In the last couple of years Fannie Mae FNMA and its government overseer, the Federal Housing Finance Agency have taken aim at the title insurance industry – an often overlooked but important part of ...

August 10, 2023 - Let's say that you represent a party in a real estate transaction, such as a real estate agent, lender or buyer. The title insurance company hands you a title insurance commitment ...

Whether you purchase a house, condo or vacant land, transferring the title is essential to gain legal ownership of the property. However, there may be hidden issues or claims on the title that could ...

When you buy a piece of real estate, a title company makes sure the seller has a legal right to sell the property and that the buyer isn’t purchasing a home with outstanding taxes or mortgages on it.

A form of indemnity insurance that takes effect at the closing of a sale, title insurance protects lenders and home buyers from financial loss associated with defects in the title to a property. Title ...

After decades of inertia, reform of home-sale commissions is happening, thanks to a landmark lawsuit. Could title insurance be next? Quite possibly: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this month ...

Most real estate closings culminate in the issuance of title insurance. A title insurance policy confirms that the parties created whatever insured interests in real estate that they thought they ...

If you have bought a house in the last decade, you likely started the process online. Perhaps you browsed for your future dream home on a website like Zillow or Realtor, and you may have been ...

Our team looked at over 100 of the top auto insurance providers in the U.S., from national providers like USAA, Travelers, and State Farm to regional providers like Erie Insurance. 8,500 Data Points ...

In early June, two commercial real estate insurance powerhouses — Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. and Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. — announced that they would be combining their New ...

The title insurance industry continues to seek a “new normal” when it comes to transaction volume, as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Market consolidation, shifting valuation trends and a ...

Real estate brokerage Compass announced Tuesday that is has signed an agreement to acquire Dallas-based title insurance company LegacyTexas Title Co., its latest foray into the title and escrow space.