LEADER 02776nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910451693703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-2246-6 010 $a0-8147-2281-4 010 $a81-472-2466-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000488626 035 $a(EBL)865375 035 $a(OCoLC)779828058 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000102473 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11133083 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102473 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10048610 035 $a(PQKB)11656910 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865375 035 $a(OCoLC)232957615 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10896 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865375 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10268984 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000488626 100 $a20070409d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe American title insurance industry$b[electronic resource] $ehow a cartel fleeces the American consumer /$fJoseph W. Eaton and David J. Eaton ; with a foreword by Tom Miller 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (301 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-2240-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle 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. 330 $aAfter 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 606 $aTitle insurance$zUnited States 606 $aTitle companies$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTitle insurance 615 0$aTitle companies 676 $a368.8/800973 700 $aEaton$b Joseph W.$f1919-$01027564 701 $aEaton$b David J$066581 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451693703321 996 $aThe American title insurance industry$92443094 997 $aUNINA