What is Title Insurance

Title Search

• Statutory Requirements

  • Search length

  • Contents of attorney’s opinion

• Title Wave

• Prior policies

Title Exam/Title Commitment

• What to look for

• What to mark as exceptions

• What to mark as requirements

• What can you ignore

• Filling out the Commitment Form

  • Legal Descriptions

  • Unknown insureds

  • Unknown amount of insurance

  • Deleting exceptions

Closing Protection Letters and Escrow Procedures

• What is a CPL?

• Holding purchase agreement deposits

• Certified funds

• Disbursements