Saturday, 8 September 2018

Mortgage and various types of charges

mortgage
A legal agreement that conveys the conditional right of ownership on an asset or property by its owner (the mortgagor) to a lender (the mortgagee) as security for a loan. The lender's security interest is recorded in the register of title documents to make it public information, and is voided when the loan is repaid in full.

Virtually any legally owned property can be mortgaged, although real property (land and buildings) are the most common. When personal property (appliances, cars, jewelry, etc.) is mortgaged, it is called a chattel mortgage. In case of equipment, real property, and vehicles, the right of possession and use of the mortgaged item normally remains with the mortgagor but (unless specifically prohibited in the mortgage agreement) the mortgagee has the right to take its possession (by following the prescribed procedure) at any time to protect his or her security interest.

In practice, however, the courts generally do not automatically enforce this right when it involves a dwelling house, and restrict it to a few specific situations. In the event of a default, the mortgagee can appoint a receiver to manage the property (if it is a business property) or obtain a foreclosure order from a court to take possession and sell it. To be legally enforceable, the mortgage must be for a definite period, and the mortgagor must have the right of redemption on payment of the debt on or before the end of that period. Mortgages are the most common type of debt instruments for several reasons such as lower rate of interest (because the loan is secured), straight forward and standard procedures, and a reasonably long repayment period.

The document by which this arrangement is effected is called a mortgage bill of sale, or just a mortgage.

Purpose, Various types of charges:

1. Pledge - It is used when the bank (or, lender, known as pledgee) takes

actual possession of the securities, such as goods, certificates, golds,

etc, (you provide it to bank to avail loan) which are generally movable in nature.



Bank keeps the securities with itself, and provide loan to you.

Bank will return the securities (possession of goods) to you (borrower,known

as pledgor), after you repay all the debts (i.e., loan) to the bank. In case you

are unable to pay back, then the bank has the right to sell the assets,

and recover the loan amount (with interest).

Example - Gold loans, Jewellry loans, warehouse finance.

2. Hypothecation - It is used when you (borrower) have the

actual possessionof the asset, for which you have taken the loan. Generally,

this is charged against loans for movable assets, like car, bus, etc.

(i.e., vehicle loans). Here, the assets (bus, car, etc.) remain with you, and you

are hypothecated to the bank for the loan granted.

In case you are unable to repay the loan amount, then the bank has the right

to sell the asset (bus, car, etc.), (which is possessed by you) and recover the

total amount (with interest).

Example - Car loans, Bus loans, etc.

3. Mortgage - It is used when you (borrower) have the

actual possession of the assets, for which you are granted loan (e.g., house

loan), or against whichyou are granted loan (e.g., house

mortgaged). Mortgages are generally those assets, which

are permanently attached with Earth surface, like house, land, factory etc.

In case you are unable to repay the loan amount, the bank has

the right to seize and sell the mortgage, and recover the loan amount (with

interest).



4. Lien - It is almost similar to Pledge, except that in case of lien,

the lendercan only detain the asset/goods until the borrower repays the loan,

but have no right to sell the asset, unless explicitly declared in the lien

contract. (For a pledge, the lender can sell the asset, if the borrower is unable

to pay the loan). Loan against FD is a lien .

5. Assignment: It is done in case of loan is provided on documents of some

other organization. Like, Loan against assignment policies, NSC, etc. A

notification is required to be sent to the concerned organization to inform that the

original document is with you as a security for loan. Else, the customer can apply

with indemnity to the concerned organization for issuance of duplicate doc and

defraud you.

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