Terms Used In Maryland Code, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 11-520

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
A mortgage lender may not do business under any trade name that misrepresents or tends to misrepresent that the mortgage lender is:

(1) A bank, trust company, or savings bank;

(2) A savings and loan association;

(3) A credit union; or

(4) An insurance company.