Explore "perfect title" in real estate, or property ownership without liens or defects. Understand its definition, functioning, and common challenges in clear deeds.

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Buying a home comes with a host of expenses at closing. One of the most costly and confusing, title insurance. It's lightly regulated in many states. An investigation by member station WBUR found that ...

When you buy a home, the cost of title insurance can be worth it to protect against ownership claims from a previous owner. There are two types of title insurance policies: a mandatory lenders title ...

The title of a car is a legal document that shows ownership of a vehicle. It is issued by a state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). To buy or sell a car, the name on the title must be changed or ...

Ooooo, terrible things can happen. The latest, as you can hear on radio ads and other venues, is that no-good-niks can steal your home out from under you. But you can buy insurance against such a fate ...

If you find yourself short on cash, you might look at the many online loan options. An online title loan is a secured loan that requires you to exchange your vehicle title for cash. As with other ...

If you’ve been shopping for vehicles recently, you’ve probably seen more than a few that are listed with rebuilt, clean, and maybe even salvage titles. Each term means something different, and buying ...

A payday loan is a type of short-term borrowing where a lender extends high-interest credit based on a borrower's income. Typically these loans are for smaller dollar amounts (i.e., less than $1,000).

When a car suffers extensive damage from a collision, fire or flood, or is even a manufacturer buyback following a successful lemon-law claim, it often gets a salvage title. Some salvage cars get ...

The Biden administration is seeking to end the use of Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that has led the Border Patrol to turn away hundreds of thousands of migrants attempting to enter the United ...