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Comment by Tangurena2

1 day ago

It isn't fast enough for mortgage backed securities. Each transfer of ownership of the mortgage requires a separate transfer fee paid to the registry.

Moving from a paper registry at each county clerk (in the US) was a part of the 2008 financial meltdown.

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