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If the mortgagor has defaulted or has failed to perform some other agreement in the mortgage, the mortgagee has the right to apply to a court to have the property sold. This is called the right to:


A) acceleration.
B) foreclosure.
C) perfection.
D) attachment.

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Daly and Leva entered into an agreement whereby Leva borrowed $15,000 from Daly, and Daly took a security interest in Leva's next corn harvest. The financing statement identified Daly and Leva by name and included their mailing addresses. Leva signed the statement. Can the security interest, in this case, be perfected by the financing statement filed?

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When a financing statement inc...

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Linda puts up her land as collateral for a loan from Small Bank. Linda is a mortgagee.

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Iko purchased a house through Stockholm Bank Pvt., Ltd. A year later, Iko wanted to make improvements on the mortgaged property and borrowed money from Jeremy, mortgaging the same property again. Jeremy is unaware of the mortgage of the house by Stockholm Bank and records the mortgage. Analyze the situation in case Iko is unable to repay both the mortgagees.

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Assuming Stockholm Bank recorded its mor...

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Morey purchased a house for $150,000, paying $15,000 in cash and giving a mortgage to BigBank for the balance. When Morey defaulted on the loan, BigBank foreclosed and sold the house for $25,000 less than Morey owed. Morey believed he no longer owed BigBank any money. Discuss the case.

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Morey still owes money to BigBank. If pr...

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An acceleration of the debt:


A) increases the interest rate.
B) makes the entire amount of the debt due for immediate payment.
C) increases the monthly payment amount.
D) makes the repayment period of the entire debt one year.

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Which of the following is true of conventional fixed-rate mortgages?


A) It has a rate of interest that changes according to fluctuations in the index to which it is tied.
B) It involves no government backing by either insurance or guarantee.
C) It has a fixed interest rate during the life of the mortgage, where the monthly payments by mortgagor increase over the term of the loan.
D) It has comparatively low fixed payments during the life of the mortgage, followed by one large final payment.

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Which of the following is true of recording a mortgage?


A) A failure to record the first mortgage would remove the obligation of the mortgagor to the first mortgagee.
B) The second mortgagee must know about the first mortgage and is exempted to record the mortgage.
C) If the mortgage is not recorded and a later mortgage is given on the same property, the old mortgage is superior to the second.
D) Recording a mortgage notifies any third party that the mortgagee has an interest in the real property covered by the mortgage.

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Brianna is purchasing an apartment building from Austin that already has a $500,000 mortgage on it. Brianna is uncertain if she can make money on this purchase and certainly does not want the responsibility of paying the mortgage. Discuss how Brianna might structure this purchase to avoid responsibility for the preexisting mortgage.

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Brianna should purchase subjec...

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Carol borrows $50,000 to purchase seven industrial Xerox copying machines, and open up her own copy shop. The bank loan requires that Carol grant the bank a security interest in any property acquired after the original agreement is signed. After she shows the loan letter to Xerox, it agrees to sell her the copiers for $80,000 to be paid over five years. Who has priority in the copying machines?


A) The bank, if it filed and perfected its interest first
B) The bank because of the "floating lien" loan agreement
C) Xerox, if it filed the loan agreement before the bank did
D) Xerox, because this is a purchase money security interest

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Suri purchased a new laptop for $2,500 from Gadget World. To pay for it, she borrowed money from ATS Finance, which took a security interest in the laptop by entering into a security agreement with Suri. How will the security interest be perfected in this case?

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Because this interest was a purchase mon...

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Friendly Furniture Co. wants to repossess a sofa in Ed's living room, but Ed refuses to allow the repossession crew into his house. Discuss what options Friendly has.

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Collateral may be repossessed ...

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A furniture store that puts up its inventory as collateral for a loan will grant the lender a floating lien.

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A conventional fixed-rate mortgage involves no government backing by either insurance or guarantee.

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A point is a one-time charge equal to ____________ of the principal amount borrowed.


A) one-tenth
B) three percent
C) one percent
D) ten percent

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A ____________ loan is that which deliberately misstates the qualifications of a borrower to push a loan through the approval process.


A) NINJA
B) liar
C) subprime
D) home equity

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The right to equity of redemption:


A) is the mortgagor's (debtor's) right to pay off the mortgage in full, including interest, and thus, discharge the debt in total.
B) states that a default on one installment payment will make the entire balance due immediately, giving the mortgagee the right to collect the full amount.
C) is the mortgagee's right to apply to a court to have the property sold.
D) gives the mortgagor the right to receive each installment payment as it falls due.

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Furniture loans, home improvement loans, student loans, and construction loans are examples of mortgage-backed securities.

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A(n) ____________ is a transfer of an interest in real property for the purpose of creating a security for a debt.


A) mortgage
B) secured loan
C) security interest
D) unsecured loan

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Rae's mortgage payment check is received a day late by Big Bank. Big Bank refuses the check and accelerates the mortgage debt. Rae is unable to pay this demand, and Big Bank brings action to foreclose the mortgage. Discuss what defenses, if any, Rae has to the foreclosure action.

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Before invoking the acceleration clause,...

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