Joe Gentile, Author at Federal Title & Escrow Company

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Borrowers, ask for refinance rate not reissue rate

Written by Joe Gentile on 2021-01-13.

As part of our ongoing effort to place clients first and to provide the best service at the best price, Federal Title always applies the “refinance rate” on all residential refinances. Whenever a client refinances, the lender requires a...

Reissue Rates Explained

Written by Joe Gentile on 2019-09-12.

What is a reissue rate? Simply put, it is a homebuyer discount on the cost of an owner’s title insurance policy. The following sets forth the requirements along with the most common questions we encounter from homebuyers. (Our title...

Why Picking The Right Closing Date Matters

Written by Joe Gentile on 2019-04-22.

There’s one detail of the closing process that regularly gets overlooked: selecting a closing date. This often-overlooked detail can make a big impact on your entire closing experience. Here are some tips when trying to select a closing...

Owner’s Title Insurance: You Have Options Despite What Your Title Company Might Tell You!

Written by Joe Gentile on 2019-04-08.

You Have A Choice: Every day I take phone calls or receive emails from prospective clients who are shopping for a title company. And every day it always amazes me when they are genuinely surprised to learn that there are two different title...

Location Surveys, When Are They Needed?

Written by Joe Gentile on 2019-03-18.

When purchasing a property, there are many different expenses, a lot of which seem to overlap. One expense that is frequently questioned is whether it is worth it to obtain a location drawing, a boundary survey or no survey at all. Most...

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Author: Joe Gentile

Borrowers, ask for refinance rate not reissue rate

Reissue Rates Explained

Why Picking The Right Closing Date Matters

Owner’s Title Insurance: You Have Options Despite What Your Title Company Might Tell You!

Location Surveys, When Are They Needed?

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