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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781811103321

Autore

Eaton Joseph W. <1919->

Titolo

The American title insurance industry [[electronic resource] ] : how a cartel fleeces the American consumer / / Joseph W. Eaton and David J. Eaton ; with a foreword by Tom Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8147-2246-6

0-8147-2281-4

81-472-2466-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EatonDavid J

Disciplina

368.8/800973

Soggetti

Title insurance - United States

Title companies - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title insurance as a for-profit business -- Alternate title guarantee models -- Title insurance as a government service -- Title insurance the legal dimension -- Title insurance the administrative dimension -- Title interest groups -- Title income and losses -- Title reform is a definite maybe -- The future of title insurance.

Sommario/riassunto

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