mortgagor
noun
mort·gag·or
ˌmȯr-gi-ˈjȯr 
variants
or less commonly mortgager
: a person who mortgages property
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Another invisible cost for low income mortgagors putting less than a 20% downpayment is private mortgage insurance, which adds 0.4% to recurrent charges.
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Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The state of Connecticut issued a Cease-and-Desist Order and notice of intent to revoke Animo’s mortgage license in June 2023 pursuant to the cancellation of its surety bond, a condition precedent of operating as a mortgagor, issued to Animo by The Cincinnati Insurance Company.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Those payments must be made, and kept current, by the reverse mortgagor (the homeowner) from his or her own resources.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2022
Anatoliy and Nataliya were listed in court records as mortgagors for a property that was part of a sheriff sale June 6, 2019.
—Anna Kim, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2019
The less home price appreciation, the higher probability of default the mortgagor will have.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2017
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Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The state of Connecticut issued a Cease-and-Desist Order and notice of intent to revoke Animo’s mortgage license in June 2023 pursuant to the cancellation of its surety bond, a condition precedent of operating as a mortgagor, issued to Animo by The Cincinnati Insurance Company.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Those payments must be made, and kept current, by the reverse mortgagor (the homeowner) from his or her own resources.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2022
Anatoliy and Nataliya were listed in court records as mortgagors for a property that was part of a sheriff sale June 6, 2019.
—Anna Kim, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2019
The less home price appreciation, the higher probability of default the mortgagor will have.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2017
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“Mortgagor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortgagor. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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mortgagor
noun
mort·gag·or
ˌmȯr-gi-ˈjȯ(ə)r
variants
also mortgager
: a person who mortgages his or her property
Legal Definition
mortgagor
noun
mort·gag·or
ˌmȯr-gi-ˈjȯr
: a person who mortgages property
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