Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is Home Title Theft?
Does Title Insurance protect me?
Title insurance cannot prevent it, but some policies cover your legal expenses if you promptly make a claim.
What is homeowner’s insurance?
Homeowners insurance is a form of property insurance that covers losses and damages to an individual’s residence, along with furnishings and other assets in the home. A homeowners insurance policy usually covers four kinds of incidents on the insured property: interior damage, exterior damage, loss or damage of personal assets/belongings, and injury that occurs while on the property. When a claim is made on any of these incidents, the homeowner will be required to pay a deductible, which in effect is the out-of-pocket costs for the insured.
Why doesn’t the Recorder’s Office reject the forged deeds?
There is no easy way to determine if a deed is real or fake.
Can’t the police do anything about home title theft?
If the alerts arrive AFTER a forged deed get recorded, isn’t that too late because the fraud has already occurred?
Title theft is a two-step process:
- A fraud deed gives the criminal control of your property
- The criminal obtains a mortgage or sells the property. In most cases, the TitleShield™ will enable you to stop the fraud before step 2.
When can I see my property history report?
How to I remove a fraudulent deed from my title?
Why are you more expensive than the competitor?
Only TitleShield uses Block Chain technology to protect its customers from cyber criminals. Unlike our competitors’, this added security feature Title Shield has implemented makes our customers’ title histories extremely difficult to hack and tamper.
We are also the only company that offers a service through Notaries. These agents have been vetted and/or screened to make sure they are licensed, alive and meet some the highest quality standards to provide this service. We are not an answering service that helps customers navigate our website to order something with no value. This is a serious service, so we left this in the hands of certified notaries.
Can someone commit fraud on a house with a Lien?
Why would a customer go with Title Shield VS. the Competition?
- Time is of extreme importance! Nowadays loans are typically closed within 30 days, but some hard money loans are even faster! Criminals need fast transaction options so, they can run off with your money before they are traced. Title Shield is the only company with weekly monitoring alerts, to keep pace with these types of crimes. The competition only provides monthly alerts making their service almost useless.
- Rather than hiring actors on television, Title Shield is the only company working with people in the industry to make an impact. Our network of local Authorized Agents (insurance, notaries, realtors, attorneys, loan officers, title companies) help us to combat this growing crime.
- Title Shield is the only company that provides legal consultation document review by a real estate attorney.
- Title Shield is the only company that provides a Lifetime subscription feature.
- For Notaries, Title Shield uses 21st Century identity verification technology to verify the identity of the notaries who sell our subscriptions. Notaries are commissioned by their state, have integrity, and are trustworthy.
How widespread is home title fraud?
What is title insurance?
Title insurance is a form of indemnity insurance that protects lenders and homebuyers from financial loss sustained from defects in a title to a property.
A clear title is necessary for any real estate transaction. Title companies must do a search on every title to check for claims or liens of any kind against them before they can be issued.
A title search is an examination of public records to determine and confirm a property’s legal ownership and to find out whether there are any claims are on the property.
Title insurance protects both lenders and homebuyers against loss or damage occurring from liens, encumbrances, or defects in the title or actual ownership of a property. Unlike traditional insurance, which protects against future events, title insurance protects against claims for past occurrences.
A basic owner’s basic title insurance policy typically covers the following hazards:
- Ownership by another party
- Incorrect signatures on documents, as well as forgery and fraud
- Flawed records
- Restrictive covenants (terms that reduce value or enjoyment), such as unrecorded easements
- Encumbrances or judgments against property, such as outstanding lawsuits and liens
Can I monitor my home title myself?
How can I get a fraudulent deed of the title history of my house?
Do I have to use the home security sign?
What is the blockchain?
Tell me about the network of attorneys?
They have all agreed to provide a free consultation. Then if a TitleShield™ member needs to hire them, they have agreed.
- to offer a contingency fee agreement if possible but if not
- to discount their regular fees by at least 10%.
What should I do first if I discover title fraud?
- Make a police report.
- File a claim with your title insurance company?
- Consult with an attorney.
What Technology does TitleShield™ use?
TitleShield™ uses 21st Century identity verification technology to verify the identity of the notaries who sell our subscriptions. Notaries are commissioned by their state, have integrity and are trustworthy.
TitleShield™ also uses the blockchain platform created by Veritable Data Solutions, Inc. to secure the ownership records of its customers. For a better understanding of blockchain technology, watch this video. The video wasn’t made by us, but it does a very good job of simplifying a complex subject.
