(a) In a foreclosure action subject to this Article, on the written demand of a mortgagor or the mortgagor’s authorized agent (which shall include the mortgagor’s name, the mortgaged property’s address, and the mortgage account or loan number), a mortgagee or the mortgagee’s authorized agent shall prepare and deliver an accurate statement of the total outstanding balance of the mortgagor’s obligation that would be required to satisfy the obligation in full as of the date of preparation (“payoff demand statement”) to the mortgagor or the mortgagor’s authorized agent who has requested it within 10 business days after receipt of the demand. For purposes of this Section, a payoff demand statement is accurate if prepared in good faith based on the records of the mortgagee or the mortgagee’s agent.
     (b) The payoff demand statement shall include the following:
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/15-1505.5

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • may: as used in this Article means permissive and not mandatory. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/15-1105
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • shall: as used in this Article means mandatory and not permissive. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/15-1105
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) the information necessary to calculate the
    
payoff amount on a per diem basis for the lesser of a period of 30 days or until the date scheduled for judicial sale;
        (2) estimated charges (stated as such) that the
    
mortgagee reasonably believes may be incurred within 30 days from the date of preparation of the payoff demand statement; and
        (3) the loan number for the obligation to be paid,
    
the address of the mortgagee, the telephone number of the mortgagee and, if a banking organization or corporation, the name of the department, if applicable, and its telephone number and facsimile phone number.
    (c) A mortgagee or mortgagee’s agent who willfully fails to prepare and deliver an accurate payoff demand statement within 10 business days after receipt of a written demand is liable to the mortgagor for actual damages sustained for failure to deliver the statement. The mortgagee or mortgagee’s agent is liable to the mortgagor for $500 if no actual damages are sustained. For purposes of this subsection, “willfully” means a failure to comply with this Section without just cause or excuse or mitigating circumstances.
     (d) The mortgagor must petition the judge within the foreclosure action for the award of any damages pursuant to this Section, which award shall be determined by the judge.
     (e) Unless the payoff demand statement provides otherwise, the statement is deemed to apply only to the unpaid balance of the single obligation that is named in the demand and that is secured by the mortgage or deed of trust identified in the payoff demand statement.
     (f) The demand for and preparation and delivery of a payoff demand statement pursuant to this Section does not change any date or time period that is prescribed in the note or that is otherwise provided by law. Failure to comply with any provision of this Section does not change any of the rights of the parties as set forth in the note, mortgage, or applicable law.
     (g) The mortgagee or mortgagee’s agent shall furnish the first payoff demand statement at no cost to the mortgagor.
     (h) For the purposes of this Section, unless the context otherwise requires, “deliver” or “delivery” means depositing or causing to be deposited into the United States mail an envelope with postage prepaid that contains a copy of the documents to be delivered and that is addressed to the person whose name and address are provided in the payoff demand. “Delivery” may also include transmitting those documents by telephone facsimile to the person or electronically if the payoff demand specifically requests and authorizes that the documents be transmitted in electronic form.
     (i) The mortgagee or mortgagee’s agent is not required to comply with the payoff demand statement procedure set forth in this Section when responding to a notice of intent to redeem issued under Section 15-1603(e).
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