To expedite the issuance of final title certificates when a preliminary abstract continuation was completed prior to closing, ITG developed the Post-Closing Search Certification and the Post-Closing Search Attorney Certification.
A Post-Closing Search Certification is a short-form final search product prepared by an ITG participating abstractor, commencing from the certification date of the preliminary abstracting, and continued through the filing date and time of the vesting deed and/or guaranteed mortgage. The written search must show the same information as required in a final abstract continuation and include complete copies of documents for the title attorney’s review, if necessary.
A Post-Closing Search Attorney Certification is a short-form opinion as to the status of title based upon review of the short-form final search abstracting product which may be relied upon by the field issuer when issuing a certificate.
While ITG permits the use of these short forms in certain instances, ITG ultimately defers to the discretion of the participating title attorney to decide what type of final abstracting product and title opinion they prefer.
