Fortified Closings
Stewart’s Layered Defense Against Transaction Fraud
A real estate transaction is one of the most important enterprises your clients will ever undertake. As you conduct business, the chances for wire fraud from bad actors can occur at several points. From beginning to end on your journey, and even after closing, Stewart Title provides several levels of security to ensure your transaction goes smoothly, quickly and without disruption.
Seller Verify
Seller Verify helps you prevent seller-impersonation fraud before it starts by confirming the seller’s identity before you list the property. The process is quick and easy, combining ID verification with knowledge-based authentication to ensure you’re working with the real property owner. Just create an account at stewart.com/sellerverify. The price of the session is $20.
NotaryCam
NotaryCam® is a streamlined remote online notary solution with increased security through video recording and identity authentication. It lets clients close from virtually anywhere in the world. The digital platform is simple to use, secure and efficient.
DocuSign
Our electronic-signature capabilities, powered by DocuSign®, are game changers that offer your clients the convenience of signing documents anytime, anywhere, as soon as they’re in escrow. Your clients can simply sign digitally to get the deal done and solidify your reputation as an agent who makes closing an enjoyable experience.
Email to Report Wire Fraud
If you suspect wire fraud at any point during or after the transaction, you can email details of your transaction to reportwirefraud@stewart.com.
CertifID
Buyers and sellers have lost billions of dollars to wire fraud in the last few years alone, and the problem is only getting worse. Without protection, your clients are at risk every time they wire money or information. And once the money is gone, it’s gone. Stewart partners with CertifID to protect your clients from wire fraud by:
- Confirming the identities of everyone involved in every transfer
- Guaranteeing every transaction up to $1 million
- Validating and insuring the wire instructions lenders provide for payoffs
- Validating IDs in seconds from anywhere, further protecting your clients and transactions