D.C. Code § 42-1103(b-1)(2) requires purchase money mortgages or purchase money deeds of trust to “reference the deed conveying title to the purchaser of the real property by date and instrument number.” Docutech added a statement on page 1 that references the required deed with its accompanying date and instrument number. When we first implemented this requirement we placed a blank line for lenders to complete the instrument number manually. We are now adding a field (FI: 97269) so that lenders can import the instrument number as loan data, if that data is available in the LOS, otherwise it will continue to print as a blank line. This change will impact the following Instruments provided for the District of Columbia:
This change will be in effect on December 21, 2021. If you have any questions or concerns about this change, please contact Client Support at 1.800.497.3584.
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