Title & escrow
Fidelity National Title
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company underwrites title insurance and provides escrow and closing services for residential, commercial, and industrial transactions. It works through a nationwide network of direct operations and agents, serving lenders, developers, attorneys, real estate professionals, and consumers.
Beyond title and escrow, the company handles collection and trust activities, trustee sales guarantees, real estate tax service, foreclosure publishing and posting, and exchange intermediary work through Investment Property Exchange Services. Commercial and industrial deals run through its National Title Services Division, and a Multi-State Underwriting Services Team covers transactions that cross state lines.
Title and escrow services are offered in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the Virgin Islands. The company traces its origins back 150 years, became the first employee-owned title insurance underwriter in 1985 after the SEC approved stock sales to subsidiary employees, and is held by Fidelity National Financial, which began trading on the American Stock Exchange in 1987.
Not every service is offered at every branch, so confirm with the local office which products it handles. Online rate quotes are not available in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, or Oklahoma. The general line listed is (888) 934-3354 and claims are handled at (877) 862-9111.
Best for
Buyers, lenders, and developers who want title and escrow from a single underwriter across many states, including multi-site commercial closings. Less useful if you want an online rate quote in IA, IL, IN, KS, MO or OK, where quotes are not offered.
What they do
- Title insurance underwriting
- Escrow, settlement and closing services
- Commercial and industrial title services
- 1031 exchange intermediary services
- Trustee sales guarantees
- Real estate tax service
- Foreclosure publishing and posting
- Collection and trust activities
- Multi-state underwriting coordination
- Builder and developer title services
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Subsidiary |
What stands out
- Provides title insurance and escrow in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the Virgin Islands.
- Traces its origins back 150 years, to a San Francisco notary public and searcher of records.
- Became the first employee-owned title insurance underwriter in 1985.
- Its holding company, Fidelity National Financial, began trading on the American Stock Exchange in 1987 under the symbol FNF.