Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/15-1101

  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • may: as used in this Article means permissive and not mandatory. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/15-1105
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • shall: as used in this Article means mandatory and not permissive. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/15-1105
     This Article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law.