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§3761 Foreclosure costs

Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 38A— - SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE › § 3761

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Money from a foreclosure sale must first pay certain costs before anyone else gets paid. These are the advertising and postage needed to give the notices required by sections 3758 and 3760; mileage by the most reasonable road route for posting notices and for the foreclosure commissioner or auctioneer to attend the sale under 28 U.S.C. 1821; reasonable title and lien search costs; fees to record documents; and a commission for a non‑Federal foreclosure commissioner if the Secretary allows it.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §3761

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The following foreclosure costs shall be paid from the sale proceeds before satisfaction of any other claim to such sale proceeds:
(1)Necessary advertising costs and postage incurred in giving notice pursuant to section 3758 and 3760 of this title.
(2)Mileage (determined by the most reasonable road distance) for posting notices and for the foreclosure commissioner’s or auctioneer’s attendance at the sale, as provided in section 1821 of title 28.
(3)Reasonable and necessary costs incurred in connection with any search of title and lien records.
(4)Costs incurred to record documents.
(5)A commission for the foreclosure commissioner (if the foreclosure commissioner is not an employee of the United States) for the conduct of the foreclosure, to the extent such a commission is authorized by the Secretary.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section is based on section 812 of title VIII of S. 2281, One Hundred Third Congress, as reported July 13, 1994, which was enacted into law by Pub. L. 103–327.

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12 U.S.C. § 3761

Title 12Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73