Products for Lenders

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
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.
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 Bill" (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.
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.

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.
Document Preparation Services
Web-based document preparation service that provides a quick, simple and convenient method for creating loan modification packages.
Document Recording Services
Centralized, single-source document recording solution providing fast, efficient and economical service with superior experience in all recording jurisdictions nationwide.
Skip Tracing
When locating hard-to-find homeowners during the pre-foreclosure or foreclosure process, First American's new Skip Tracing service delivers results by maximizing intelligent data searching, and providing outbound call validating and electronic results reporting.

Foreclosure Title Services

National Foreclosure Title Services
Foreclosure title solutions inclusive of title resolution services, national underwriting authority, centralized billing and consumer service, and secure online access to title information, documents, and title order status.
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.
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.
Trustee Servicing Solutions
Trustee services that manage non-judicial foreclosure cases, covering the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, and Oregon.
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.

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.

Asset Disposition Services

Auction Services
Specializes in preparing properties for quick sale and closing in an auction environment.
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
Specializes in resolving manufactured home title issues nationwide in a timely and successful manner.
Residential Management Services
Provides a comprehensive suite of products to serve the needs of the default real estate market.

Equity Services

Settlement Services
The best title and title-related products and services are only effective if you have all the tools you need to close quickly and efficiently.
Trusted Reverse Transactions
First American's Mortgage Services has combined experience in Reverse Mortgages with our innovations in title, signing, and settlement to bring you Trusted Reverse Transactions.
Signature Services-Origination
First American Signature Services (Signature Services) can enhance the borrower's closing experience faster, easier, and better than before.
National Recording Services
First American's Mortgage Services provides a centralized, single-source document recording solution providing fast, efficient, and economical service with superior experience in all recording jurisdictions nationwide.
REO Title Insurance and Settlement Services
Our team of professionals has a proven track record from working with some of the largest REO Companies in the country.

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.

Disclosure Reports

Natural Hazard Disclosure Report
Property disclosure reports for natural hazard, tax, environmental and other concerns from the nation's leading provider.

Software Solutions

Custom Software Solutions
First American's Software Solutions Group provides custom software solutions for the real estate and financial services industries, including application and database development, system integrations, and Web design. We specialize in integrations with products and services that facilitate real estate and mortgage transactions.
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