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Federal Lien vs Mortgage Company Foreclosure

Posted on: 05th Sep, 2007 09:17 pm
Can a mortgage company foreclose on a property which has a federal lien on it? Which overrules which? Federal vs mortgage company?
Federal is more powerfull and I dont think that mortgage company can foreclose a property that has a federal lein.
Posted on: 10th Jun, 2006 08:13 am
Hi Dolly,

Once the notice of Federal tax lien is filed against a property, it takes priority over everything except a few other interests in the taxpayer's property. But the lien itself cannot transfer the property to the IRS. The transfer is done through a judicial foreclosure of that lien.

So I feel, apart from the Federal government, no private mortgage company has the right to foreclose on that property which has already a Federal tax lien against it.
Posted on: 06th Sep, 2007 01:52 am
Hi Dolly,

Welcome to Mortgagefit discussion board.

Any mortgage holder will not worry about losing priority to federal tax lien.

If the mortgage was recorded earlier to federal tax lien (FTL) & mortgage holder gives district director of IRS at least twenty five days advanced notice about foreclosure then foreclosure on the mortgaged property will terminate subordinate FTL.

This notice to district director of IRS is to be sent by certified or registered mail or delivered personally.

You can read more about this topic from this following page: http://recenter.tamu.edu/pdf/1110.pdf

Do let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks
Blue
Posted on: 06th Sep, 2007 05:50 pm
i took the junk out...now here's my take on it.

of course a lender can foreclose on a property on which there is a federal lien. and yes, a federal lien does take precedence over the mortgage; but that won't necessarily hamper the lender. it all depends on the dollars involved - if the lien is sufficiently small, the lender stands to retrieve all its money anyway.
Posted on: 27th Sep, 2008 10:01 am
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