Lien Release

Leverage the superior technology, seasoned professionals and the proven resources of the CleanFile Solutions® team at First American Mortgage Solutions to meet your lien release needs. We offer lien release generation, execution, recordation and tracking services.

End-to-End Provider

Maximize lien release efficiencies through First American – your single-source provider.

  • Lien release generation, execution, recordation & tracking services
  • Configurable workflow options available with client-driven customer service
  • Document retrieval services leverage the nation’s largest repository of 6 billion real property document images
  • Real-time status of tracking, reporting & validation of lien release recordings
  • Online access to status & recorded documents
  • Substitution of trustee services when to file a release of lien

Compliant National Coverage

With over 3,600 recording jurisdictions, why try to manage form guidelines, fee requirements and compliance timelines? Let an industry expert do that for you. First American monitors and maintains all state and county requirements and optimizes eRecording (where available) to complete the lien release process according to state and county jurisdictions.

  • Monitor & maintain county jurisdiction database with up to date fee & recording requirements
  • Make sure state & county compliance timelines are met
  • Generate and record lien releases in all 50 states, including 3,600+ counties/jurisdictions
  • Leverage eRecording capabilities where available

Additional Services

First American’s lien release services leverage all necessary CleanFile Solutions products and services to validate the chain of title.

Tiered Recorded Document Retrieval

  • Tier 1 – Document repository
  • Tier 2 – Online search
  • Tier 3 – Abstractor search

Third-party Research & Resolution

  • Locate third-party assignor & resolve break in chain

Assignment Services

  • Generation, execution, recording

Accommodation Recording

  • E-Recording & land recording of loan documents
  • Monitoring for return of recorded document
  • Imaging services

Substitution of Trustee Services

  • First American Trustee Services provides lien release preparation and execution in trustee states, substitution of trustee document included