Ingham County Register of Deeds Files Lawsuit Against Lenders For Unpaid Taxes

``Ingham County Register of Deeds Curtis Hertel Jr. has filed a lawsuit today in the 30th Circuit Court, to recover millions in alleged unpaid transfer taxes from mortgage lenders and their attorneys... Transfer taxes are the monies paid when a new deed is recorded in the county's Register of Deeds office. The taxes apply to the sale price of the property being transferred, unless it falls under $100. Many large-scale banks have used Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to claim an exemption to the taxes by identifying themselves as government entities, which Hertel contests.''