eRecording Step by Step

eRecording is used to record mortgages, Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC's), and county level Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filing. 

Click here for a short training video on eRecording.

Follow the steps below for eRecording: 

  1. Scan wet signed, notarized, and witnessed document(s) to yourself.
  2. Save each document separately to your computer.
  3. Go to https://ep.erecording.com/Login.aspx and log in.
  4. Click on Scan/Upload 
  1. In each numbered box enter the following information:
    1. Borrower Last name--Loan # (for example: Johnson--123456). If business entity, enter first word of entity name--Loan # (for example: Missy's--123456).
    2. The Office Location field populates automatically.
    3. Enter or Select county and state where document(s) are to be recorded. 
      • If the county where the document(s) are to be recorded is not listed, select County IA. You must then issue a check and mail or hand-deliver the check and document(s) to be recorded to the Clerk of Court of the correct county.
    4. Click Add Package.
      • Review pages to ensure they are in order and aligned properly (not upside down, sideways)
    5. Click Open file and attach document (.pdf format). 
      • Once attached, you are able to see the document in the window. 
    6. Verify the Document type.
      •  Click Accept Suggestion if correct OR select from the drop-down menu if not auto-identified correctly.  
    7. Click Save.
    8. Verify you have the correct package.   
      • If you have additional documents that need to be recorded in connection to the SAME loan, continue to step 9. If not, you've completed the eRecording process.
      • Credit Administration completes the eRecording process.
    9. Click on Add a Doc - Repeat steps 5, 6, and 7 above.

 

If you have documents that need to be recorded in connection to a different loan, click on Worklist and repeat steps 1 - 7 above.

 

 

If you have no other documents that need recoding, click on your name in the upper right hand corner and click logout.

            

 

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