02776nam 2200601 a 450 991045169370332120200520144314.00-8147-2246-60-8147-2281-481-472-2466-4(CKB)1000000000488626(EBL)865375(OCoLC)779828058(SSID)ssj0000102473(PQKBManifestationID)11133083(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102473(PQKBWorkID)10048610(PQKB)11656910(MiAaPQ)EBC865375(OCoLC)232957615(MdBmJHUP)muse10896(Au-PeEL)EBL865375(CaPaEBR)ebr10268984(EXLCZ)99100000000048862620070409d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe 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 MillerNew York New York University Pressc20071 online resource (301 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-2240-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 imprTitle insuranceUnited StatesTitle companiesUnited StatesElectronic books.Title insuranceTitle companies368.8/800973Eaton Joseph W.1919-1027564Eaton David J66581MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451693703321The American title insurance industry2443094UNINA