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Notes on note buying.

Case studies from real (sanitized) deals and working education for mortgage-note buyers — how claims get checked, where they break, and how to price from evidence.

education · performing notes

How to evaluate a performing mortgage note

“Performing” is a claim about the future built on evidence about the past. The checks that test it, the risks private notes actually carry, and the one that catches each — with links to the deeper guides.

September 17, 2026 · NoteGage

Reference

Mortgage-note investing glossary

Plain-English definitions — UPB, LTV, ITV, lien position, seasoning, chain of title, and more.

How NoteGage checks a listing

The verification discipline behind every report: sources, corroboration, and honest refusals.