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Samantha Cook
Senior Title Examiner · Commercial & Residential Title
Dallas, TX · (214) 555-7970 · samantha.cook@email.com · linkedin.com/in/samanthacook
Profile
Title examiner with 10 years in North Texas title insurance, examining 90–110 files a month across Dallas, Collin, Denton and Tarrant counties. Cleared title on $1.2B in commercial transactions with zero claims from examined files.
Title Experience
2020 – Present
Senior Title Examiner
Lone Star Title & Escrow, Dallas, TX
- Examine 90–110 residential and commercial files a month and issue Texas T-7 commitments.
- Cleared title on $1.2B in commercial transactions, with no claims arising from examined files.
- Review chains of title, easements, liens and delinquent taxes and write Schedule B exceptions and C requirements.
- Draft T-1 owner's and T-2 loan policies with endorsements under the Texas Basic Manual.
- Train 4 junior examiners and review their commitments before release to escrow officers.
2017 – 2020
Title Examiner
Trinity Abstract & Title Co., Plano, TX
- Examined 70–80 residential files a month in Collin and Denton counties.
- Identified probate, divorce and heirship issues and prepared curative instructions for closers.
- Verified legal descriptions against plats and surveys and flagged boundary discrepancies.
- Reviewed closing packages after funding to confirm deeds and releases were recorded correctly.
2015 – 2017
Title Searcher
North Texas Title Plant Services, Fort Worth, TX
- Ran 25–30 searches a day in title plant and county records for deeds, liens and judgments.
- Built run sheets listing every recorded instrument affecting each tract.
Examination Skills
Chain of title analysisTexas T-7 commitmentsSchedule B & C draftingLien & judgment reviewLegal description reviewTitle curativeTitle policy issuance
Title Systems
RamQuest
TitlePoint
ResWare
DataTree
Adobe Acrobat
Licenses & Designations
National Title Professional (NTP)
American Land Title Association
Escrow Officer License
Texas Department of Insurance
Education
A.A.S. in Paralegal Studies
2015
Collin College
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Licenses and certifications
- Title Insurance Agent License State Department of Insurance Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.bls.gov
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Skills to list
- Title Searches
- Deed Examination
- Lien Verification
- Property Records Research
- Title Insurance Underwriting Support
- Chain of Title Analysis
- County Records Systems
- Closing Document Preparation
Software and tools
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Google Workspace software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Word
- Web browser software
Duties to describe on a title examiner resume
- Prepared and issued title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.
- Examined individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
- Prepared reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
- Prepared lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
- Copied or summarized recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
- Verified accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
Titles along the way
- Title Searcher
- Title Examiner
- Senior Title Examiner
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