Every mortgage of real estate shall be a lien on the mortgaged property from the time it is filed in the recorder's office for record, and not before. The filing shall be notice to all persons of the existence of the mortgage.
Ark. Code Ann. § 18-40-102
Lien attaches when recorded
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Hawkins v. First National Bank, Crossett (In Re Bearhouse, Inc.) (1989)
Most recently applied in Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC v. Summit Bank, N.A. (April 2014)
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