In addition to helping first-time homebuyers become homeowners, PMI can be a vital resource for helping underserved communities affordably and sustainably access the mortgage market. Getty Images A ...

Without title agents, the process of buying and selling a home would be far more complicated for all parties involved (“Title Insurance Plan Scuttled After Blowback From Insurers, Lawmakers,” Business ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering a ban on mortgage banks charging homebuyers for the lender’s title insurance policy, according to a report by Bloomberg. Lender’s title policies ...

Title insurance is an optional insurance policy that may help protect you from financial loss if issues arise with a property’s title. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who ...

In the last couple of years Fannie Mae FNMA and its government overseer, the Federal Housing Finance Agency have taken aim at the title insurance industry – an often overlooked but important part of ...

After decades of inertia, reform of home-sale commissions is happening, thanks to a landmark lawsuit. Could title insurance be next? Quite possibly: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this month ...

Homeownership remains a major goal for Americans, with more than 6 million homes sold annually according to the National Association of Realtors.

Title insurance companies are colluding illegally to keep prices artificially high, gouging consumers who buy and sell homes, according to a new lawsuit. "Title insurance companies have expressly or ...

According to Gateway Title Company, Burbank, Calif., title companies typically issue two types of policies: an "owner's policy" that insures the home buyer for as long as you and your heirs own the ...

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As if buying a home wasn't stressful enough, there's a new danger you might not have heard of: title pirates. These are criminals who file phony documents claiming to own property that actually ...