In a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee’s Housing and Insurance Subcommittee in May, Diane Evans, president of American Land Title Association, addressed the glaring issue in the ...

Title insurance provides vital protection to the largest and most important purchase most Americans will ever make—their home. Without this essential product, owners could be forced to pay out of ...

Recently, Fannie Mae announced its plans to develop a pilot program to bypass traditional title insurance. Since the announcement, there has been a lot of talk about attorney opinion letters (AOLs) ...

For many people, a home is the biggest thing they’ll ever buy. The last thing anyone wants is to encounter unexpected ownership issues after completing the purchase. This is where title insurance ...

Q: We are buying our first home and are stretching our savings to pay for the down payment and closing costs, not to mention the moving expenses. Our lender sent us our closing cost estimate, which ...

Question: We are purchasing a one-half-acre lot in Maricopa County for $140,000 cash. Although we are buying the lot as an investment, we are confused about title insurance. My father is a broker in ...

Jay Beitel is a principal at Polunsky Beitel Green, a Texas-based mortgage law firm. Key differences, protections, and legal considerations for lenders under Texas law Lately, there's been a buzz ...