| Description |
1 online resource (301 pages) |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Foreword by Tom Miller; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Titling America; 1 Title Insurance as a For-Profit Business; 2 Alternative Title Guarantee Models; 3 Title Insurance as a Government Service; 4 Title Insurance: The Legal Dimension; 5 Title: The Administrative Dimension; 6 Title Interest Groups; 7 Title Income and Losses; 8 Title Reform Is a Definite Maybe; 9 The Future of Title Insurance; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors |
| Summary |
After World War II, banks and other mortgage lenders began requiring insurance to protect them against flawed or defective real estate titles. Over the past sixty years, the title insurance industry has grown steadily in size, power, and secrecy: policies are available for both lenders and property owners and many title insurers offer an array of other real estate services, such as escrow and appraisal. Yet details about the industry's operational procedures remain closely guarded from public exposure. In The American Title Insurance Industry, Joseph and David Eaton present evidence that impr |
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American |
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Industry |
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Insurance |
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Title |
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brings |
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elected |
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estate |
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industries |
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involved |
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issue |
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landmark |
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light |
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long-neglected |
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makers |
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officials |
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policy |
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real |
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study |
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those |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Title companies -- United States
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Title insurance -- United States
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Title companies
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Title insurance
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Eaton, David
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| ISBN |
9780814722817 |
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0814722814 |
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