Title Agents are required to collect the policy guarantee fee for each owners and loan (mortgagee) policy issued and remit that quarterly to TTIGA. The amount of the fee is set by TTIGA's Board of Directors and currently is $2.00 per policy.

The fees are due on the first day of the month following each calendar quarter. Per the Title Manual rules, the remittance must be postmarked ON OR BEFORE the Due Date. If the Due Date falls on a weekend or Holiday, the fees must still be postmarked BEFORE the Due Date. The Due Dates are:

Calendar Quarter Ending Remittance Due Dates

March 31 May 1

June 30 August 1

September 30 November 1

December 31 February 1

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)--please read before filling out the form:

Frequently Asked Questions about the Guaranty Fee

FORMS:

Please try the first form--Acrobat Fill In FIRST. You might like it.

Guaranty Fee Remittance Form -- Acrobat Fill In -- USE THIS ONE

Guaranty Fee Remittance Form -- Printable

Guaranty Fee Remittance Form -- Typewriter in Reader Enabled

Your remittance should be submitted on one form, with one form of payment, and no backup is required. USE OF AN OLD FORM OR THE WRONG FORM MAY DELAY PROCESSING OR IT MAY BE REJECTED.

QUARTERLY REMITTANCE REPORTS:

MOST CURRENT: 2nd Quarter 2011

This website is to provide general information only about the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association (“TTIGA”). If, after you review these pages, you have any questions that are not answered, you should call, write, or email us (refer to Contact Us page). For a definitive statement of the laws governing TTIGA, you must refer to the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Act (the “Act”), Chapter 2602 of the Texas Insurance Code, and the decisions interpreting it. The information contained herein is subject to change in the event that the Texas Legislature enacts amendments to the Act. If there is any inconsistency between this site and any applicable law, then such law will control. We offer links to other websites but do not guaranty the accuracy or completeness of the information on those websites.

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