One-Owner Search Survey Results

Results of One Owner Search Survey Questions were surprising. Depending on who you order from, your results will be different. Results as [...]

NALTEA Conference, Charlotte, NC

For those not in attendance at the National Association of Land Title Examiners and Abstractors annual conference in Charlotte, NC, you are missing some great contacts and networking, as well as educational seminars and round table discussions.

In spite of a few hiccups (President Lynn Hammett had to defer to Vice President Debi Merrill because of [...]

Ten Questions on One Owner Searches

customer is asking for a “one-Owner Search.” Does that customer have any idea what he is getting? Does he even have any idea what he is asking [...]

Do We Need An Insurance Czar for the Title Industry

Title Underwriters are going back to the slower but more prudent levels of search and exam. They have excised poor quality agents. The pendulum has swung back to a more thoughtful process. So let’s consider this a lesson learned and not forget it. We need to self regulate to a large degree, and where we can’t or don’t there are plenty of regulators out there to deal with [...]

Title Professionals – Are You Sleeping at Night

I was at the Louisiana Land Title Association conference yesterday. There was a common theme among dozens of title insurance, abstracters and title attorneys I talked to. The business has changed. The standard of thorough title searching and fixing title problems before closing so there are few claims is [...]

Title Underwriters Sue Widow to Recoup Money from Fraudulent Mortgages

appears to have all the red flags signs of perpetrated fraud. Honestly, when is the last time the title person legitimately saw a large mortgage paid off PRIOR to a mortgage [...]