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Autore |
Eaton Joseph W. <1919-> |
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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 |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-2246-6 |
0-8147-2281-4 |
81-472-2466-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (301 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Title insurance - United States |
Title companies - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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