First American Title Insurance Company Acquires Southern Escrow Title Company
January 31, 2002
SANTA ANA, Calif., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First American Title Insurance Company has acquired Southern Escrow Title Company (SETCO) of Memphis, Tenn., from its owner, Richard McNeese. Terms of the acquisition, which closed on Jan. 1, 2002, were not disclosed.
SETCO, in conjunction with other title companies owned in part by McNeese and known collectively as the SETCO Companies, processes more than 250 title transactions per month. SETCO employs an experienced team of title searchers, examiners and attorneys that has established its position in the Memphis real estate market as one of the top two title and escrow firms in the area.
"SETCO has been a leader in Memphis for more than a decade, and we're really pleased to be working with them," said Mike Conway, Southeast region vice president for First American Title Insurance Company. "Our approach to the Tennessee title market is to have a combination of direct operations and agents. This acquisition will strengthen our presence in the area and help us further develop agent relationships there."
SETCO will operate under the name Memphis Title as a First American branch office. McNeese will serve as president of Memphis Title and as a vice president of First American Title Insurance Company.
"I've worked with First American as an agent for more than a year, and I've been very impressed with the caliber of its people and the way it does business in Memphis," said McNeese. "This is a great opportunity for us."
Source: The First American Corporation
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