Todd Ewing, Author at Federal Title & Escrow Company

Author: Todd Ewing

Marketing services agreement: A kickback by another name

Written by Todd Ewing on 2012-11-28.

While Affiliated Business Arrangements (also known as a The Legal Kickback) between settlement companies and real estate brokers have been much discussed and criticized over the years as anti-consumer, they continue to permeate the market. Here...

Why choosing a local title company is better

Written by Todd Ewing on 2012-10-24.

After 16 years of handling real estate closings, I could easily provide 100 examples of why a borrower, whether a homebuyer or a refinancing homeowner, should choose a local title company rather than allowing a national "out-of-town" title...

Why is selecting an independent title company so important?

Written by Todd Ewing on 2012-03-06.

Two reasons basically. By selecting a title company that is not bound by what’s known as an Affiliated Business Arrangement, you eliminate potential conflict of interest and generally save money.When buying a home, you will be working...

Affliliated business arrangements = Bad business

Written by Todd Ewing on 2011-03-15.

In the vein of “Affiliated Business Arrangements = Bad Business,” I bring to you yet more evidence of the same. In an effort to maintain their government-sanctioned kickbacks, proponents (i.e., RESPRO, et. al.) of Affiliated Business Arrangements...

Make him (or her) an REO offer he (or she) can’t refuse

Written by Todd Ewing on 2010-03-19.

A Real Estate Owned (REO) property is a property held by a mortgage lender or bank due to an unsuccessful foreclosure auction. In other words, the prior owner defaulted on the loan; the lender instituted a foreclosure proceeding; the foreclosure...

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Author: Todd Ewing

Marketing services agreement: A kickback by another name

Why is selecting an independent title company so important?

Affliliated business arrangements = Bad business

Make him (or her) an REO offer he (or she) can’t refuse

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