People often confuse the term “Grant Deed” vs “Deed of Trust”. A deed signifies the passage of property ownership from one person to another. Transferring title to real property can be completed by a Grant Deed, Quitclaim Deed, Interspousal Transfer Deed, Trust Transfer Deed or other type of deed that transfers ownership/title. On the contrary, a property loan (or mortgage) in California is memorialized with a Deed of Trust and Promissory Note (debt instrument) and the house becomes collateral under the Deed of Trust. The Deed of Trust is recorded against the real property and serves as the security interest to protect and secure the debt owed to the lender. When then a loan is paid in full, steps must be taken to reconvey a deed of trust that is recorded against the real property. A reconveyance deed is an official note from the Beneficiary which officially shows that a Promissory Note has been satisfied and released.
There are three parties to a deed of trust:
- The Trustor, also known as the borrower who puts up the house;
- The Beneficiary, the lender who provides the purchase money or loan; and
- The Trustee, the person the Beneficiary designates to sell the collateral if the loan is not repaid in full.
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Steps to Recovey a Deed of Trust
In order to reconvey a deed of trust, the full reconveyance must be recorded within 21 days of receipt of the documents from the Beneficiary. The deed of reconveyance must be recorded in the county where the property is located. Locate the name of the Trustee in the recorded Deed of Trust. The Trustee is the entity or person that must record the reconveyance. Often with personal loans, the Trustee is a title company. The beneficiary/lender can file a substitution of trustee, substituting themselves in as Trustee to avoid paying title company fees to process the reconveyance. In addition, the original note and the deed of trust must be delivered to the Trustor. If the deed of reconveyance is lost, it puts a cloud on the title. Lastly, once the deed is recorded, any property search will show that all liens have been satisfied in full. In other words, when you reconvey a deed of trust, the loan no longer shows up against the property because it has been paid in full.
Keep in mind, a bank or lender must reconvey a deed of trust when a homeowner refinances their existing loan. In other words, the homeowner must have their current deed of trust reconveyed. (The homeowner pays off their existing loan and receives a new loan thus requiring a deed of trust reconveyance.)
Reconveyance of Loan Paid in Full
Reconveyance through Refinance
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Everything I read about this subject leaves out what the actual legal words to use are: I paid off my home.in CA. The mortgage server gives a title company a Substitute trustee. I receive a document Substituted Trustee with Full Reconveyance. That document lists my name as Trustor; however, it states reconvey to entitled parties. Who’s that? It doesn’t give the property address or parcel and doesn’t say reconvey to my name. It’s recorded with Orange County and has recorded stamp. I’m skeptical that no one reads it at recorder, or like me they dont know. My concern is if the document is filled out properly
That sounds like the correct document was filed. It should refer to the loan and deed of trust in the Reconveyance document.