A secured lender who willfully fails to prepare and deliver a payoff demand statement for fourteen or more days after receipt of a written demand is liable to the entitled person for all damages sustained for failure to deliver the statement.
The statement is provided by the mortgage servicer and can be requested at any time. Accurate payoff information is crucial for managing financial decisions related to property ownership.
How do I request a payoff letter? To get a payoff letter, ask your lender for an official payoff statement. Call or write to customer service or make the request online. While logged into your account, look for options to request or calculate a payoff amount, and provide details such as your desired payoff date.
Balances do not typically include interest because interest is charged as you go. Payoff amounts are slightly higher than outstanding balance because they are calculating the accrued interest between the last statement and your payoff date.
This is because you could have made a payment before the statement balance was determined but the payment had yet to hit the account. This could also be because a payment was made after the statement balance but before looking at the current balance.
A mortgage balance is the full amount owed at any period of time during the duration of the mortgage, and is the sum of the remaining principal owing and accrued interest. A mortgage balance is used when calculating the equity in a home.