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Mezzanine Loan

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Updated 10-31-2026

Mezzanine Loan

a loan usually secured not by a lien on property, but secured by the ownership of equity interests of a borrower (for example, the shares of a corporation or the membership units of a limited liability company).

American Bar Association Glossary of Real Estate Terms

ABA · p. 7

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