Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.1635

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
   A mortgage loan with a term of less than 5 years shall not have a payment schedule with regular periodic payments that when aggregated do not fully amortize the outstanding principal balance. This section does not apply to loans with maturities of less than 1 year, if the purpose of the loan is a “bridge” loan connected with the acquisition or construction of a dwelling intended to become the borrower’s principal dwelling.