The American Title Insurance Industry : How a Cartel Fleeces the American Consumer.
After World War II, banks and other mortgage lenders began requiring insurance to protect them against flawed or defective real estate titles. Over the past sixty years, the title insurance industry has grown steadily in size, power, and secrecy: policies are available for both lenders and property...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Foreword by Tom Miller; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Titling America; 1 Title Insurance as a For-Profit Business; 2 Alternative Title Guarantee Models; 3 Title Insurance as a Government Service; 4 Title Insurance: The Legal Dimension; 5 Title: The Administrative Dimension; 6 Title Interest Groups; 7 Title Income and Losses; 8 Title Reform Is a Definite Maybe; 9 The Future of Title Insurance; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.