State-Specific Notary Laws: Individual state regulations governing notary procedures, requirements, and authority
State Property Laws: State-specific regulations regarding property transfers, recordings, and real estate transactions
State Trust Laws: State-specific regulations governing the creation and administration of trusts
Truth in Lending Act (TILA): Federal law requiring disclosure of credit terms and standardized calculation methods for the cost of credit
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA): Federal law requiring lenders to provide borrowers with disclosures about real estate settlement costs and practices
Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA): Federal law providing additional disclosure requirements and restrictions for certain high-cost mortgage loans
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC): Standardized set of business laws regulating financial contracts and transactions
State Recording Statutes: Laws governing how deeds and other real estate documents must be recorded in public records
Local County Recording Requirements: Specific county-level requirements for document format, margins, and recording procedures
Notary Public Act Requirements: Legal requirements for notarial acts, including proper identification, signatures, and seal placement
Property Description Requirements: Legal standards for accurately describing real property in legal documents
Party Identification Requirements: Legal standards for properly identifying and verifying all parties involved in the trust deed
Notarization Requirements: Specific procedures and formats required for valid notarization of the trust deed
Lien Priority Rules: Laws determining the order of priority among multiple liens on the same property
Document Retention Requirements: Legal requirements for maintaining copies and records of notarized documents
