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Foreclosure

Provides pre-foreclosure and foreclosure-related public records, including notice details, auction information, and distressed property status used to identify risk and opportunity.

Foreclosure Layout

Field NameField DescriptionData Type
Constellation1_ID (CID)Unique Identifier in Constellation1varchar
FIPS Code (State/County)Numeric code to identify every County/State in the US. 1st 2 positions = State, last 3 positions = Countyvarchar
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN, PIN)Present if matchedvarchar
County NameActual County Name. Not abbreviated. May also be Independent City Name.varchar
Postal StateTwo-letter standard postal abbreviationvarchar
Document Type CodeUnique 2 position document type field that identifies the foreclosure record type.number
Recording DateThe official date of recordation for the foreclosure document.
Format provides four positions for the year: YYYYMMDD
date
Recorder’s Document NumberSequential number assigned to documents at the time of recording for identification and to establish the order of recordation. Not every county will have document numbers.number
Recorder’s Book NumberSome counties only use Book & Page reference without the Document Number, others may use only the Document number.number
Recorder’s Page NumberSee explanation for Book Numbernumber
Trustee Sale NumberNumber assigned by the Trustee for the purpose of tracking the foreclosure for the given property. May also be referred to as File # or TS#. Format varies.number
Case NumberThis field is populated in judicial states only and is assigned by the court where the foreclosure suit was filed. Format varies. (Previously Title Company Name field thru Feb 2007 production.)number
Original Date of ContractThe date that the document was executed by the parties. Equals or pre-dates the recording date. In some cases, may be the Notary Date.
Format: YYYYMMDD
date
Unpaid BalanceWhole dollars. Unpaid principal amount of the loan as stated on the foreclosure document.varchar
Past Due AmountAmount that is past due on the loan. Format in whole dollars. NOTE: There may be documents that do not report a past due amount and therefore field may be blank.varchar
Past Due As of DateThe Date entered into this field corresponds to the amount keyed into the Past Due Amount field. If the Total Delinquency Amount was keyed, then this field will be populated with the As of Date for the Total Delinquency amount or if not provided, then the Contract Date. If the Installment Amount was keyed, then the Installment Due Date for the first missed payment should be entered. NOTE: This field is only populated when the Past Due Amount field is populated - See “Payment Due Date” field as alternate field when no amount is keyed. Format: YYYYMMDDdate
Contact First Name & Middle NameContact Name for information regarding sale of property (or to cure the default). For historical records, if no contact name given, then Trustee name was duplicated to this field. For current recordings, contact names are entered if different than the Trustee.varchar
Contact Last Name OR Corporation Namevarchar
Contact Mail: Care of NameOr Attention To (or Mail to Name if Contact Name is not provided) UNLESS IT IS THE SAME AS THE TRUSTEE NAME/MAIL ADDRESSvarchar
Contact Mail: Full Street AddressKeyers have the option to key full street Address as reported on the document -OR- keyers may abbreviate street address directionals & street suffix endings - if abbreviating, the USPS abbreviation guidelines must be followed.
. Full Street Address components are:
• House Number
• House Alpha (i.e. 400 ½, 230A, etc.)
• Street Direction Left (valid direction codes: N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW)
• Street Name
• Suffix (Ave, Rd, St, etc.
• Street Direction Right (valid direction codes: N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW)
Example incorporating all components: 400 ½ E Iris Ave NE
Note: Rural Routes are considered to be Property Addresses.
varchar
Contract Mail: Unitvarchar
Contact Mail: City Namevarchar
Contact Mail: State Codevarchar
Contact Mail: Zip CodeFive-digit postal zip code.varchar
Contact Mail: Zip +4 CodeFour-digit extension to postal zip code. Not always available.varchar
Contact Telephone Numbervarchar
Due DateThe date that the installment payment was originally due. Format: YYYYMMDDvarchar
Trustee First Name & Middle NameNote: In Colorado, the Trustee fields will be blank since Colorado uses a Public Trusteevarchar
Trustee Last Name OR Corporation Namevarchar
Trustee Mail: Care of NameIf a C/O Name (%, C/O, Attn, etc.) is present, may not want to consider the address in Fields #32-37 as the actual Trustee Mail Addressvarchar
Trustee Mail: Full Street Addressvarchar
Trustee Mail: Unit Numbervarchar
Trustee Mail: City NameSee definition for buyer #1varchar
Trustee Mail: State CodeSee definition for buyer #1varchar
Trustee Mail: Zip CodeFive-digit postal zip code.varchar
Trustee Mail: Zip Code +4 CodeFour-digit extension to postal zip code. Not always available.varchar
Trustee Telephone Numbervarchar
#1 - Trustor/Borrower First Name & Middle NameParty(ies) in default. See Borrower Name on Mortgage Tab (Fields #23-28).varchar
#1 - Trustor/Borrower Last Name OR Corporation NameThe Name of the Truesee/Borrowervarchar
#1 - Trustor/Borrower ID Codevarchar
#2 - Trustor/Borrower First Name & Middle NameThe Name of the Truesee/Borrowervarchar
#2 - Trustor/Borrower Last Name OR Corporation NameThe Name of the Truesee/Borrowervarchar
#2 - Trustor/Borrower ID Codevarchar
Original Beneficiary (Lender) NameName of the original beneficiaryvarchar
Original Beneficiary (Lender) Typevarchar
Current Beneficiary (Lender) NamePopulated if mortgage assigned to new lendervarchar
Current Beneficiary (Lender) Typevarchar
MERS Indicator(Y)es = loan registered with MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration System) for electronic registry and trackingvarchar
Loan Recording DateThe official date of recordation for the original loan.
Format provides four positions for the year: YYYYMMDD
Data Type
Loan Document Numbernumber
Loan Book Numbernumber
Loan Page Numbernumber
Original Loan AmountLoan amount of the original loan in default. Whole dollars only.number
Legal: Lot Number(s)The individual lot(s) which comprise the property. The actual lot number(s) such as in a tract or subdivision. If more than one, as many multiple lot numbers as allowed by the field length are entered, separated with a comma (,) or ampersand (&). A hyphen is used to indicate a range (-).number
Legal: BlockThe block of the subdivision or city in which the property is locatednumber
Legal: Subdivision NameThe name of the subdivision, plat, or tract in which the property is locatedvarchar
Legal: Brief DescriptionLists exceptions, when only a portion of Block, Lot, Tract or Subdivision is entered in the specific field. Or, when legal description components are not fielded, this field will be populated.varchar
Auction DateThe scheduled Auction Date as reported on the Notice of Sale. Format: YYYYMMDDData Type
Auction TimeThe scheduled Auction Time as reported on the Notice of Sale. Format: HHMMX (X = A or P for time of day) - colon impliedvarchar
Auction LocationThe Street Address where the auction is scheduled to take place, usually reported on the Notice of Salevarchar
Auction: Minimum Bid AmountWhole dollars only. The minimum bid amount as reported on the Notice of Sale or reflects the total amount due on the loan.varchar
Property Address Codevarchar
Auction CityThe City where the auction is scheduled to take place as reported on the Notice of Salevarchar
Original NOD Recording DateFor re-recorded documents, the official date of the recordation of the original document.
Format provides four positions for the year: YYYYMMDD
date
Original NOD Document Numbernumber
Original NOD Book Numbernumber
Original NOD Page Numbernumber
NOD APNAssessor’s Parcel Number or Parcel Identification Number as reported on the documentvarchar
Property Full Street AddressFor Address components, see Property Address Fields on Assessment Tab of Public Records RLO.varchar
Property Unit Typevarchar
Property Unit NumberFor Address components, see Property Address Fields on Assessment Tab of Public Records RLO.varchar
Property City NameFor Address components, see Property Address Fields on Assessment Tab of Public Records RLO.varchar
Property StateTwo-letter standard postal abbreviationvarchar
Property Zip CodeFive-digit postal zip code.varchar
Property Zip +4 CodeFour-digit extension to postal zip code. Not always available.varchar
Purchase_Link_IDPresent If matched to the concurrent mortgage on a deed recordvarchar
Mortgage_Link_IDPresent if matched to a standalone mortgagevarchar
Record Creation DateThe date this record was createddate
HashvalueRecord hash value, updated hashvalue indicates if the record changedvarchar
ModificationTimestampWhen the record was updateddate
TransactionIdUnique identifier for Preforeclosure record onlyvarchar
Versionvarchar

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