Virtual mortgage closings took off during COVID-19. Why e-closings with online lawyers will soon be the norm

by | Aug 18, 2022 | 0 comments

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If you’re a looking for a small silver lining in the global pandemic, you’ll find one in the way that COVID-19 inspired faster mortgage closings.

When mass contagion made face-to-face lawyer visits less palatable, virtual closings took off. There’s now a slew of e-lawyers that will close your loan using a Zoom-like interface, without printing a single sheet of paper. Examples include the likes of Deeded.caMyClosing.ca, Diamond & Diamond, Axesslaw.com and many others.

Some, such as Ontario’s MyClosing.ca, even let you do everything from a mobile phone app, including signing.

How it works

Most e-closings go basically like this:

1. Once your mortgage is fully approved, your lender sends the paperwork to the e-lawyer of your choice.

 

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