As used in this Act:
     “Agreement” means any mortgage, trust deed or other conveyance having the effect of a mortgage, or any contract for deed, with respect to real property situated in this State.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 920/1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • 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.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     “Obligor” means the mortgagor, the grantor of a trust deed or similar conveyance, the purchaser under a contract for deed, or the successor in interest of any of the foregoing.
     “Obligee” means the mortgagee, the grantee of a trust deed or similar conveyance, the seller under a contract for deed, or the successor in interest of any of the foregoing.