as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to mortgages; regulating certificates of 1.3 releases by title insurance companies; amending 1.4 Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 507.401, subdivisions 1.5 2 and 3. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 507.401, 1.8 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 1.9 Subd. 2. [CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE.] An officer or duly 1.10 appointed agent of a title insurance company may, on behalf of a 1.11 mortgagor or a person who acquired from the mortgagor title to 1.12 all or a part of the property described in a mortgage, execute a 1.13 certificate of release that complies with the requirements of 1.14 this section and record the certificate of release in the real 1.15 property records of each county in which the mortgage is 1.16 recorded if: (i)a satisfaction or release of the mortgage has 1.17 not been executed and recordedwithin 60 daysafter the date 1.18 payment in full of the loan secured by the mortgage was sent in 1.19 accordance with a payoff statement furnished by the mortgagee or 1.20 the mortgage servicer, and (ii) the title insurance company, its1.21officer, or agent has sent to the last known address of the1.22mortgagee or the mortgage servicer, at least 30 days prior to1.23executing the certificate of release, written notice of its1.24intention to execute and record a certificate of release in1.25accordance with this section after the expiration of the 60-day2.1period. 2.2 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 507.401, 2.3 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 2.4 Subd. 3. [CONTENTS.] A certificate of release executed 2.5 under this section must contain substantially all of the 2.6 following: 2.7 (1) the name of the mortgagor, the name of the original 2.8 mortgagee, and, if applicable, the mortgage servicer, the date 2.9 of the mortgage, the date of recording, and volume and page or 2.10 document number in the real property records where the mortgage 2.11 is recorded, together with similar information for the last 2.12 recorded assignment of the mortgage; 2.13 (2) a statement that the mortgage was in the original 2.14 principal amount of $500,000 or less; 2.15 (3) a statement that the person executing the certificate 2.16 of release is an officer or a duly appointed agent of a title 2.17 insurance company authorized and licensed to transact the 2.18 business of insuring titles to interests in real property in 2.19 this state under chapter 68A; 2.20 (4) a statement that the certificate of release is made on 2.21 behalf of the mortgagor or a person who acquired title from the 2.22 mortgagor to all or a part of the property described in the 2.23 mortgage; 2.24 (5) a statement that the mortgagee or mortgage servicer 2.25 provided a payoff statement which was used to make payment in 2.26 full of the unpaid balance of the loan secured by the 2.27 mortgage; and 2.28 (6) a statement that payment in full of the unpaid balance 2.29 of the loan secured by the mortgage was made in accordance with 2.30 the written or verbal payoff statement., and received by the2.31mortgagee or mortgage servicer, as evidenced by one or more of2.32the following in the records of the title insurance company or2.33its agent:2.34(i) a bank check, certified check, escrow account check2.35from the title company or title insurance agent, or attorney2.36trust account check that has been negotiated by the mortgagee or3.1mortgage servicer; or3.2(ii) other documentary evidence of payment to the mortgagee3.3or mortgage servicer;3.4(7) a statement that more than 60 days have elapsed since3.5the date payment in full was sent;3.6(8) a statement that after the expiration of the 60-day3.7period referred to in subdivision 2, the title insurance3.8company, its officer, or agent sent to the last known address of3.9the mortgagee or mortgage servicer, at least 30 days prior to3.10executing the certificate of release, notice in writing of its3.11intention to execute and record a certificate of release in3.12accordance with this section, with an unexecuted copy of the3.13proposed certificate of release attached to the written notice;3.14and3.15(9) a statement that the title insurance company, its3.16officer, or agent has not received notification in writing of3.17any reason why the certificate of release should not be executed3.18and recorded after the expiration of the 30-day notice period3.19referred to in subdivision 2.