who signs the assignment of deed of trust
the borrower/trustor
title: Deed of trust (real estate) text: Deed of trust (real estate) In real estate in the United States, a deed of trust or trust deed is a deed wherein "equitable" title in real property is transferred to a trustee, which holds it as security for a loan (debt) between a borrower and lender. The "legal" title remains with the borrower. The borrower is referred to as the trustor, while the lender is referred to as the beneficiary. Transactions involving deeds of trust are normally structured, at least in theory, so that the lender/beneficiary gives the borrower/trustor the money to buy the property; the borrower/trustor tenders the title: Deed text: (in most jurisdictions) actually not a deed at all—it is actually an estoppel disclaiming rights of the person signing it to property. In some jurisdictions, a deed of trust is used as an alternative to a mortgage. A deed of trust is not used to transfer property directly. It is commonly used in some states — California, for example — to transfer title to land to a “trustee”, usually a trust or title company, which holds the title as security ("in escrow") for a loan. When the loan is paid off, title is transferred to the borrower by recording a title: Deed of trust (real estate) text: money to the seller; the seller executes a grant deed giving the property to the borrower/trustor; and the borrower/trustor immediately executes a deed of trust giving the property to the trustee to be held in trust for the lender/beneficiary. In reality, an escrow holder is always used so that the transaction does not close until the escrow holder has the funds, grant deed, and deed of trust in their possession. This ensures the transaction can be easily rescinded if one party is unable to complete its part of the deal. Deeds of trust differ from mortgages in that deeds of title: Deed of trust (real estate) text: statutes or case law) at the trustee's sale. The trustee then issues a deed conveying the legal and equitable title to the property in fee simple to the highest bidder. In turn, the successful bidder records the deed and becomes the owner of record. Thus, the advantage of deeds of trust is that the lender can recover the value of the collateral for the loan much more quickly, and without the expense and uncertainty of suing the borrower, which is why lenders overwhelmingly prefer such deeds to mortgages. While true mortgages (limited to judicial foreclosure) remain available in every state title: Deed of trust (real estate) text: foreclosure process vary dramatically between jurisdictions. Some states have very short timelines. For example, in Virginia, it can be as short as two weeks. In California, a nonjudicial foreclosure takes a minimum of approximately 112 days from start to finish. The process starts only when the lender or trustee records a "notice of default" no matter how long the loan payments have been unpaid. For certain home loans made between 2003 and 2007, because of current economic conditions, California law was amended to add a temporary additional 60 days to the process. Historically, some of these documents were titled "deeds