CFPB Guide to disclosure closing forms

Promissory Note

The Note is the legal document you sign to agree to repay your mortgage. The Note will provide you with details regarding your loan, including the amount you owe, the interest rate of the mortgage loan, the dates when the payments are to be made, the length of time for repayment, and the place where the payments are to be sent. The Note also explains the consequences of failing to make your monthly mortgage payments. Read this document carefully. If something is different from what you agreed upon, contact your lender right away.

Mortgage / Security Instrument

This document may be called the Mortgage, Security Instrument, or Deed of Trust. When you sign this document, you are giving the lender the right to take your property by foreclosure if you fail to pay your mortgage according to the terms you’ve agreed to. This document restates the basic information included in the Promissory Note, as well as explains your responsibilities and rights as a borrower. The mortgagee refers to the lender or the “recipient of the mortgage.”

Initial Escrow Disclosure

The Initial Escrow Disclosure Statement details the specific charges that you will pay into escrow each month as part of a mortgage agreement.

Right to Cancel form

If you are refinancing a loan, you have a right to cancel the loan within three business days. This document explains the rules for when and how you can cancel your loan, and what happens if you do cancel the loan. If you are purchasing a new home with a mortgage, you do not have the right to cancel your loan after closing.
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Link to the CFPB Guide to closing forms is here: https://blocksandlots.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cfpb_buying-a-house_closing-forms_guide.pdf