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Alamo’s National Rate Calculator
To assist you in estimating closing costs, Alamo’s National Rate Calculator is a residential transaction tool available to calculate title insurance rates for your area and property value.  

Texas Schedule of Basic Title Insurance Premium Rates

CFPB/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) is an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve System. The purpose of the CFPB is to promote fairness and transparency for mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer financial products and services.

For more than 30 years, federal law has required all lenders to provide two disclosure forms to consumers when they apply for a mortgage and two additional short forms before they close on the home loan. These forms were developed by different federal agencies under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).

To help simplify matters and avoid the confusing situations consumers have often faced when purchasing or refinancing a home in the past, the Dodd-Frank Act provided for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and charged the bureau with integrating the mortgage loan disclosures under the TILA and RESPA.

On November 20, 2013 the CFPB announced the completion of their new integrated mortgage disclosure forms along with their regulations (RESPA Regulation X and TILA Regulation Z) for the proper completion and timely delivery to the consumer. These regulations are known as “The Rule”.

TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (aka “The Rule”) Guide:

  • This guide, published by CFPB, summarizes the TILA-RESPA rule that became effective October 3, 2015. The TILA-RESPA rule applies to most closed-end consumer credit transactions secured by real property.
  • While the TILA-RESPA Guide, above, is a helpful tool, Only the rule and its Official Interpretations (also known as commentary) can provide complete and definitive information regarding its requirements.
 

TRID Calendar –Use this interactive calendar to calculate the TRID Calendar requirements relating to CD delivery & Close.

The only 3 Changes on the CD that require a new 3-day Review | Section § 1026.19(f)(2)(ii)

Final Rule and Official Interpretation (as of 2/2016):


American Land Title Association – ALTA is the national trade association for the title insurance industry.

Texas Land Title Association – TLTA is a statewide trade association representing the Texas title insurance industry.

Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)

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