trust deed

1. A formal document which outlines the terms of a trust agreement.

2. A common way to structure real estate purchases, where the title to a property is held in trust until the loan for the property is paid.

Investopedia Says:
1. A trust deed is often used when mutual funds are set up as a trust. Information that may be documented includes the powers of the trustee and any restrictions on investment vehicles.

2. Used to add security to a property purchase, the trustee does not get involved in the agreement unless there is a default on the loan, at which time the trustee would sell the property.

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Conveyance of real estate to a Third Party to be held for the benefit of another. It is commonly used in some states in place of mortgages that conditionally convey title to the lender.

Document setting out the responsibilities of

a borrower, such as a corporation issuing bonds, and the powers of a trustee who will be looking after the interests of the bondholders.

A Conveyance of real estate to a Third Party to be held for the benefit of another. Commonly used in some states in place of Mortgages that conditionally convey Title to the lender.
Example: Same as Deed of Trust.

A legal document that evidences an agreement of a borrower to transfer legal title to real property to an impartial third party, a trustee, for the benefit of a lender, as security for the borrower's debt.

A trust deed, also called a deed of trust or a Potomac mortgage, is used in some states in place of a mortgage.