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A win for the consumer

Written by Federal Title on 2013-08-02.

We’d like to applaud Wells Fargo for announcing a move toward eliminating their role in the ABA/CBA marketplace. The bank announced last week that it would discontinue 8 joint ventures, according to a report in American Banker. We’ve...

Marketing Service Agreements may be more dangerous than Affiliated Business Arrangements

Written by Federal Title on 2013-07-25.

Federal Title is an independent title company, which means that, unlike most of our competitors, we do not enter into Affiliated Business Arrangements (“ABAs”) or Marketing Service Agreements (“MSAs”) with lenders...

Unique anti-AfBA business model pays off

Written by Federal Title on 2013-02-04.

Title company’s unique anti-AfBA business model pays off [Oct. 18, 2009]

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...

Borrower pays $2,000 for in-office closing?

Written by Federal Title on 2012-04-18.

Your refinance loan application has just been approved and your lender asks if you have a preference in selecting a title company. The borrower (name redacted) in the HUD-1 you see below answered “No” to this question and was...

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Tag: affiliated business arrangement

A win for the consumer

Marketing Service Agreements may be more dangerous than Affiliated Business Arrangements

Unique anti-AfBA business model pays off

Marketing services agreement: A kickback by another name

Borrower pays $2,000 for in-office closing?

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