12 USC § 2608 - Title companies; liability of seller

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s2608"
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title: "12 USC § 2608 - Title companies; liability of seller"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "2608"
section_name: "Title companies; liability of seller"
chapter_number: 27
chapter_name: "REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–533, § 9, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1728.)"
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# § 2608. Title companies; liability of seller

**(a)** No seller of property that will be purchased with the assistance of a federally related mortgage loan shall require directly or indirectly, as a condition to selling the property, that title insurance covering the property be purchased by the buyer from any particular title company.

**(b)** Any seller who violates the provisions of subsection (a) shall be liable to the buyer in an amount equal to three times all charges made for such title insurance.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–533, § 9, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1728.)

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