Mortgage and Foreclosure Information FAQ. The Attorney General has developed this website to provide information about mortgages and foreclosures in Georgia.Then he or she sells assets to the trust, removing them from his or her estate, in exchange for a promissory note. A purchase-money security deed operates as an absolute conveyance of title until the secured indebtedness is fully paid. Borrower shall pay to Lender on the day Periodic Payments are due under the Note, until the Note is paid in full, a sum (the "Funds") to provide for payment of. Enforcing a promissory note is the creditor's responsibility. That starts with making sure the agreement is legally binding in the first place. The takeaway, when evaluating whether a security deed in Georgia has expired, is to consider the promissory note and the security deed . A trust deed gives the third-party "trustee" (usually a title company or real estate broker) legal ownership of the property. Georgia House Bill 974 adds new recording requirements for security deeds and loan modifications.