Authority of mortgagee designated as nominee or agent - Retroactive application

1. An assignment, satisfaction, or release is entitled to be recorded in the office of the county recorder and is sufficient to assign, satisfy, or release a mortgage if: a. A mortgage is granted to a mortgagee as nominee or agent for a third party identified in the mortgage, and the third party's successors and assigns; b. A subsequent assignment, satisfaction, or release of the mortgage is executed by the mortgagee or the third party, its successors or assigns; and c. The assignment, satisfaction, or release is in recordable form. 2. The county recorder shall rely upon the recorded assignment, satisfaction, or release in subsection 1 to assign, satisfy, or release the mortgage. 3. This section applies to any mortgage assignment, satisfaction, or release executed, recorded, or filed before, on, or after August 1, 2009.