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Mortgage & Transactions Data

Open Mortgages and Liens on a Property

The loans and liens on each property: 100+ fields on open mortgages, past mortgages, the loans on the last two sales and involuntary liens.

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  • 169M+Parcels
  • 3,100+Counties
  • 190M+Mortgage records
  • 380M+Deed and sale records

What's included

What is Mortgage & Open Liens Data?

Mortgage and open liens data is the record of the loans and liens on a property. It holds the open mortgages, past mortgages and the loans on the last two sales. It also holds the involuntary liens recorded against the property, such as tax liens and mechanic's liens. BatchData returns these records in one standard format through its API or in bulk files. It is part of the Core bundle of a Property Data plan.

Open liens

  • Open lien count and total balance
  • All loan types and junior loan types
  • Recording date of each open loan, with the first and last dates

Lenders

  • Lender and assigned lender
  • Private lender and seller carry-back flags

Amounts

  • Loan amount
  • Estimated balance and payment
  • Loan-to-value ratio

Loan types

  • Loan type, such as FHA, VA or USDA
  • Financing type, such as fixed or adjustable rate
  • HELOC and equity loan flags

Rate and term

  • Interest rate and rate type of past mortgages
  • Loan term and due date

Loan features

  • Loan riders, such as adjustable rate, balloon and condo
  • Assumable and subordinate loan flags
  • Month and year a fixed rate converts to adjustable

Past mortgages

  • Borrower names
  • Recording, document and sale dates of past mortgages

Sale loans

  • Loans on the last sale
  • Loans on the prior sale

Involuntary liens

  • Involuntary lien type and amount
  • Lien recording, filing and tax period dates
  • Lien parties, attorney company and recorder document

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What mortgage and lien data lets you do

Use the loan and lien record to know what a property owes and what is recorded against it.

See the loans open on a property

Read how many loans are open, who holds them and the loan-to-value ratio.

  • Open lien count and total balance
  • Lender, loan amount and estimated balance
  • Loan-to-value ratio and loan type
A table of two recorded loans on one property, showing loan type, amount, rate and recorded date.

Read the terms of each loan

Check the loan type, the financing type, the term and the due date of a mortgage.

  • Loan type, such as FHA, VA or USDA
  • Fixed or adjustable rate, with rider flags
  • Loan term, due date and HELOC flag
A property address feeds a hub that returns an open loan: estimated balance 286,400, payment 1,420 and due date Jun 2051.

Check for involuntary liens

See the tax liens, mechanic's liens and judgments recorded against a property.

  • Lien type, lien amount and judgment amount
  • Recording, filing and tax period dates
  • Parties and recorder document details
An involuntary liens card: a state tax lien recorded in March 2025 and a judgment recorded in August 2024.

Flexible Delivery Options

Choose the integration method that fits your workflow

Real-Time API

Look up the loans and liens on one property, or search a market by loan type, open lien balance and lien type.

  • RESTful JSON API
  • Property Search and Lookup return all subscribed datasets in one call
  • Async delivery to your webhook for large batches
  • Developer docs and no-cost sandbox tokens

Bulk Data

Nationwide mortgage and lien files for your data warehouse or data lake.

  • Choose the datasets and markets you need
  • Amazon S3, SFTP or Google Drive delivery; Snowflake and Databricks through Cloud Delivery
  • CSV, JSON and Parquet formats
  • Weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual deliveries
  • Full refresh or delta files

MCP Server

Your AI assistant looks up the open mortgages on a property through the MCP server. Your account sets which datasets the tool returns.

  • Your AI assistant calls BatchData tools to look up and search properties
  • Connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Claude Code with OAuth sign-in
  • Runs on the same API, with datasets set by your account admin

Professional Services

Our Professional Services team helps you choose the loan and lien fields, set up the delivery and match the data to your records.

  • Help choosing datasets, delivery cadence and destination
  • Account manager help with token and dataset setup
  • Support by email and in-app chat
  • Upload a CSV or Excel file and get property data back in the same file

Why BatchData

What You Get With BatchData

One source for property, owner and contact data, by API or by file.

169M+ U.S. Parcels

Coverage of 169M+ U.S. parcels and 131M+ properties.

1,000+ Data Points

Owner, value, mortgage, tax, permit and listing data, with 1,000+ data points for each property.

API or File Delivery

Call the API, or get files in Snowflake, Databricks, Amazon S3, SFTP or Google Drive.

Frequently asked questions

What is mortgage and open liens data?

BatchData mortgage and open liens data is the record of the loans and liens on a property. BatchData returns the open mortgages, past mortgages and the loans on the last two sales. It also returns the involuntary liens recorded against the property, such as tax liens and mechanic's liens.

What is in BatchData's mortgage and lien data?

BatchData's mortgage and lien data covers a property's open mortgages, past mortgages, last-sale loans and involuntary liens. The open mortgages carry the open lien count and balance, the loan types and the loan recording dates. They also cover past mortgages, and the loans on each of the last two sales.

Does BatchData's lien data include tax liens and judgments?

Yes, BatchData's involuntary lien fields hold the lien type, the lien amount, the judgment amount, the dates and the parties. Lien types include federal tax lien, state tax lien and mechanic's lien. The dates cover recording, filing and tax period end dates.

Can I search by loan type or lien type?

Yes, BatchData Property Search filters on loan types, open lien count and balance, and loan recording dates. It also filters on lien type, document type, lien dates and lien amount. Both sets of filters use the open mortgage and involuntary lien fields of each property.

How many mortgage records does BatchData hold?

BatchData holds 190M+ mortgage records and 380M+ deed and sale records in its property data. The mortgage records cover open and past loans on properties, and the loans on the last two sales. The records come from county records and recorded documents.

How is mortgage and lien data different from assessor data and deed history?

Assessor data describes the property itself, while mortgage and lien data describes the loans and liens on the property. Deed history lists the sales and transfers of the property. Assessor data holds the building, the lot and the tax.

What mortgage data points can you find on a property?

BatchData returns the lender, the loan amount, the loan type and financing type, and the loan term and due date for each open mortgage. Past mortgages add the borrower names, the interest rate and the mortgage history dates. The loan-to-value ratio comes with each open mortgage.

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