query: what happens if a title company doesn't record a mortgage and takes off

When discovered, a few people have heart attacks, then calm down and move forward with a fix. ;)The title company you are referring to would be a title agent and not the actual title insurance company, what we would call the title underwriter. The title underwriter would step in and take responsibility for fixing the problem since the agent was authorized to perform these acts on their behalf.

query: what happens if a title company doesn't record a mortgage and takes off

When discovered, a few people have heart attacks, then calm down and move forward with a fix. ;)The title company you are referring to would be a title agent and not the actual title insurance company, what we would call the title underwriter. The title underwriter would step in and take responsibility for fixing the problem since the agent was authorized to perform these acts on their behalf.

query: who pays for the endorsements on the HUD-1

The endorsements you see listed on the HUD-1 are tied to the title insurance and most often, the loan policy. The terms of your sales agreement or local custom will determine who pays for the loan policy premium and the attached endorsements. In PA, it's considered a buyer cost.

query: who pays for the endorsements on the HUD-1

The endorsements you see listed on the HUD-1 are tied to the title insurance and most often, the loan policy. The terms of your sales agreement or local custom will determine who pays for the loan policy premium and the attached endorsements. In PA, it's considered a buyer cost.

query via e-mail: unsatisfied HELOC

For instance I have a crazy situation where a borrower had a second and when the settlement happened the second was paid off and a new HELOC opened, but the old one was never closed, and even after calling the bank, Chase they did not close it. So the borrower used it and has been paying on it for over a year. Of course he is now in trouble financially. The problem is the new HELOC went into

query via e-mail: unsatisfied HELOC

For instance I have a crazy situation where a borrower had a second and when the settlement happened the second was paid off and a new HELOC opened, but the old one was never closed, and even after calling the bank, Chase they did not close it. So the borrower used it and has been paying on it for over a year. Of course he is now in trouble financially. The problem is the new HELOC went into

no BS...this is true. Pennsylvania has an incredibly stable real estate market.

The Pittsburgh area isn't the only region in Pennsylvania where housing prices have been relatively stable and doing better than many other areas of the country. In fact, the state as a whole has outpaced the nation in its ability to avoid a steep decline in home prices, according to an analysis carried in the latest edition of "The Pennsylvania Realtor" a newsletter published by the Pennsylvania