Elko Title Corporation is a distinguished title insurance provider offering professional services and helping people with all of their real estate transactions, serving Elkhart County for more than 40 years.
Elko Title Corporation is a distinguished title insurance provider offering professional services and helping people with all of their real estate transactions.
Thorough, accurate property searches to ensure clear title and peace of mind before closing.
Detailed legal opinions and search letters backed by experienced professionals and trusted records.
Secure and seamless closing services, fully insured to protect all parties from unexpected title issues.
Reliable escrow handling for funds and documents, ensuring a smooth and protected transaction process.
Comprehensive title coverage that safeguards your property investment against future claims or defects.
Certified by the Indiana Department of Transportation — trusted for handling complex right-of-way and infrastructure transactions.
Elko Title Corporation is known for its friendly, efficient staff and its up-to-date technological access to all necessary local records. It has direct electronic access to the real estate and property records in the following Elkhart County public offices:
By accessing court records directly, we can uncover probate, foreclosure, or civil matters that may affect title. It’s one more way we protect your investment from hidden legal complications. This proactive review helps prevent costly surprises and ensures compliance with legal obligations tied to the property.
We access property ownership records, assessments, and parcel data directly from the Elkhart County Auditor’s Office. This ensures every transaction starts with verified and up-to-date information. With accurate data at our fingertips, we can quickly identify discrepancies and provide clarity on ownership history and assessed values.
Stay ahead of potential tax issues with real-time access to the Treasurer’s Office. We check for outstanding taxes or liens to help prevent delays at closing. Our team confirms that all payments are current, giving buyers and lenders confidence in a clean financial handoff at closing.
We retrieve deeds, mortgages, liens, and other recorded documents straight from the Recorder’s Office. This allows us to identify title issues early and keep your transaction on track. By having direct access, we can spot errors or omissions in the chain of title and resolve them before they become roadblocks.
Establish and maintain current licenses as required to conduct the business of title insurance and settlement services. The purpose is to ensure that the company is fully compliant with all applicable laws and regulations.
Elko Title Corp. and its agents hold all required title insurance licenses. Reviews are conducted no less frequently than annually to ensure compliance.
Adopt and maintain appropriate written procedures and controls for Escrow Trust Accounts allowing for electronic verification of reconciliation. These controls help meet client and legal requirements for safeguarding client funds.
Elko Title Corp. maintains Escrow Trust Account procedures and controls in accordance with legal requirements and those established by our underwriter. Reconcilation of the Escrow Trust Account and segregation of duties help to provide accountability and security.
Adopt and maintain a written privacy and information security plan to protect Non-public Personal Information as required by local, state and federal law. Federal and state law requires a written information security plan describing how non-public customer information is protected.
Elko Title Corp. has a written privacy and information security plan to protect Non-public Personal Information (NPI). Controls are in place for both physical and electronic security of NPI including employee background checks, data encryption, proper storage and disposal of confidential information, and office and computer security.
Adopt standard real estate settlement policies and procedures. This can ensure a settlement company can provide a safe and compliant settlement and meet state, federal, and contractual obligations governing the settlement process and provide for ongoing employee training.
Elko Title Corp. has adopted standard real estate settlement policies and procedures to implement a safe and compliant settlement process consistent with federal, state, and contractual obligations. Employees receive regular training provided in-house, from our underwriter, from ALTA and ILTA programs, and other continuing education sources.
Adopt and maintain written procedures related to title policy production, delivery, reporting and premium remittance. Appropriate procedures for the production, delivery and remittance of title insurance policies ensures title companies meet their legal and contractual obligations.
Elko Title Corp has written procedures for title production and policy delivery to ensure that title insurance policies are issued and delivered to customers in a timely manner consistent with legal and contractual obligations. We also have written procedures for premium reporting and remittance to ensure that title insurance policies are reported and premiums are remitted to our underwriter in a timely manner consistent with our underwriter requirements.
Maintain appropriate professional liability insurance and fidelity coverage. Appropriate levels of professional liability ensure that title companies and settlement companies have the financial capacity to stand behind their professional services.
Elko Title Corp. maintains professional liability, fiduciary, crime, and cyber insurance protection to provide assurance of financial capacity behind its services. Elko Title Corp. also utilizes Chicago Title Insurance Company as its underwriter which belongs to the Fidelity family of title insurance underwriters, one of the leading title insurance companies in the country.
Helpful tools and documents to support your real estate transaction — easily accessible anytime.
Estimate annual property taxes based on your county, assessed value, and exemptions. A great tool for planning ahead.
View our full breakdown of service fees and title-related costs. Designed to help you budget confidently and plan ahead.
Quickly & Accurately
Elko Title Corporation has been serving Elkhart County for more than 40 years. It is owned by the law firm of Yoder Ainlay Ulmer & Buckingham LLP and is located in the lower level of the firm’s offices. This provides immediate access to the law firm’s attorneys, allowing us to process both routine and complex transactions quickly and accurately.
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