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Whether you have national or local operations, our lender-specific products and services can help you streamline the process, stay on top of regulatory changes, enhance your customers’ closing experience, and so much more.

Title and Settlement Services

Title Insurance - Residential
Provides homebuyers and lenders with vital protection against losses from certain title issues that are undiscoverable from public records, including forgery, fraud, and liens – problems that might limit a homeowner’s use and enjoyment of their property.
Title Insurance - Commercial
Offers commercial property buyers, lenders and others protection against losses from certain title issues, provided through responsive title underwriting, closing and recording services on simple to the most complex commercial transactions.
Title Insurance - Homebuilders
A Web-based title delivery system designed specifically for today's homebuilding professional.
Escrow Settlement Services
Escrow acts as a neutral third party that closes the transaction upon satisfaction of the conditions in the contract.
Short-Form Commercial Loan Policy
A one-page ALTA loan policy that reduces lender costs by eliminating many due diligence requirements and incorporating lender endorsements by reference.

Due Diligence

Automated Valuation Models (AVMs)
Commercial Evaluation Services is an industry leader in developing evaluation reports and services for the commercial real estate market, providing a variety of evaluation reporting services.
Construction Lending Reports
Include the current vested owner of record, property tax information and status, open voluntary and involuntary liens of record, judgments and pendency action against the property, and a plat/parcel/survey map if applicable.
Deferred Maintenance Assessments
Contain information about a structure and its components vital to investment and finance decision making. The DMA report provides appropriate due diligence for a real estate transaction.
Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I)
The first step in the environmental due diligence process.
Environmental Site Assessments (Phase II)
A subsurface investigation report that includes the collection of soil and/or groundwater samples to be analyzed quantitatively for contamination at levels above state and/or federal guidelines.
Flood Elevation Certificates
Certifies elevations for buildings located in a Special Flood Hazard Area in order to determine the proper flood insurance premium rate or support a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letter of Map Revision based on a fill (LOMR-F).
Fund Control
Risk mitigation and inspections for any type of construction project or portfolio asset.
Property Condition Assessments
Information about a structure and its components vital to investment and finance decision making. The PCA report provides appropriate due diligence for a real estate transaction.
Transaction Screen Assessments
A limited environmental screening report that uses a standardized format.

UCC Services

EAGLE 9® UCC Insurance Policy for Buyers
Answers the critical question of whether any liens follow and are still attached when buying personal property outside of the ordinary course of business. Insures that the acquired assets are free of lien.
EAGLE 9® UCC Lenders Insurance Policy
Does more than protect lenders and their counsel from risks associated with attachment, perfection and priority under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code -- it can give a lender the assurance needed to move forward with a transaction and close the deal.
EAGLE 9® UCC Foreclosure Notice Policy
Enables a foreclosing creditor under Part 6 of Article 9 to meet certain statutory requirements for a commercially reasonable notice.
EAGLE 9® UCC Vacation Interest Policy
Coordinated products and services such as UCC Insurance, 1031 Tax-deferred Exchange, and ALTA Survey and ExpressMap services ordered with a commercial policy of insurance can translate into timely closings and reduced transaction costs.
EAGLE 9® UCC Vessel-Under-Construction Policy
Insures the secured creditor status of the financing buyer and provides seamless coverage from construction to the documenting of the vessel with the Coast Guard.
The Insured Search™
Combines the benefit of First American expertise with peace of mind protection -- the first effective insured search product offered.
The Insured Filing™
Combines the benefit of First American expertise with peace of mind protection -- the first effective insured filing product offered.
EAGLE 9® UCC NY Cooperative Interest Policy
Based on New York's unique provisions to its Uniform Commercial Code, insures the ownership of the debtor's cooperative interest in a cooperative organization.
EAGLE 9® Policies in Canada including Quebec
A full range of indemnity insurance products insuring liens in personal property in the Common Law provinces of Canada and under the Civil Law of Quebec. Offered through our subsidiary First Canadian Title.

Foreclosure Title Services

Trustee Sale Guarantee
A title guarantee issued at the start of foreclosure. Tailored for trustees, attorneys, lenders and servicers, with a focus on the unique requirements in the "power of sale" western foreclosure states.
Foreclosure Information Report
A solution for lenders, loan servicers and foreclosing counsel to assist in managing costs, accuracy rates, timelines and service. Also helps identify title issues that can delay resale post-foreclosure.
National Assignment Services
A comprehensive, highly customizable solution to manage the preparation, execution and recordation of your mortgage assignments.
Mortgage Priority Reporting
A snapshot status of the lien priority of your mortgage, a lien analysis, copies of all documents listed on the MPR, and customized reporting.

Loss Mitigation Title Services

Property Reports - Residential
A current owner search uniform report that allows quick and efficient reviews.
Document Retrieval Services
Nationwide retrieval of county certified or standard copies of recorded instruments, a nationwide network of abstractors and title companies, recovery and preparation of intervening assignments, and Internet order placement and status tracking.
Property Reports - Commercial
A current owner search uniform report that allows quick and efficient reviews.
Lien Priority Insurance
Ensures that the validity, enforceability or priority of a recorded mortgage or deed of trust has not been diminished or lost because of the loan modification.
Signing Services - Default
Comprehensive, customizable signing services solutions.
Websigning
The easiest, most secure and convenient way to sign loan documents via the Internet.
Document Recording Services
Centralized, single-source document recording solution providing fast, efficient and economical service with superior experience in all recording jurisdictions nationwide.
Document Preparation Services
Web-based document preparation service that provides a quick, simple and convenient method for creating loan modification packages.

Non-National Foreclosure Title Services

Commercial Foreclosure Services -- Southwest
National Foreclosure Title Services has a well-established history, knowledge and expertise in commercial foreclosure services for Arizona, California and Nevada.

REO Title and Closing Services

REO Asset Closing Services
Direct and expedite the closing of REO assets through our preferred local closing teams.
REO Title Services
Centralized management of nationwide REO title orders for lenders, loan servicers and asset management companies.
REO Direct Production Services
Cost and time-saving options include a standardized Foreclosure Information Report and savings based on pre-established pricing for title and closing with our preferred vendor network.
Manufactured Housing Title Services
Specialized in the timely and successful resolution of manufactured home title issues nationwide.

Equity Services

FACT XL
Insured, centrally produced title designed specifically for equity loans. Includes access to First American's Recording Fee Calculator and expert recording service.
Websigning
WebSigning is the easiest, most secure and convenient way to sign loan documents through the Internet.
National Recording Services
Centralized, single-source document recording solution providing fast, efficient and economical service with superior experience in all recording jurisdictions nationwide.
Equity Signing
A wide range of signing solutions designed to meet your specific workflow requirements while providing your customers with the convenience of professional mobile closing services.
tRecs
A technological breakthrough that allows for an easy, convenient and innovative method for submitting recordings via a Web-based, electronic platform.
Recording Fee Calculator
A Web-based platform that quotes recording fees and taxes accurately and effortlessly for all recording jurisdictions nationwide. Available as a stand-alone service or incorporated with complete recording services.
Property Information Reports
Ownership and encumbrance report for equity loans.
Legal and Vesting Reports
A basic ownership report for equity loans.
Automated Valuations
First American Data Tree’s Automated Valuation Models provide instant and cost-effective computer-generated estimates of property values for home equity lending purposes. Our collective suite of AVMs offers the best nationwide geographic coverage, hit rates and accuracy in the industry.

Refinance Services

Super Eagle
Streamlined title, signing and settlement solution for refinance loans.
National Settlement Services
Streamlined settlement solution for equity and refinance loans.
ASP (ALTA Streamline Program)
Streamlined title, signing and settlement solution for refinance loans.

Residential Rental Services

Client Leasing Servicing Agreement
Facilitates the future sale/securitization of leases. Similar to a mortgage pooling and servicing agreement.
Standardization Documentation
Comprises application- and state-compliant lease documentation.
Tenant Screening and Underwriting
Services include credit, social security and criminal searches (including OFAC). Underwriting in accordance with client/investor guidelines.
Collections -- Tenant Services
Services include ACH, credit card and check payment options, a tenant customer service call center, mail and manual outbound calling strategies, 24/7 emergency repair dispatch, and a nationwide eviction attorney network.
Funds Administration
State-, local- and lease-compliant administration of tenant deposits. Administers deposits into, and monthly distribution of, client/investor funds from custodian accounts.
File Maintenance and Reporting
Sets up and maintains lease files. Client-level monthly reporting summarizes property-level income and expenses.
Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
Document preparation, escrow and recording services, and title insurance policies for "mortgagor to tenancy" transfers as a result of executed DILs or foreclosure actions.
Sell vs. Rent Evaluation Model
An automated valuation comparison of economics from a sale and a rental transaction.
Property Tax Data
Historic property tax on a property for input into the sell vs. rent evaluation model. The data are also available on a stand-alone basis.
Property Tax Administration
Identifies if a property is located in a federally designated flood zone.
Flood Zone Determination
Identifies if a property is located in a federally designated flood zone.
Home Inspections
Coordination of tenant/agent walkthrough inspections, routine exterior and interior inspections of the property during tenancy, and move-out inspections.
Homeowners Association (HOA) Fee Administration
Our Residential Rental Services can provide timely payment of HOA fees.
Insurance
This blanket landlord's insurance coverage including loss of rent coverage.

Reverse Mortgage Services

Super Eagle for Reverse
Streamlined title, signing and settlement solution for reverse mortgages.

Trustee Services

Direct Source Entry and Review
Working closely with lenders/servicers, handles all foreclosure referrals directly in servicing systems throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon and Texas.
Foreclosure Processing
State-of-the art foreclosure processing system providing automated processes in nearly all foreclosure steps throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon and Texas.
Senior Lien Monitoring
If the client loan is in a junior position, handles the monitoring of the senior lien to ensure the client's interests are protected.
Loss Mitigation -- Borrower Assistance
Homeowners Assistance Team provides a well-trained staff utilizing state-of-the-art technology for borrower contact.
Title Examination & Curative Resolution
Provides a well-trained staff of title officers who complete a thorough examination of the Trustee Sale Guarantee for each property and identify and cure all title problems identified from the TSG examination.
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