It’s fine to get rid of monthly mortgage statements, but you should keep all your mortgage documents, including proof of title insurance and the promissory note, until your loan is paid off. Having ...

A major U.S. bank is being fined over sloppy mortgage documentation practices and no, it’s not Wells Fargo. The issue stems from Citi’s exit from the mortgage servicing business back in 2017. In a ...

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In a recent column you wrote that when you pay off your mortgage you should receive, among other things, the original note marked “paid” or shown with a zero balance. We paid off our mortgage in 2008, ...

It’s fine to get rid of monthly mortgage statements, but you should keep all your mortgage documents, including proof of title insurance and the promissory note, until your loan is paid off. Having ...

Monthly statements: Keeping your mortgage statements for one to three years is acceptable. However, if you're having problems ...