Yes, but the branded title must state that the car has been restored or repaired.
Yes, but the branded title must state that the car has been restored or repaired.
Yes, title insurance is regulated in Texas. Title insurance premiums are promulgated by the Texas Department of Insurance and certain procedural rules and rate rules may affect that charge. Depending on the particulars of the transaction, a credit may be available. Additional coverages may also be available at additional cost and many lenders require such expanded coverage. Unlike many other states, the title insurance premium in Texas includes the costs for abstract and examination. You can review the "Basic Manual" for title insurance in Texas at the Texas Department of Insurance website or the Texas Land Title Association website, amongst others. Most title insurance companies in Texas will have "rate cards" that set forth the basic rate premium for title insurance policies and endorsements in the state.
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In Texas you do.
The seller is required to provided a clear title; purchasing title insurance is generally a part of this.
Title Insurance in Texas is highly regulated. To find the Rules and Regulations, you can access the Basic Manual of Texas Title Insurance at www.tlta.com/publications/basicmanual - You may also find more information at the Texas Department of Insurance website at www.tdi.state.tx.us (Select "Title" from the menu) It is much easier to become a "fee office" than a "title agent". A fee office is an attorney that has a fee agreement with an existing title company. For more information, contact the major title insurance underwriters in Texas. They can be found at the Texas Land Title Association (TLTA) website under Membership Directory-Underwriters.
You cannot. Once branded salvage or totaled, the title remains as such. There are illegal ways to convert a branded title (called title washing) but no legal way. Sorry! It depends on what you are really asking with your question. It is true that once the brand is on the vehicle that it was salvaged it will remain on the vehicle forever. But if you mean converting from a salvage title to a salvage rebuilt title which looks like a "clean title" but still has the brand on it that is different. If you live in Texas you will need a rebuilt affidavit completed by the owner and the person who made the repairs, you will need the title completed by the new owner and the salvage dealer or insurance company that sold them the vehicle, you will also need the form 130u which is on the txdot website completed by the dealer or insurance company and the new owner, and the new owners insurance. Please call me if you need help 2815363857 or email me at tishafranks@AOL.com
Title insurance is required in most states. This is not the same as an automobile title. Title insurance is designed to protect the home buyer and the lender. Title companies research public records to determine if a property has liens against it that may put the investor or home buyer at risk.
It will be printed on the front of the title.
Yes you can. To add to the answer yes you can, it comes with a caveat. A vehicle with a branded title is worth 35% less than that of a non-branded title as it relates to fair market value. So, if you have a comprehensive or collision claim, it must be realized that the car does not have the same value as a vehicle with without a branded title. These vehicles are more apt to go total in the event of the claim. The insurance company only has to make you whole and not better you.
1. Title Company = Actual insurance company ie: Underwriter 2. Title Agency = Agent of the Title Company providing title insurance products and escrow/settlement services. A title COMPANY is highly regulated by state law in any state. Contact the Texas Department of Insurance as follows: Texas Department of Insurance Title Division (MC 106-2T) P.O. Box 149104 Austin, Texas 78714-9104 Fax: 512-305-7426 www.tdi.state.tx.us To open an AGENCY, you must obtain an Abstracting Plant, which is very costly. The Texas Underwriting Manual can be found at: http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/company/titleman.html The Rate Manual can be found at: http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/company/titlemm3.html Additionally, contact the Texas DOI for additional licensing requirements: www.tdi.state.tx.us