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For Lenders & Loan Officers · Why CCTE

Close with confidence — in a region where title is rarely simple

Your loan lands on time, your funds stay protected, and the curative that stalls other deals gets cleared — backed by the local team that’s seen it all: 20,000+ closings since 2002, order to commitment in three business days.

Updated August 2026 · 3 min read

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Your loan lands on time, your funds stay protected, and the curative that stalls other deals gets cleared. Order to commitment in three business days, more than half of local sales needing curative that we handle for you, and 20,000+ closings since 2002 — full close or title-only, purchase or refi, your call.

Why lenders close with us

  • We’ve seen it all20+ years and 20,000+ closings — more local searches and closings than just about anyone here. We know the surveyors, recorders, and quirks — mineral rights, mining claims, metes-and-bounds — that stall out-of-area shops.
  • Curative muscleMore than half of local sales need curative work. Our local examiners clear it — often a 2–4 day clearance — instead of kicking the file back to your desk. We solve, not just report.
  • Built to protect your fundsLayered protection on every file: dual-control wire verification, identity verification, and an independent public-records owner check, on an encrypted Qualia platform. CPL on every file.

The essentials

  • EngagementsPurchase, refi & construction — full close or title-only.
  • FundsHeld at an FDIC-insured bank · dual-control wires.
  • ComplianceALTA-aligned · DORA-regulated · E&O insured.
  • UnderwritersFirst American & Westcor — national strength.

Who’s behind the brand

Our title team — led by Brett Eakins (former owner, 2012–2022, and Title Manager) — is rooted in Chaffee County and understands our region’s nuance: the mining claims, the old surveys, the broken chains of title. Our escrow teams — led by Jennifer Leighton Scanga and Cindy Schwartz — bring more than 40 combined years across our three offices, with further support from Colleen Hemmert and Brenda Smith. Under Dan Strickland’s leadership, that decades-deep know-how now runs on modern tools and tighter security — the same trusted partner, built for how you lend today.

Put us to work

  • Preliminary quotes — title or endorsement figures without a file in hand.
  • Up-front title review — flag issues before the loan’s in process.
  • Custom doc prep — deeds, notes, POAs, seller-financing docs.
  • Statewide title — for property anywhere in Colorado.
  • Flexible closings — after-hours, mobile, and mail-away signings.
  • LO education — free seminars on title, escrow, and fraud.

Common questions

Can you do title-only, or just full closings?

Your call — full close or title-only, on purchase, refinance, and construction files.

How do you handle the curative that stalls our other files?

Our local examiners clear it in-house — often a 2–4 day clearance — rather than kicking it back to your desk. More than half of local sales need curative work, and it’s what we’re built for.

How do you protect wired funds?

Every file gets layered protection: dual-control wire verification, identity verification, and an independent public-records owner check, all on an encrypted Qualia platform, with a CPL on every file. Funds are held at an FDIC-insured bank.

Can you close property outside your immediate area?

Yes — we handle statewide title for property anywhere in Colorado, with flexible after-hours, mobile, and mail-away signings.

Educational only — not legal advice. Service levels and curative timelines vary by file. Policies underwritten through First American and Westcor (WLTIC). As of August 2026.