Champion Title & Settlements

Thanks to a settlement with a builder, I found myself back at Champion today. Today I met Kyle, our closing officer, who I have not met before. What a nice, fun guy. It’s a good thing, too because … ugh… the lender docs arrived more than an hour after our settlement was scheduled, and then half way through signing we were contacted and told they needed to resend them because they were all done showing the wrong lending entity (an LLC vs. an Inc.) So a closing that would have taken 45 minutes took more than 2 hours (that’s if we start counting at the scheduled time, but we actually arrived a little early).
As for Champions role, they were friendly, helpful and did a good job getting everything prepared as quickly as they could, once they got everything. Their low score comes from charging my clients $ 1001 PLUS the cost for title insurance, when their web site clearly indicates their fees are «all inclusive» and buyer fees are $ 600.
I was not impressed. The thing that initially deterred me from steering business in their direction was fees outside the «norm». Apparently they are still at it. UGH. So disappointing.