A deed of reconveyance clears the title to your home when you pay off your mortgage. But it has to be filed correctly. Here's ...

Q: My mom and I are on the title of a property that is almost paid off. She wants to take her name off the title using a ...

Deed fraud and identity theft often go hand-in-hand, so it’s important to guard your Social Security number, identification ...

A couple in Dayton, Ohio, was indicted earlier this week after allegedly forging documents to steal an elderly man’s home, which they later put up for sale for $119,000. The 67-year-old homeowner had ...

The FBI explained that quitclaim deed fraud or home title theft involves fraudsters who forge documents in order to transfer ownership of a person’s home or other property.

Though the FBI did not reference specific cases like St. Cloud’s or the Springfield case, the agency did list examples of common forms of quitclaim deed fraud, including older people being ...

Known as PropertyCheck, the automated system sends property owners emails or text alerts when official documents are recorded for their property, with the alerts based on name, property address, or ...

Police say thieves used quit claim deeds to steal homes; here's how you can know if someone's trying to steal yours MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Police say crooks forged signatures to steal two homes in Memphis.

FBI officials issued a warning Tuesday to homeowners and real estate agents across New England about a category of scams that has cost victims more than $61.5 million since 2019.According to the ...

In a family inheritance situation, for example, a quitclaim deed may be useful for transferring partial ownership interests from one sibling to another. Or, consider a landlord who purchased a rental ...