tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post115467769774394267..comments2023-10-08T06:24:07.089-07:00Comments on Seattle Bubble: Title Insurance: Kickbacks, Competition & PricesThe Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832570891451659976noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1154926422665689082006-08-06T21:53:00.000-07:002006-08-06T21:53:00.000-07:00Go M's! Sat Aug 05, 11:43:47 AM PDT ++++++++++++++...Go M's! <BR/><BR/>Sat Aug 05, 11:43:47 AM PDT <BR/><BR/>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR/><BR/>Really. Will they ever?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1154922576270594472006-08-06T20:49:00.000-07:002006-08-06T20:49:00.000-07:00Kudos to you on your integrity, s-crow. Look forw...Kudos to you on your integrity, s-crow. Look forward to reading it. I hope you don't get fired!<BR/><BR/>p.s. I was steered to an escrow/title agency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1154881397275628102006-08-06T09:23:00.000-07:002006-08-06T09:23:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link Tim (S-Crow Tim). In that link...Thanks for the link Tim (S-Crow Tim). In that link was this shocking bit.<BR/><BR/><I>The $17 billion in title insurance premiums paid by consumers in 2005 was roughly twice the <BR/>amount paid in 2000 and four times the amount paid in 1995.</I><BR/><BR/>Holy crapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1154803427154278062006-08-05T11:43:00.000-07:002006-08-05T11:43:00.000-07:00Jcricket -I'm in process, but this darn weather an...Jcricket -<BR/><BR/>I'm in process, but this darn weather and kids b-day's & Mariners games and Blue Angels and Seafair seem to be distracting me, in a good way!<BR/><BR/>The motivation of this piece is to help consumers understand title insurance, it's role in the transaction, who pays for it and how to identify and decide if they would like to avoid or participate in the potentially costly affiliated business relationships that brokers, lenders and title company's have woven into the fabric of a transaction. Most of all, I want to be a voice of reason and further arm consumers with relevant and unbaised information.<BR/><BR/>Here's a <A HREF="http://www.consumerfed.org/pdfs/Title_Insurance_Testimony042606.pdf" REL="nofollow">Link </A>to the recent (April 26, 2006) testimony given to the House Committee on Financial Services & Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity by J.Robert Hunter, former Fed. Insurace Administrator under Presidents Ford and Carter. <BR/><BR/>It is a .pdf document,an easy read, and packed with information that tells the story.<BR/><BR/>Go M's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1154794298653508852006-08-05T09:11:00.000-07:002006-08-05T09:11:00.000-07:00Enough with the stay tuned :-) I want to read abou...Enough with the stay tuned :-) I want to read about this title insurance scam. It's always the ridiculous line item on the HUD-1 form (along with crap like "application fee" or "origination fee").<BR/><BR/>Tell us what's going on under the covers here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com