Authorities say a network of car dealers and business owners orchestrated a years-long scheme to illegally register vehicles ...

Police have arrested and charged nine suspects with operating a multi-year title fraud scheme that extended across northern ...

When policymakers talk about housing affordability, the focus is usually on interest rates, inventory shortages, zoning ...

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of First American Financial ...

Title insurance meets the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act's definition of a consumer product, even though it's usually not bought directly by the insureds, a federal judge holds in what appears to be ...

Imagine waking up one day to find your name erased from your deed — or worse, your home sold out from under you. Deed theft, also known as title fraud, is a real and rising threat, with crooks forging ...

Title, real estate, and housing markets in 2025–2026 face slowing home price growth, affordability pressures, and regulatory shifts, including nationwide FinCEN reporting. Fraud risks, technology ...

First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today announced an ...

A state appeals court held Tuesday that $512,845 of nearly $22.3 million defrauded from Lehman Brothers Bank in a mortgage scam must be repaid to the defunct lender's title insurer. At issue were ...

Legal consequences can be up to 20 years in prison, plus fines of more than $250,000. This scheme often combines with other ...

When purchasing property, every penny counts, especially with the high cost of housing. It is only natural to question all the miscellaneous fees attached to the process. However, title insurance is ...