mortgage clause — n: a clause in an insurance contract (as for fire insurance) that entitles a named mortgagee to be paid for damage or loss to the property see also open mortgage clause, standard mortgage clause Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
standard mortgagee clause — A loss payable clause for the protection of the interest of a mortgagee of the insured property, in a form prescribed by statute. 29 Am J Rev ed Ins. § 731. See union mortgage clause … Ballentine's law dictionary
union mortgage clause — n: standard mortgage clause Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
standard — Stability, general recognition, and conformity to established practice. Standard Accident Ins. Co. v. Standard Surety & Casualty Co., D.C.N.Y., 53 F.2d 119, 120. A type, model, or combination of elements accepted as correct or perfect. A measure… … Black's law dictionary
Mortgage law — This article is about the legal mechanisms used to secure the performance of obligations, including the payment of debts, with property. For loans secured by mortgages, such as residential housing loans, and lending practices or requirements, see … Wikipedia
Loss payee clause — A loss payee clause (or loss payable clause) is a clause in a contract of insurance which provides that in the event of payment being made under the policy in relation to the insured risk, payment will be made to a third party rather than to the… … Wikipedia
Adjustable-rate mortgage — A variable rate mortgage, adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), or tracker mortgage is a mortgage loan with the interest rate on the note periodically adjusted based on an index which reflects the cost to the lender of borrowing on the credit… … Wikipedia
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insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… … Universalium