Chattel Mortgage

Chattel Mortgage: Definition:
A loan in which a borrower procures funds from a lender in order to purchase some kind of movable property, in exchange for a mortgage on that property. The main difference between a chattel mortgage and a regular real estate mortgage is that land and permanent, immobile fixtures are not involved in chattel mortgages.

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