Deeds of trust are the most common instrument used in the financing of real estate purchases in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia, ...
Illinois allows the use of both a deed of trust and a mortgage. Illinois is a lien-theory state. Mortgages are considered to be liens against the property and the vast majority of the liens in Illinois are mortgages.
In Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Montana and South Dakota, the lender has the choice of either a mortgage or deed of trust. In any other state, you must have a mortgage.
Therefore, it is very important to record a mortgage as soon as possible after it is executed by the borrowers. An unrecorded deed or mortgage is void and of no force or effect as against subsequent purchasers or mortgagees under the Illinois Conveyances Act.
Illinois allows the use of both a deed of trust and a mortgage. Illinois is a lien-theory state. Mortgages are considered to be liens against the property and the vast majority of the liens in Illinois are mortgages.
Deeds of trust are the most common instrument used in the financing of real estate purchases in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia, ...
Trust Deed - An instrument used to create a mortgage lien by which the mortgagor conveys his or her title to a trustee, who holds it as security for the benefit of the note holder (the lender); also called a Deed of Trust. Trustee's Deed - A deed executed by a trustee conveying land held in a trust.