Iowa Code r. 265-9.8 - Mortgage release certificate

Pursuant to Iowa Code section 16.92, the division is charged with the administration of a program to release, after proper notification, paid-off mortgages from real estate titles in Iowa by executing and filing with the county recorder a mortgage release certificate.

(1) Application. The division will provide a mortgage release application on the division's website.
(2) Application fee. An applicant may be required to pay a fee of $200 to apply for a mortgage release certificate. The fee shall be set by the division.
(3) Maximum principal amount of mortgage. The division board may set a maximum principal amount for mortgages that may be released by a mortgage release certificate.
(4) Authority to sign certificate. A mortgage release certificate shall be executed by the division director or designee of the division director.

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Iowa Code r. 265-9.8
ARC 8458B, lAB 1/13/10, effective 2/17/10 Amended by IAB April 27, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Number 22, effective 6/1/2016 Adopted by IAB March 19, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 19, effective 4/23/2025

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