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  1. PDF Sample Assignment from MERS

    out in the Procedures and it does not necessarily comply with jurisdictional requirements. When preparing documents for execution by or referring to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") you should refer to the Procedures and consult your legal counsel. Sample Assignment from MERS MIN #####-#####-# MERS Phone: 1-888-679-6377

  2. PDF ASSIGNMENT FROM MERS CHECKLIST

    (If the assignment contains an address for MERS) The address for MERS is P.O. Box 2026, Flint, MI 48501-2026. 4 MERS's name is spelled out as "Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc." 5 MERS is referred to as mortgagee (if SI is a mortgage), beneficiary (if SI is a deed of trust), or grantee (if SI is a security deed). 6

  3. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS), Inc.

    As the MERS Rider must be used in these specified states, post-closing assignments to MERS are prohibited. MERS Assignment Form - Maine. In the state of Maine, ... B2-1.3-02, Limited Cash-Out Refinance Transactions ; B2-1.3-03, Cash-Out Refinance Transactions ; B2-1.3-04, Prohibited Refinancing Practices ; B2-1.3-05, Payoff of Installment Land ...

  4. PDF Assignment to MERS

    documents for execution by or referring to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") you should refer to the Procedures and consult your legal counsel. Assignment to MERS. MIN#####-#####-# MERS Phone: 1-888-679-6377 . FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby assigns and transfers to Mortgage Electronic

  5. PDF Sample Assignment to MERS

    out in the Procedures and it does not necessarily comply with jurisdictional requirements. When preparing documents for execution by or referring to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") you should refer to the Procedures and consult your legal counsel. Sample Assignment to MERS MIN #####-#####-# MERS Phone: 1-888-679-6377

  6. The Legally Invalid Assignment Defense to Foreclosure

    The mortgage industry uses a tool known as the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) to keep track of assignments. MERS may be a nominee for the lender, or it may receive the mortgage as an assignment. If MERS is the current assignee, it cannot pursue a foreclosure because it does not have an interest in the promissory note.

  7. Document Updates: Assignment of Mortgage From MERS ...

    Our generic "From MERS" Assignments are being updated to match the above MERS guidelines. These changes will be in effect on December 12, 2019. If you have any questions or concerns about these changes, please contact Client Support at 1.800.497.3584. DR's 305237 & 305238

  8. Foreclosure Defenses: Is Your Mortgage Properly Assigned?

    Once a loan has been assigned to MERS, it can be bought and sold any number of times later without recording assignments. Don't be surprised if you find out that your mortgage was assigned to MERS at some point. In most cases, the loan will have to be assigned out of MERS' name before a foreclosure can begin. Read More Articles

  9. PDF MERS® 101

    4 PROPRIETARY. How Does MERS Becomes Mortgagee? MOM ("MERS as Original Mortgagee") - Language on the security instrument establishes MERS as the original mortgagee. Non-MOM. - MERS is named as mortgagee through an assignment to MERS. Loans for which MERS has been named as mortgagee are referred to as MERS Loans.

  10. PDF CHAPTER 9: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

    Deregistering a loan from MERS requires an assignment out of MERS to the Issuer. This ensures that the chain of title to the mortgage is complete. Section. 8. NAME AFFIDAVIT . CHAPTER 9: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 02/01/2016 Appendix V-01 Document Custody Manual Chapter 9 Page 4 of 6 (a) Is a copy of notarized name affidavit acceptable? ...

  11. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS)

    An assignment to MERS should appear like any other assignment. An assignment naming MERS as the assignee of record is prepared and recorded with the county recorder's office. MERS will be the assignee of record for the life of the loan and the chain of title should end with MERS unless the rights are assigned to a non-MERS member, a foreclosure ...

  12. Understanding the Assignment of Mortgages: What You Need To Know

    With MERS, lenders are no longer required to do a separate assignment every time a loan is transferred. That's because MERS keeps track of the transfers. It's crucial for MERS to maintain a record of assignments and endorsements because these land records can tell who actually owns the debt and has a legal right to start the foreclosure ...

  13. What Is Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc.?

    The assignment transfers the original lender's interest under the mortgage to the new bank. Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. (MERS) is a company the banking industry created to simplify this process. MERS maintains a database that tracks mortgages for its members as they're transferred from bank to bank.

  14. Promissory Notes, Mortgage Assignments, and MERS' Role in ...

    After the fall out of the subprime mortgage crisis that triggered the Great Recession, the effects still linger when looking at homeownership statistics in the United States. Nearly 10 million homeowners lost their homes to foreclosure between 2006 and 2014. ... In 2016, courts in Texas ruled that MERS' mortgage assignments were valid and ...

  15. What Is MERS For Mortgages?

    The Bottom Line. The Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) is an electronic registry that tracks the servicing rights and ownership interests of residential and commercial mortgage loans. As a homeowner, you might never need to think about MERS. However, this electronic registry is a way to save time when loans are bought and sold.

  16. Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS), explained

    Mortgages are bought and sold all the time. However, before MERS was created, the lender would have to prepare and file an assignment — a document that states a mortgage transfer — in county land records. Thanks to MERS, lenders can potentially save time and costs on filing assignments every time the mortgage gets transferred to another holder.

  17. PDF MERS® System Rules of Membership

    Assignment of Rights. The MERS Entities and each Member may not assign or transfer their respective rights or obligations under the Governing Documents to a non-Member unless ... that arose out of conduct of the business of funding, acquiring, lending on the security of, or servicing mortgage loans (or any business ancillary or related to any ...

  18. PDF ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE

    MERS Phone # 1-888-679-6377 ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE FOR VALUE RECEIVED , ABC BANK., its successors and assigns, hereby assigns and transfers to Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc., its successors and assigns P.O. Box 2026, Flint, Michigan 48501-2026, all its right, title and interest in and to a certain mortgage executed by John J.

  19. What Is the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS)?

    Mortgage Electronic Registration System - MERS: A process created by the mortgage banking industry that simplifies the mortgage process by using electronic commerce. The Mortgage Electronic ...

  20. Understanding Secondary Market Assignments and the Mortgage ...

    To find out the purchaser of a promissory note and whether there were successive assignments on a MERS-tracked loan, borrower attorneys may request production of a "MERS Milestone Report" in lawsuit discovery. Note that MERS admitted that it "did not have a robust process" to ensure that all data on its system "was accurate, timely and reliable."

  21. The MERS Problem and Why Lenders Need Possession of the Note

    The problem with MERS is that MERS is not the lender, the borrower, the servicer or even an agent. Instead, MERS is the "nominee" which has no real legal definition. Example of a lender with standing to bring a motion for relief to foreclose: Joe and Jane Smith own a house in Mountain View. The Smiths first took out a loan with Countrywide ...

  22. The Five Major Assignment Errors And How To Avoid Them

    'There is also the question of the MERS identification number - sometimes it is not on the assignment when it gets recorded, or the wrong number is attached to a loan. Borrowers might not find their loan in MERS, which leads to a lot of upset borrowers. Or an assignment out of MERS sometimes happens without being deactivated within MERS.

  23. PDF MERS REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER TOOLS AND TIPS REGISTRATION

    For loans assigned to MERS ("Non-MOM"), register the loan no later than 7 calendar days after the date listed on the Assignment PRE-CLOSING LOANS o Pre-Closing Registration is the process of entering loan information into the MERS System for loans that NOT YET CLOSED. The MERS system reflects a Pre-Closing as NOT ACTIVE status. Pre-Closing ...