a person entitled to enforce an obligation secured by a mortgage Tennessee Code 29-40-102 | ||
| means the original mortgage lender under an insurable mortgage, and its successors and assigns, as approved by the agency Tennessee Code 13-22-101 | ||
| Utah | ||
| means a person entitled to enforce an obligation secured by a mortgage Utah Code 78B-21-102 v2 | ||
| West Virginia | ||
| means a person entitled to enforce an obligation secured by a mortgage West Virginia Code 55-21-2 | ||