Why Independent?

You can feel more secure with an independent escrow company. Unlike banks, title companies and brokerages, an independent firm must comply with stricter operational and CPA auditing, bonding requirements, financial liquidity requirements and trust fund insurance guidelines.

We are licensed by the Department of Corporations for the State of California. All of Escrow of the West’s staff has been approved through the Department of Justice. Additionally, with less bureaucracy, our independent escrow company more easily achieves greater efficiency and productivity.

	Independent	Title Company	Broker Owned	Bank or Saving & Loan
Management	5 Year experience as Escrow Officer	No	No	No
Licensed By Department of Corporations	Yes	No, Regulated by the Department of Insurance.	No, Licensed Through the Real Estate Broker by the DRE	No, Regulated by the Department of Financial Institution
Annual Audit With no prior notice	Yes	No	No	No
Annual CPA Audit	Yes	No	No	No
Employees approved by DOC and department of Justice	Yes	No	No	No
Bonding Requirement	Yes	No	No	No
Req. for Financial Liquidity	Yes	No	No	No
Trust Fund Insurance	Yes	No	No	No