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Ala. Code § 35-10-11

Definitions.

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Niday v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC (2012)

Most recently applied in Summerlin v. Shellpoint Mortgage Services (February 2016)

(Acts 1988, 1st Ex

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Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this section shall have the following meanings when they appear in this article:

(1) MORTGAGE. Any mortgage, deed of trust, or any other instrument intended to secure the payment of money, such as an instrument which includes a vendor’s lien.

(2) MORTGAGEE. All mortgagees, grantees or creditors in any mortgages, any trustees under deeds of trust, or any persons entitled to the money secured by any instrument intended to secure the payment of money such as an instrument which includes a vendor’s lien.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.