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Happy birthday, REAL Credit™

Written by Federal Title on 2012-03-08.

This month, Federal Title & Escrow Company’s innovative REAL Credit™ will celebrate 10 years of providing substantial closing cost savings to home buyers. Ten years ago, against the pressures of sharing our revenues with real estate...

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...

RESPA reforms golden opportunity for title agents to ramp up direct-to-consumer marketing efforts

Written by Federal Title on 2012-03-01.

There’s been a push to improve consumers’ ability to shop for title services and encourage price competition since about April 2007, when the U.S. Government Accountability Office released its Report on Title Insurance. More recently,...

Title insurance premiums: Who’s getting paid? (Part 2)

Written by Federal Title on 2012-02-08.

Initially we looked at how title agents receive the majority of the title insurance premium as commission because take the hit should a title insurance claim arise down the road. In addition to title agents receiving a commission from the...

Most popular articles of 2011

Written by Federal Title on 2011-12-22.

Our blog is one of our best tools for communicating with our clients. We use this space to answer commonly asked questions and address industry changes that may impact you, the homebuyer (or the homeowner who wants to refinance). It’s...

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Happy birthday, REAL Credit™

Why is selecting an independent title company so important?

RESPA reforms golden opportunity for title agents to ramp up direct-to-consumer marketing efforts

Title insurance premiums: Who’s getting paid? (Part 2)

Most popular articles of 2011

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