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My home mortgage that was Fannie Mae secured, serviced by bank was recently sold to a financial company. The company is a debt collection agency but I have never been late or had any problems in the past with my loan. Are they legally able to collect my mortgage payments? I mean, when I signed my mortgage papers it was between the mortgage company and me at that time. Are they the real party of interest? Are they the person entitled to enforce the note? Am I lost in a gray area? I’m not sure if I should pay them if I don’t have to.
Asked on December 4, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Arizona
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
If your loan that your property has been secured by has been sold to a third party, you are obligated to continue making payments on it. The selling of loans on the secondary market is common where the entity that initially made the loan retains the servicing rights to it.
To make sure that your interests are protected concerning the loan that you are writing about, make sure you receive a recorded assignment of the ownership of the loan secured by your property. Further questions that you may have should be submitted to a real estate attorney.
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