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If you missed the Title School Seminar, you can now watch the either the entire seminar or pick and choose how many hours of CE you need.
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Decisions about every aspect of the title industry are made by elected officials. It’s important for these officials to hear directly from their constituents about the issues impacting our industry. There are many ways you can get involved. see our advocacy section above or Click here to see how.

WHAT IS TITLE INSURANCE? When you buy a property (home or land), you want to be sure the seller can legally transfer ownership of the property to you. Title to the property is the legal ownership of the property. If you have a mortgage, your lender also wants to make sure that they have clear title to the collateral to be able to foreclose and sell the property if you default on your mortgage.

TITLE INSURANCE ensures that the title is clear to transfer and provides an insurance policy to pay you or the mortgage lender in the event of a claim.

HOW DOES TITLE INSURANCE WORK? When you get a mortgage to buy a property or refinance a mortgage, your lender requires you or the seller of the property to buy title insurance that protects the lender. That insurance is called a Lender’s Title Insurance Policy. The title agent/ insurer searches public records to see if there is anything that might prevent clear title to the property. Things that can create a title problem can include, for example:

Title insurance doesn’t guarantee your title to the property, but it does protect you in other important ways...

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