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    authority: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide F-1-10 — Obtaining and Executing Legal Documents
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    paragraph_quote: 'F-1-10, Obtaining and Executing Legal Documents (05/15/2019)
      Introduction This Servicing Guide Procedure contains the following: Submitting
      a Request to the Document Custodian Submitting a Document Execution Request
      Requesting a Limited Power of Attorney Preparing a Reconveyance Quitclaim Deed
      Submitting an Assignment of Mortgage Fannie Mae Contacts for Document Execution
      Requests Published May 13, 2026 587 Submitting a Request to the Document Custodian
      The servicer must provide the law ﬁrm with either a copy or the original note
      at the time of referral, in accordance with E-1.1-02, Required Referral Documents.
      The servicer must send a Request for Release/Return of Documents (Form 2009)
      to the document custodian to obtain the proper documents. The servicer must
      return the loan ﬁle to the custodian when it is no longer needed. Submitting
      a Document Execution Request As required in A2-1-04, Execution of Legal Documents,
      the servicer must submit a document execution request, as described in the following
      table. ✓ The servicer must... Send an email to the SF CPM Servicing Documents
      mailbox at CPM_Servicing_Documents@fanniemae.com and include the following:
      • Fannie Mae loan number or indicate that a mortgage loan number is not available
      because the mortgage loan was conveyed to Fannie Mae in error, • the reason
      for the request, and • attached executable document(s) requiring Fannie Mae
      signature. Include a return shipping label. When resubmitting (due to an incomplete
      initial package), be sure to include all documents, including ones previously
      sent to avoid processing delays. For additional contact information when an
      original document must be executed, see Fannie Mae Contacts for Document Execution
      Requests. Requesting a Limited Power of Attorney In accordance with Fannie Mae’s
      Limited Power of Attorney to Execute Documents in A2-1-04, Execution of Legal
      Documents, the servicer must have an LPOA in order to execute certain documents
      on behalf of Fannie Mae. To request an LPOA, the servicer must perform the steps
      in the following table. Published May 13, 2026 588 Step Servicer Action 1 Prepare
      and execute a separate LPOA form (see below) for each jurisdiction in which
      it is servicing mortgage loans on behalf of Fannie Mae. When preparing the form,
      the servicer is authorized to • reformat the document to make it recordable
      in speciﬁc jurisdictions, • change the notary acknowledgment, and • make other
      minor wording changes. 2 Attach the document(s) to a cover letter that • states
      the jurisdiction(s) that the LPOA will cover, • explains any changes made to
      the document(s), and • provides any special instructions necessary to make the
      document(s) recordable in a speciﬁc jurisdiction. 3 Send the request package
      to the appropriate address in accordance with Fannie Mae Contacts for Document
      Execution Requests. 4 Have the executed LPOA from Fannie Mae recorded in the
      proper jurisdiction. Note: The servicer is authorized to submit the LPOA for
      recordation immediately upon its receipt or wait until such time as it is actually
      needed to process a covered transaction. 5 Maintain the ﬁnal recorded LPOA.
      Note: Unless Fannie Mae requests it, the servicer must not submit the original
      recorded LPOA (or a copy) to Fannie Mae. The servicer must use the following
      form to execute an LPOA. The servicer must not amend the list of transactions
      for which the document will be used. Limited Power of Attorney Fannie Mae, a
      corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America,
      having an oﬃce for the conduct of business at 5600 Granite Parkway VII, Plano,
      TX 75024, constitutes and appoints ______________________________, a _______________________
      organized and existing under the laws of _________________, its true and lawful
      Attorney-in-Fact, and in its name, place and stead and for its use and beneﬁts,
      to execute, endorse, and acknowledge all documents customarily and reasonably
      necessary and appropriate for: Published May 13, 2026 589 • the release of a
      borrower from personal liability under the mortgage or deed of trust following
      an approved transfer of ownership of the security property; • the full satisfaction
      or release of a mortgage or the request to a trustee for a full reconveyance
      of a deed of trust; • the partial release or discharge of a mortgage or the
      request to a trustee for a partial reconveyance or discharge of a deed of trust;
      • the modiﬁcation or extension of a mortgage or deed of trust; • the subordination
      of the lien of a mortgage or deed of trust; • the completion, termination, cancellation,
      or rescission of foreclosure relating to a mortgage or deed of trust, including
      (but not limited to) the following actions: • the appointment of a successor
      or substitute trustee under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and
      the deed of trust; • the issuance of a statement of breach or nonperformance;
      • the issuance or cancellation or rescission of notices of default; • the cancellation
      or rescission of notices of sale; and • the issuance of such other documents
      as may be necessary under the terms of the mortgage, deed of trust, or state
      law to expeditiously complete said transactions, including, but not limited
      to, assignments or endorsements of mortgage loans, deeds of trust, or promissory
      notes to convey title from Fannie Mae to the Attorney-in-Fact under this Limited
      Power of Attorney; • the conveyance of properties to the Federal Housing Administration
      (FHA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department
      of Veterans Aﬀairs (VA), Rural Development (RD), or a state or private mortgage
      insurer; and • the assignment or endorsement of mortgage loans, deeds of trust,
      or promissory notes to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Department
      of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Veterans Aﬀairs (VA),
      Rural Development (RD), a state or private mortgage insurer, or Mortgage Electronic
      Registration System (MERS®). The undersigned gives to said Attorney-in-Fact
      full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all
      and every act and thing requisite, necessary, and proper to carry into eﬀect
      the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully,
      to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby
      does ratify and conﬁrm all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall lawfully do or cause
      to be done by authority hereof. Third parties without actual notice may rely
      upon the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney, upon the exercise
      of such power by the Attorney-in-Fact, that all conditions precedent to such
      exercise of power have been satisﬁed and that this Limited Power of Attorney
      has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been recorded. IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ______ day of __________,
      ________. Published May 13, 2026 590 FANNIE MAE By: __________________________,
      Assistant Vice President By: __________________________, Assistant Vice President
      STATE OF TEXAS} COUNTY OF COLLIN} The foregoing instrument was acknowledged
      before me, a notary public commissioned in Collin County, Texas this _______
      day of _____________, by ________________, Assistant Vice President, and by
      ___________________, Assistant Vice President, of Fannie Mae, a United States
      Corporation, on behalf of the corporation. ______________________________, Notary
      Public My commission expires: ___________________ Preparing a Reconveyance Quitclaim
      Deed If the servicer conveys a property to Fannie Mae in error, the servicer
      must comply with the requirements shown in the following table in preparing
      the reconveyance quitclaim deed, in accordance with Correcting Conveyances to
      Fannie Mae in A2-1-04, Execution of Legal Documents . Published May 13, 2026
      591 ✓ The servicer must... Insert the following clause in the body of the quitclaim
      deed: “This property was inadvertently conveyed to the Federal National Mortgage
      Association and the Federal National Mortgage Association did not accept the
      deed.” Note: The word “conveyed” must be used in the ﬁrst clause, as noted above;
      otherwise, do not use it. Ensure that the grantor’s name in the quitclaim deed
      matches the grantee’s name in the recorded deed. Ensure that the property address
      and legal description are included in the quitclaim deed. Ensure that the property
      address and the legal description match what is in the recorded deed. Provide
      supporting documentation showing the recorded conveyance to Fannie Mae (i.e.,
      foreclosure deed). Include the address shown in Fannie Mae Contacts for Document
      Execution Requests. Submit the quitclaim deed for recordation within ﬁve business
      days of receipt of the fully executed quitclaim deed from Fannie Mae. Maintain
      the ﬁnal recorded quitclaim deed in the individual mortgage loan ﬁle. Note:
      Unless Fannie Mae requests it, the servicer must not submit the ﬁnal recorded
      quitclaim deed (or a copy) to Fannie Mae. The following words must not be used
      in the body of the quitclaim deed as they do not convey ownership from the grantor
      to the grantee: grants, sold, bargain, or convey. The following words may be
      used in the body of the quitclaim deed to convey ownership from the grantor
      to the grantee: remise, release, or quitclaim. Published May 13, 2026 592 Note:
      Fannie Mae will only follow the chain of title or assignment and will only quitclaim
      to the previous grantor or assignor. Submitting an Assignment of Mortgage As
      required in A2-1-04, Execution of Legal Documents, when submitting a document
      execution request for an assignment of mortgage the servicer must comply with
      the requirements shown in the following table. ✓ The servicer must... Include
      a copy of the recorded assignment of mortgage to Fannie Mae. Include the property
      address. Send the request package to the appropriate address in accordance with
      Fannie Mae Contacts for Document Execution Requests. Maintain the recorded assignment
      of mortgage from Fannie Mae to the servicer in the individual mortgage loan
      ﬁle. Note: Unless Fannie Mae requests it, the servicer must not submit the ﬁnal
      recorded assignment of mortgage (or a copy) to Fannie Mae. See the steps in
      Submitting a Document Execution Request earlier in this topic for additional
      requirements. Note: Fannie Mae will only follow the chain of title or assignment
      and will only quitclaim to the previous grantor or assignor. Fannie Mae Contacts
      for Document Execution Requests As required in A2-1-04, Execution of Legal Documents,
      the servicer must execute certain legal documents during the normal course of
      servicing mortgage loans for Fannie Mae. The following table describes the diﬀerent
      contacts the servicer must use when requesting the execution of documents. If
      an original document must be executed by Fannie Mae, the servicer must send
      the document by regular or overnight mail. Published May 13, 2026 593 Document
      Ownership Document Execution Submission Without LPOA or Servicer Unable to Execute
      For Inquiries OR If Required Delivery Method is Email Delivery Address when
      an Original is Required to be Mailed SF CPM Division • Quitclaim deeds for properties
      conveyed in error • Release of liability • Assignments of mortgage • Substitution
      of trustees • Conveyance or reconveyances of acquired properties • Mortgage
      Loan Modiﬁcations • Satisfaction/discharges of paid oﬀ mortgage loans • Servicer
      requests for LPOA to execute on Fannie Mae’s behalf • All other documents CPM_Servicing_Documents@fanniemae.com
      Fannie Mae Attn: SF CPM, Documents 5600 Granite Parkway VII Plano, TX 75024
      SF CPM, Loss Mitigation Division Partial Release of Security partial_releases@
      fanniemae.com Fannie Mae SF CPM, Loss Mitigation Department 5600 Granite Parkway
      VII Plano, TX 75024 Recent Related Announcements The table below provides references
      to recently issued Announcements that are related to this topic. Announcements
      Issue Date Announcement SVC-2019-03 May 15, 2019 Announcement SVC-2019-02 April
      10, 2019'
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