underwriting

November 12, 2019

Out & About | Checking in on Texas Title Company

We love checking in and helping our customers! Thanks for having us Texas Title Company!
June 20, 2019

Underwriting Q&A: Rollback taxes and supplemental taxes – TEXAS

Q: Are “AG” rollback taxes the only type of rollback tax that can be assessed for the collection of prior years’ ad valorem taxes and are […]
August 16, 2018

Underwriting Q&A: What date should be inserted into the blank on paragraph 4 of the T-47 Residential Real Property Affidavit?

Q: In Texas, where we are encountering multi-generational re-use of existing surveys, the T-47 Residential Real Property Affidavit allows a seller to verify that a prior […]
April 20, 2018

Underwriting Q & A | Are there any tricks when a title agent needs information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding a party to a real estate transaction?

Q: Are there any tricks when a title agent needs information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding a party to a real estate transaction? A: […]
February 14, 2018

Underwriting Q&A | Are Transfer on Death Deeds effective mechanisms for transferring real property?

Question: Are Transfer on Death Deeds effective mechanisms for transferring real property? Answer: Texas – Yes.  Through a recorded Transfer on Death Deed (“TODD”), a real property […]
September 19, 2017

Underwriting Q & A | Is there a redemption period when a Tax Lien Deed of Trust is foreclosed in Texas?

Q: Is there a redemption period when a Tax Lien Deed of Trust is foreclosed in Texas? A: Yes, Section 32.06 of the Texas Tax Code […]
June 27, 2017

Mom! What’s Title Insurance? And What in the World is an Underwriter?!

For those of you that have never bought property (like myself), you’ve probably never heard the term title insurance or underwriter – I hadn’t, but guess what?! I happen to […]
January 24, 2017

First National Title Insurance Company Hires Sean Everest as Underwriting Counsel

First National Title Insurance Company (FNTI) expands its underwriting team with the addition of industry veteran, Sean Everest. “The number of agents representing First National Title […]