Security Interest
Last updated 2026-08-01
CFPB
Updated 2026-08-01
The security interest is what lets the lender foreclose if you don't pay back the money you borrowed. Read more (cfpb.gov/askcfpb/1999)
CFPB Mortgage Terms
CFPB · pp. 25–28
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