May 18th, 2011

Invest in Your Product!

Have you ever been to a specialty store, say a vitamin store, and found the person helping you saying, “I don’t take vitamins”? This doesn’t seem likely and if it did happen, you’d probably prefer to talk with a person who had actually taken the vitamins, knew the effect of the vitamins and could [...]

May 16th, 2011

A Case of Fraud

The following is a case of fraud taken from our Fraud Insights newsletter for May.

Careless Whispers

An escrow officer with Chicago Title’s Skokie, Ill. office, was conducting a signing without the buyer or seller in the room. To set the stage, the signing ceremony was being conducted with both the buyer and seller’s [...]

February 2nd, 2010

Chicago Title's One Rate

The cost to refinance a current mortgage can vary according to the interest rate, credit score, lender and loan amount. Homeowners who can make lenders compete for their business are more likely to obtain a better mortgage deal.

The closing cost of a home refinance generally includes credit report fees, appraisal fees, points (which is an [...]