Comments on: Title Insurance: Kickbacks, Competition & Prices http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/08/04/title-insurance-kickbacks-competition-prices/ local real estate news, statistics, and commentary without the sales spin. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:21:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/08/04/title-insurance-kickbacks-competition-prices/#comment-5124 Anonymous Mon, 07 Aug 2006 04:53:42 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=321#comment-5124 Go M's! <br/><br/>Sat Aug 05, 11:43:47 AM PDT <br/><br/>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br/><br/>Really. Will they ever?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5124','Anonymous',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5124','Anonymous','Go M\'s! <br\/><br\/>Sat Aug 05, 11:43:47 AM PDT <br\/><br\/>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br\/><br\/>Really. Will they ever?',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Go M’s!

Sat Aug 05, 11:43:47 AM PDT

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Really. Will they ever?

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]]> By: Anonymoushttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/08/04/title-insurance-kickbacks-competition-prices/#comment-5122 Anonymous Mon, 07 Aug 2006 03:49:36 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=321#comment-5122 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.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5122','Anonymous',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5122','Anonymous','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.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Kudos to you on your integrity, s-crow. Look forward to reading it. I hope you don’t get fired!

p.s. I was steered to an escrow/title agency.

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]]> By: jcrickethttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/08/04/title-insurance-kickbacks-competition-prices/#comment-5106 jcricket Sun, 06 Aug 2006 16:23:17 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=321#comment-5106 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 crap<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5106','jcricket',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5106','jcricket','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 crap',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for the link Tim (S-Crow Tim). In that link was this shocking bit.

The $17 billion in title insurance premiums paid by consumers in 2005 was roughly twice the
amount paid in 2000 and four times the amount paid in 1995.

Holy crap

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]]> By: S-Crowhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/08/04/title-insurance-kickbacks-competition-prices/#comment-5090 S-Crow Sat, 05 Aug 2006 18:43:47 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=321#comment-5090 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!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5090','S-Crow',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5090','S-Crow','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!',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Jcricket -

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!

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.

Here’s a Link 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.

It is a .pdf document,an easy read, and packed with information that tells the story.

Go M’s!

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]]> By: jcrickethttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/08/04/title-insurance-kickbacks-competition-prices/#comment-5083 jcricket Sat, 05 Aug 2006 16:11:38 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=321#comment-5083 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.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5083','jcricket',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5083','jcricket','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.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> 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”).

Tell us what’s going on under the covers here.

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