When a Borrower Dies: Actions to Take, Mistakes to Avoid
December 9, 2025
Live Webinar
DateDec 9, 2025Duration90 minutes
08:00 AM PST09:00 AM MST
10:00 AM CST11:00 AM EST
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- Take-away toolkit
- Presenter’s contact info for questions
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When a borrower passes away, lenders face a host of sensitive, complex issues.
Who has authority to act? What
happens to automatic payments? Can you offset or freeze accounts? How do
successor-in-interest and estate laws apply? Failure to handle these issues
properly can lead to regulatory scrutiny, reputational harm, and costly mistakes.
AFTER THIS
WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Describe the immediate actions to take after you receive notice that a borrower has died
- Understand your institution’s setoff rights and what other parties may be held liable for repayment
- Explain the successor-in-interest rules, including limitations under the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act
- Handle automatic payments, defaults, accelerations, and workout options
- Identify what steps to take when a probate estate is opened and or is not opened
WEBINAR DETAILS
This webinar will walk through the legal,
regulatory, and operational requirements that arise when a borrower dies,
including federal rules (such as the successor-in-interest mortgage servicing
requirements), state probate procedures, deposit account issues, and best
practices for handling secured and unsecured debt. Participants will learn
practical steps to protect the institution and avoid common errors.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session
is designed for loan officers, deposit operations staff, compliance
professionals, auditors, risk officers, and in-house legal counsel and staff.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Sample procedures for handling and collecting deceased borrowers’ loans
- Sample successor-in-interest request letter
- Employee training log
- Interactive quiz
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission,
or republishing of any webinar to other institutions or those not employed by
your institution is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible
participants only.
Presented By

Spencer Fane LLP
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