C-1.2-05: Charging for a Release of Lien (06/21/2017)

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The servicer must not charge the borrower a fee for releasing, reconveying, or discharging Fannie Mae’s lien against the property, unless all of the conditions listed in the following table apply.

✓	Conditions under which a release of lien fee may be charged
	The fee is paid to a third party for services rendered. For example, fees paid to a recorder of deeds, a notary public, or a trustee under a deed of trust (even if the trustee is the servicer’s affiliate or subsidiary).
	Such fees are not prohibited by applicable law, the terms of the note or security instrument, or the mortgage insurer or guarantor.
	The amount of the fee is consistent with other fees permitted by the mortgage insurer or guarantor, if applicable.

The servicer must follow the procedures in Requesting Reimbursement for Recordation Fees in F-1-05, Expense Reimbursement (08/15/2018) in order to seek reimbursement from Fannie Mae.