Southwest Underwriting

Stewart Southwest States Updates:

• ALERT! - Fake Better Business Bureau e-mails!  Find out more here

• 2012 Title Insurance Agenda Items Posted by the TDI may be found here

• Gov. Perry has appointed Eleanor Kitzman Commissioner of Insurance - see news here



• Limited Search Policies in Texas (T-53) - presentation can be found here

• UPDATED!   TX STG Request for Approval to Issue Overlimits Policy - FORM can be found here

• Coalition to Stop Wall Street Home Resale Fees - link can be found here

• Information on Counterfeit Checks and Other Identity Crimes can be found here
• *NEW BULLETIN* regarding the Texas SAFE Act (Seller Finance Licensing) - from the Commissioner of the Texas Department of Savings & Mortgage Lending can be found here 
• "The Destruction of the Title Industry" by Chris Abbinante, Chair, Underwriters Section, ALTA 
• San Antonio Express-News article about Transfer Fees can be found here. 
• TIMELY and INFORMATIVE Washington Post story about Transfer Fees online here.
• Houston Chronicle article can be found here.
• BEWARE OF INVESTMENT SCAMS!  Information on this timely and pertinent topic can be found at the following links to the SEC and FTC websites:  Affinity Fraud; Stock Market Fraud; and Investment Risks.

• NEXT Texas TIPS Online Course: "Solvency Regs and the Guaranty Fund and Escheats" by John Rothermel is scheduled for Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.  Click here for more information.  PLEASE NOTE:  CLE credit for attorneys is limited to attorneys who own or are employed by a title insurance agent or a Stewart entity.

• CHECK OUT OUR UPDATED “WHAT’S NEW” SECTION including news on mineral matters and RESPA!

About Stewart Title

Stewart is a technologically driven, strategically competitive, global real estate information company providing title insurance and related services through more than issuing locations in the United States and abroad. Stewart derives services required by the real estate and mortgage industries for using e-commerce, including title reports, flood determinations, property appraisals, surveys, document preparation, property reports and background checks. Stewart is the hub of a transaction from opening an escrow to coordinating the seller, buyer, lender, real estate agents, attorneys and other settlement service providers, to bring together all aspects of closing. Stewart also provides post-closing services to lenders, automated land records for county clerks, geographic information services for governmental entities and expertise in tax-deferred exchanges.

For all your needs, Stewart is the source for real estate solutions.

Southwest States Underwriting Team

The Southwest States Underwriting Team is a handpicked group of professionals with more than 100 years cumulative experience with title insurance issues. Our specialized legal team will help guide you through the most complicated questions with ease and accuracy. Members of the Stewart Title Underwriting Team not only field questions for agents and customers, but are often asked to weigh in on legislative issues and serve as a valuable resource for state legislators.

You can rely on Stewart attorneys for quick and accurate underwriting decisions when you need them.

Together with Stewart's National Legal Department, our Southwest States legal team is available to answer all of your underwriting questions- local, regional, national or international. We regularly publish bulletins and hold seminars concerning legislative and title insurance matters, all to better serve our customers.