* The creditor - variously referred to as the mortgagee or lender.
They have legal rights to the debt secured by the mortgage and often make a loan to the debtor of the purchase money for the property. Typically creditors are banks, insurers or other financial institutions who make loans available for the purpose of real estate purchase.
* The debtor(s) - variously referred to as the mortgagor(s) or borrower(s).
They must meet the requirements of the mortgage conditions (and often the loan conditions) imposed by the creditor in order to avoid the creditor enacting provisions of the mortgage to recover the debt. Typically the debtors will be the individual home-owners, landlords or businesses who are purchasing their property by way of a loan.
Other Participants
Due to the complicated legal exchange (conveyance) of the property one or both or the main participants are likely to require legal representation. The terminology varies with legal jurisdiction, see: lawyer, solicitor and conveyancer.
Due to the complex nature of many markets the debtor may approach a mortgage broker or financial adviser to help them source an appropriate creditor typically by finding the most competitive loan.
The debt is sometimes referred to as the hypothecation.
