Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DES MOINES, Iowa — After years of payments, your home is often your biggest asset with thousands of dollars in equity built up ...

Imagine waking up one day to find your name erased from your deed — or worse, your home sold out from under you. Deed theft, also known as title fraud, is a real and rising threat, with crooks forging ...

The ads are pretty frightening. They claim a crook could steal your home with nothing but a bit of paperwork. “You don’t check your home title every 24 hours. That’s all the time criminals need to ...