Exam term Mortgage A pledge of identified real property as security for a loan. It is a voluntary, specific lien. Lessons that use this term Promissory notes, deeds of trust, and mortgages CaliforniaLien and title theory, promissory notes, and mortgages FloridaLiens: general and specific liens, priority, and subordination New YorkThe mortgage and note, the mortgagor's duties, selling mortgaged property, and recording New York