Home Equity Loan
In the state of Illinois is it legal for a retail banking institution to open a home equity line of credit for
a customer, if an the customer already has an existing line of credit open with the same bank but it has a zero balance? The problem being my brother who had my mother's POA opened a second home quity line of credit for our mother without closing the existing line of credit, therefore leaving two liens out there of the property. Was that legal for the bank to do so?
Public Comments
- Yes, there are no limits to how many liens can be placed on a property. Edit: If anything it would be more of an issue for the title company than the bank. But having 2,3, or even 4 liens isn't unheard of.
- Sure. Pointless, but perfectly legal.
