1) Go to the Bank Head Office that had financed your auto loan and claim the following
documents ( you will pay a minimal fee of around P300 - P500)
a) Release of Chattel Mortgage and copy of Promissory Note
b) Original LTO Certificate of Registration (CR) and Official Receipt (OR)
You can call them before going to them
RCBC Savings Bank - Tel #s 555-8772 / 555-8770 / 687-5430 loc 4620
Banco De Oro - Tel #s 688-1288 / 68801468 ask to be connected to SFU
[Service Fulfillment Unit]
BPI Family - Hotline - Tel # 89-100 - follow voice prompt for options
PSBank
- Hotline - Tel # 845-8888
Union Bank - Hotline - Tel # 84-186 or 841-8600
2) Go to the Register of Deeds in your area of residence, submit the "Release of Chattel Mortgage with Promissory Note" to have them "CANCEL" the Chattel Mortgage on your vehicle
(there is a minimal fee to paid here)
3) Go to the LTO Agency where your vehicle was first registered. You can find this information in your LTO Certificate of Registration. You need to
bring the unit for inspection and stenciling. (There are corresponding fees for this procedure)
a) Submit your "Release of Chattel Mortgage" that has been duly stamped "cancelled" by Register of Deeds and your OR of payment for the Cancellation
b) Surrender your "ENCUMBERED" Original LTO Certificate of Registration
c) The LTO Agency will release a new LTO Certificate of Registration to you that no longer has the word "ENCUMBERED" on it.
4) Keep your original LTO Certificate of Registration and the latest LTO Official Receipt with your personal documents in a secured place.