{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1927.53","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1927.53","heading":"Costs of title clearance and closing of transactions.","body":"The borrower or the seller, or both, in compliance with the terms of the sales contract or option will be responsible for payment of all costs of title clearance and closing of the transaction and will arrange for payment before the transaction is closed. These costs will include any costs of abstracts of title, land surveys, attorney's fees, owner's and lender's policies of title insurance, obtaining curative material, notary fees, documentary stamps, recording costs, tax monitoring service, and other expenses necessary to complete the transaction.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVIII—RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER H—PROGRAM REGULATIONS","PART 1927—TITLE CLEARANCE AND LOAN CLOSING","Subpart B—Real Estate Title Clearance and Loan Closing"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"29aa7aaa3875a95868b98911b47857585265545a03318c2aeda4cd5a98a5a7f2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1927.52","next":"us/7-cfr-1927.54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}