Loan: The borrower initially receives an amount of credit from the lender, which they pay back, usually but not always in regular installments, to the lender.
Mortgage: Mortgage is seen as the standard method by which individuals and businesses can purchase residential and commercial real estate without the need to pay the full value immediately.
Legally, A loan is a type of debt. A loan is a contractual promise of a debtor to repay a sum of money in exchange for the promise of a creditor to give another sum of money. A mortgage is a method of using property (real estate or personal property) as security for the payment of a debt.