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To remove your name from a mortgage, you and your co-borrower can ask the lender for an assumption or modification that would remove your name from the loan. If the lender won't change the existing loan, your co-borrower will need to refinance the home into a new mortgage.

In real estate wholesaling, an assignment fee is a financial obligation from one party (the ?assignor?) who agrees to transfer their contractual obligations to another party (the ?assignee.?) In layman's terms, the assignment fee is the fee paid by the end buyer to the real estate wholesaler.

A disadvantage of a mortgage assignment is the consequences of failing to record it. Under most state laws, an entity seeking to institute foreclosure proceedings must record the assignment before it can do so. If a mortgage is not recorded, the judge will dismiss the foreclosure proceeding.

You can transfer a mortgage to another person if the terms of your mortgage say that it is ?assumable.? If you have an assumable mortgage, the new borrower can pay a flat fee to take over the existing mortgage and become responsible for payment. But they'll still typically need to qualify for the loan with your lender.

An "assignment" is the document that is the legal record of this transfer from one mortgagee to another. In a typical transaction, when the mortgagee sells the debt to another bank, an assignment is recorded, and the promissory note is endorsed (signed over) to the new bank.

The original mortgage note is held by your mortgage lender or servicer until (or unless) the lender sells it on the secondary market. Most lenders do this relatively quickly after closing. That's because the note is a security instrument, often pooled in mortgage-backed securities bought and sold by investors.

For an official transfer, you'll need to work with your lender to initiate and complete the process. There are also unofficial transfers, where the original borrower continues paying the loan using funds from the new borrower (and neither party notifies the lender).