Paid-Off Mortgage Liens Never Released, Blocking Future Home Sales
Mortgage servicers fail to file lien releases after loans are paid off, which only surfaces years later when homeowners attempt to sell or transfer their property. Without proof of original payment and the servicer potentially out of business, consumers face closing delays with no clear resolution path. This creates a title cloud that can derail real estate transactions worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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