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Home » US Law » 2022 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations » Property. » Chapter 708 - Mortgages and land contracts. » 708.03 – Prohibiting lender from designating attorney for mortgagor.

708.03 Prohibiting lender from designating attorney for mortgagor. A bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or other lender or lending agency requiring a borrower to give a mortgage on real estate as security for a loan or an existing indebtedness may not designate the attorney to represent the mortgagor’s interest in connection with the giving of the mortgage if the mortgagor has or desires a different attorney for that purpose. Any person violating this section shall be fined not more than $100 for each violation.

History: 1991 a. 221.