Finance

In Michigan, a mortgage lender's security interest in real property is created by:

AA promissory note alone
BRecording the mortgage instrument with the county register of deeds✓ Correct
CFiling a UCC-1 financing statement
DObtaining a court judgment

Explanation

In Michigan, the lender's security interest (lien) in real property is created and perfected by recording the mortgage deed with the county register of deeds. The promissory note is the personal obligation, while the mortgage secures it against the property.

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