Inquire Before You Wire
Amy Gregory has a passion to protect, and when a customer at Paramount Title was defrauded of $130,000, Amy pulled out all the stops to track down the funds and then went above and beyond to ensure no customer of…
Title Insurance
Flagging Fraud (Part 1): Know These Indicators of Transaction Fraud
Every year the U.S. government comes out with a growing list of warnings on cyber fraud, real estate fraud, email fraud – the list goes on. Some warnings are common sense: delete suspicious-looking emails, don’t give away banking information or…
Escrow Fraud Remains Low Risk, High Reward
Several months ago, title agents across the country observed an uptick in attempted escrow fraud. In many cases, fraudsters posed as other participants in the transaction and attempted to trick agents into wiring funds to fraudulent accounts. The vast bulk…
Fraud Watch: What is the Business Email Compromise?
Wire fraud attempts are very common in the title industry. A typical wire fraud scheme, encountered by some of our agents, is known as a business email compromise (“BEC”). In this scheme, the fraudster has hacked into a party’s email…
Build your title agency’s business from Angie’s List
Wouldn’t it be great if your title insurance business could land one extra real estate closing every month? Better yet, what if the cost to acquire that deal was slim to none?By now you’ve heard the benefits of having an…
