Research has indicated that most mortgage foreclosures could have been discovered as many as 2 years earlier in Illinois counties where the real estate taxes became delinquent and were not paid by the owner. In the event the tax buyer purchases real estate and petitions for tax deed, if the Lender does not properly respond to the petition, the security interest of the mortgage will be lost. Our real estate taxes and mortgages monitoring service will enable your financial institution (Lender) to do the following: