CLTA 104.4 (ARCHIVED) Collateral Assignment of Mortgage (09-10-10)

ENDORSEMENT
Attached to Policy No. ___________
Issued by
STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY

The Company hereby insures ____________________ against loss or damage which such insured shall sustain by reason of any of the following:

(a) The failure of the beneficial interest under the mortgage referred to in paragraph ______ of Schedule _______ to have been assigned to such insured as collateral security;

(b) The existence of any reconveyance, either full or partial, of the insured mortgage, or any modification or subordination thereof, appears in the public records.

The liability of the Company under this endorsement shall not exceed the sum of $ and costs which the Company is obligated to pay under the Conditions and Stipulations of the policy; and the total liability of the Company under the policy and any endorsement thereto shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the face amount of the policy and costs which the Company is obligated to pay under the Conditions and Stipulations.

This endorsement does not insure against loss or damage, and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys' fees, or expenses, by reason of any claim that arises out of the transaction creating the assignment by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors' rights laws that is based on:

1. the assignment being deemed a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer; or

2. the assignment being deemed a preferential transfer.

This endorsement shall be effective provided that, at Date of Endorsement, (1) the note or notes secured by the lien of the Insured Mortgage have been properly endorsed and delivered to the Assignee, or (2) if the note or notes are transferable records, the Assignee has "control" of the single authoritative copy of each "transferable record" as these terms are defined by applicable electronic transactions laws.

STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY

By:

Dated: