New FinCEN rules starting March 1 require reporting when residential real estate transfers to trusts or LLCs. Learn which transactions trigger filings.

If a trust is part of your estate plan, your assets will need to be transferred into it at some point. Most of the time, this is a fairly simple process that requires nothing more than listing the ...

When closing on a home, you might sign either a mortgage or a deed of trust. Both use the home you buy as collateral for your loan, and both require a promissory note (a document in which you agree to ...

Your home can be one of the most valuable assets you own. Therefore, deciding what happens to it after you’re gone is a ...

The mere assignment of a deed of trust without a transfer of the underlying mortgage debt does not trigger a lender's obligation under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to notify the borrower of the ...