| State | Judicial (Mortgages) | Nonjudicial (Deeds of Trust) |
| Alabama | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alaska | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arizona | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arkansas | ✓ | ✓ |
| California | ✓ | ✓ |
| Colorado | ✓ | ✓ |
| Connecticut | ✓ | |
| Delaware | ✓ | |
| Florida | ✓ | |
| Georgia | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hawaii | ✓ | ✓ |
| Idaho | ✓ | ✓ |
| Illinois | ✓ | |
| Indiana | ✓ | |
| Iowa | ✓ | √ |
| Kansas | ✓ | |
| Kentucky | ✓ | |
| Louisiana | ✓ | |
| Maine | ✓ | |
| Maryland | ✓ | |
| Massachusetts | ✓ | |
| Michigan | ✓ | |
| Minnesota | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mississippi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Missouri | ✓ | ✓ |
| Montana | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nebraska | ✓ | |
| Nevada | ✓ | ✓ |
| New Hampshire | ✓ | |
| New Jersey | ✓ | |
| New Mexico (sometimes) | ✓ | |
| New York | ✓ | |
| North Carolina | ✓ | ✓ |
| North Dakota | ✓ | |
| Ohio | ✓ | |
| Oklahoma | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oregon | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pennsylvania | ✓ | |
| Rhode Island | ✓ | ✓ |
| South Carolina | ✓ | |
| South Dakota | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tennessee | ✓ | |
| Texas | ✓ | ✓ |
| Utah | ✓ | |
| Vermont | ✓ | |
| Virginia | ✓ | ✓ |
| Washington | ✓ | ✓ |
| Washington D.C. | ✓ | |
| West Virginia | ✓ | |
| Wisconsin | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wyoming | ✓ | ✓ |
Source: RealtyTrac
