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Title & Settlement

First American provides the technology, expertise and comprehensive selection of title and settlement services to meet your needs. Drawing on more than a century of experience and innovation, First American is your single source for accurate, efficient and cost-effective title and settlement solutions.

Residential
First American technology and selection of services reduces servicing costs and increases production. For mortgage lenders across the nation, First American delivers the automated solutions to save time, ensure accuracy and maximize bottomline efficiency for the servicer community.
Commercial - Title & Settlement
First American serves commercial customers from regional service centers across the nation. Each one offers single-point service for every client, regardless of size, complexity, or geographic diversity of the properties. Our service centers offer expert handling of the simplest transactions to the most complicated multiproperty/multistate commercial transactions, providing personalized and individualized service for every client and every situation.
International Services
First American has the experience and expertise to simplify real estate transactions in countries around the world. This is achieved not just by First American's selection of title insurance products, but also by our understanding of the global market, on a local basis.
Transportation
The Aircraft Title Division has provided aircraft title insurance to owners and lenders for over 30 years. Our Vessel Title Division, established in 1999, also offers title insurance policies for vessel owners and lenders. First American Transportation Title Insurance Company is AM Best rated A+ and is a wholly owned subsidiary of First American Title Insurance Company. In addition, First American's Vehicle Title protection is the only product that completely insures buyers, sellers and lenders involved in the sale of a used car against unreported DMV title defects for up to 100% of the vehicle's fair market retail value as of the purchase date.
National Homebuilder Services
We are the nation's leading provider of HomeBuilder title & closing services. We lead the industry in change. We offer smarter processes. Simpler systems. Faster closings. No matter the location or complexity of your development, our experts are there to serve you.
National Default Title Services
First American's National Default Title Services division, the largest group of its kind in the industry, works with lenders and homeowners at the time of default to avert foreclosure and to help lessen expenses, should foreclosure occur.
Trends & Marketshare
Quickly identify market opportunities and conduct competitive analyses. Because we cover 97% of all U.S. real estate transactions, you'll gain valuable insight with access to current data on price trends, mortgage and mortgage financing information, property purchase behavior, and general analysis of property and ownership patterns.
Documents
We offer multiple ways for you to obtain the important real estate documents you need to maximize your business on a daily basis. You can retrieve documents online through our industry-leading products, in addition to taking advantage of our nationwide network of field researchers and related services.
Eagle 9 UCC Division
First American offers a variety of insurance products specifically created to provide unmatched protection when it's needed most. Our service professionals offer competitive pricing, fast turnaround and unparalleled expertise through products including Eagle 9 UCC Insurance policies,UCC Search and Filing products, Vacation Insurance policies, New York Cooperative Interest policies, Vessel-under-Construction policies, Lien Priority coverage and more.
Relocation Advantage
First American specializes in providing global title and closing services to corporations and relocation management companies.
National Agency Division
Delivering a single point of contact for multi-state customers, First American’s National Agency Division provides complete title and settlement services.
Vacation Ownership Services
As a single source provider of title insurance and escrow closing services, First American provides policies for both deeded and non-deeded timeshare interests. These policies ensure the buyer truly owns what was purchased and gives lenders the comfort and security of First American behind every transaction.
1031 Tax Deferred Exchange
First American provides qualified, intermediary services for the deferral of capital gains on the transfer of investment real estate, personal property, aircraft and vessels using a delayed, reverse or build to suit exchange.
Custom Software Solutions
First American Software Solutions Group offers a variety of custom software solutions tailored to fit your needs. Our experience in the real estate industry and proven track record of timely, quality solutions will solve your technology challenges.
Agent Technology Solutions
First American offers a complete set of integrated tools, for any size agent, that can streamline the paperwork process and allow you to build your business in today's competitive market. Take advantage of the proven solutions and services that have already been deployed within the First American family.
Reference
First American provides direct access to a library of case studies, expert opinion and educational tools.
Local Title Office Websites
First American offers local title offices to meet your complete title and settlement services needs.
Financial Strength Ratings
Independent agencies perform rigorous analysis in order to assign financial strength ratings to America’s leading corporations. These ratings reaffirm First American Title’s continuing leadership position amongst its peers regarding corporate strength and financial stability.
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