St Joseph County Mortgage Secured by Promissory Note Form (Indiana)

All St Joseph County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Mortgage Form

St Joseph County Mortgage Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included St Joseph County compliant document last validated/updated 3/21/2025

Mortgage Form Guidelines

St Joseph County Mortgage Form Guidelines

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form
Included St Joseph County compliant document last validated/updated 10/2/2024

Completed Example of the Mortgage Document

St Joseph County Completed Example of the Mortgage Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included St Joseph County compliant document last validated/updated 6/12/2025

Promissory Note Form

St Joseph County Promissory Note Form

Fill in the blank form.
Included St Joseph County compliant document last validated/updated 3/14/2025

Promissory Note Guidelines

St Joseph County Promissory Note Guidelines

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included St Joseph County compliant document last validated/updated 7/10/2025

Completed Example of the Promissory Note Document

St Joseph County Completed Example of the Promissory Note Document

This Promissory Note is filled in and highlighted, showing how the guideline information, can be interpreted into the document.
Included St Joseph County compliant document last validated/updated 6/12/2025

Annual Accounting Statement Form

St Joseph County Annual Accounting Statement Form

Mail to borrower for fiscal year reporting.
Included St Joseph County compliant document last validated/updated 6/5/2025

When using these Mortgage Secured by Promissory Note forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in St Joseph County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

St. Joseph Recorder

227 W Jefferson Blvd, Rm 321, South Bend, Indiana 46601

Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday

Phone: (574) 235-9525

Local jurisdictions located in St Joseph County include:

  • Granger
  • Lakeville
  • Mishawaka
  • New Carlisle
  • North Liberty
  • Notre Dame
  • Osceola
  • South Bend
  • Walkerton
  • Wyatt

How long does it take to get my forms?

Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

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Immediately after you submit payment, the St Joseph County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in St Joseph County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in St Joseph County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by St Joseph County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Mortgage Secured by Promissory Note forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in St Joseph County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in St Joseph County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Indiana or St Joseph County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our St Joseph County Mortgage Secured by Promissory Note forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I need any special software to use these forms?

You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I have to enter all of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.

Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

Indiana Mortgage -- IC 32-29; IC 36-2-7-10
Requires:
1. From parties (Grantor).
2. To parties (Grantees).
3. Legal description.
4. Amount.
5. Signatures with names typed or printed below or next to each name.
6. Signatures acknowledged or notarized.
7. Prepared by statement.
8. Social Security redaction statement.

IC 32-29-1-2 Construction of mortgage
Sec. 2. A mortgage may not be construed to imply a covenant for the payment of the sum intended to be secured by the mortgage so as to enable the mortgagee or the mortgagee's assignees or representatives to maintain an action for the recovery of this sum. If an express covenant is not contained in the mortgage for the payment and a bond or other separate instrument to secure the payment has not been given, the remedy of the mortgagee is confined to the real property described in the mortgage.

IC 32-29-1-5 Form; mortgage
Sec. 5. A mortgage of land that is:
(1) worded in substance as "A.B. mortgages and warrants to C.D." (here describe the premises) "to secure the repayment of" (here recite the sum for which the mortgage is granted, or the notes or other evidences of debt, or a description of the debt sought to be secured, and the date of the repayment); and

(2) dated and signed, sealed, and acknowledged by the grantor;
is a good and sufficient mortgage to the grantee and the grantee's heirs, assigns, executors, and administrators, with warranty from the grantor (as defined in IC 32-17-1-1) and the grantor's legal representatives of perfect title in the grantor and against all previous encumbrances. However, if in the mortgage form the words "and warrant" are omitted, the mortgage is good but without warranty.

This Mortgage States: Grantor for himself and for Grantor's heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns forever, warrants and agrees to defend the title to the Property to and for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns forever, against all claims and demands, except those listed herein, attached and made part of this mortgage if applicable.

Uses include residential property, condominiums, rental property, small commercial, vacant land and planned unit developments.

(Indiana Mortgage Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)
For use in Indiana only.

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The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the St Joseph County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.

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