Terms Used In Idaho Code 26-703

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Any bank may make real estate loans secured by liens upon improved real estate, including improved farm land and improved business and residential properties, as are consistent with safe and sound banking practices. A loan secured by real estate within the meaning of this section shall be in the form of an obligation or obligations secured by mortgage, trust deed, or other such instrument which shall constitute a lien upon real estate.