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Once you pay off your loan, your lienholder will send you an official release of lien letter. You'll take that to your state BMV or DMV (or, in some cases, to your local city/town clerk's office) along with your current title and apply for an updated title.

Receive mortgage documents: The mortgage company will send you a canceled promissory note, updated deed of trust and certificate of satisfaction. These documents prove that your mortgage is paid off.

In many cases, your lender will file a certificate of satisfaction with your county government, which releases the home's deed to you and indicates that you are now the sole owner. Ask your lender if they will do this for you. If they will, be aware that it can take a few weeks or months for it to be filed.

Paying off your mortgage early can certainly be worth it. You'll save money on interest, freeing up money to be spent or invested elsewhere and benefit from the security that comes with owning your home outright. For some people, becoming mortgage-free sooner rather than later can be a no-brainer.

Paying it off typically requires a cash outlay equal to the amount of the principal. If the principal is sizeable, this payment could potentially jeopardize a middle-income family's ability to save for retirement, invest for college, maintain an emergency fund, and take care of other financial needs.

Canceled promissory note (“note”). You may or may not receive this document. It's probably okay if you don't, as long as you have other proof that you've paid off your loan. Deed of trust, property title or mortgage deed (“deed”).

In the eyes of the credit bureaus, there is no benefit to paying off your loan early. Your score will probably still decrease temporarily; for the same reasons, it would decrease if you paid it off at the end of the loan term. However, there may be other reasons for paying off your car loan early.

You'd need to keep making repayments until the loan is cleared. Once your mortgage is paid off, your lender will remove their charge (their legal right to secure a debt against your home) and will return your Title Deeds if you want them. Title Deeds are paper documents showing the chain of ownership for your property.

Once you pay off your loan, your lienholder will send you an official release of lien letter. You'll take that to your state BMV or DMV (or, in some cases, to your local city/town clerk's office) along with your current title and apply for an updated title.

Receive mortgage documents: The mortgage company will send you a canceled promissory note, updated deed of trust and certificate of satisfaction. These documents prove that your mortgage is paid off.

In many cases, your lender will file a certificate of satisfaction with your county government, which releases the home's deed to you and indicates that you are now the sole owner. Ask your lender if they will do this for you. If they will, be aware that it can take a few weeks or months for it to be filed.

Paying off your mortgage early can certainly be worth it. You'll save money on interest, freeing up money to be spent or invested elsewhere and benefit from the security that comes with owning your home outright. For some people, becoming mortgage-free sooner rather than later can be a no-brainer.

Paying it off typically requires a cash outlay equal to the amount of the principal. If the principal is sizeable, this payment could potentially jeopardize a middle-income family's ability to save for retirement, invest for college, maintain an emergency fund, and take care of other financial needs.

Canceled promissory note (“note”). You may or may not receive this document. It's probably okay if you don't, as long as you have other proof that you've paid off your loan. Deed of trust, property title or mortgage deed (“deed”).

In the eyes of the credit bureaus, there is no benefit to paying off your loan early. Your score will probably still decrease temporarily; for the same reasons, it would decrease if you paid it off at the end of the loan term. However, there may be other reasons for paying off your car loan early.

You'd need to keep making repayments until the loan is cleared. Once your mortgage is paid off, your lender will remove their charge (their legal right to secure a debt against your home) and will return your Title Deeds if you want them. Title Deeds are paper documents showing the chain of ownership for your property.