The American Title Insurance Industry: How a Cartel Fleeces the American Consumer

by David J. Eaton, Joseph W. Eaton, David Eaton

Book Overview

After 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814722407
• ISBN13: 9780814722404
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.1"