Federal law requires that every party to a real estate transaction be referenced against the government's list of known and suspected terrorists. Patriot Search screens your names and returns results in minutes — so compliance never slows a closing.
Since 2001, anti-terrorism law has reached into ordinary real estate practice. Executive Order 13224 and the USA PATRIOT Act direct that persons dealing in property be screened against federal watchlists of known and suspected terrorists — and the obligation falls on the professionals handling the transaction.
“The USA Patriot Act of 2001 dictates that anyone involved in a real estate transaction must be referenced using a list of names of known and suspected terrorists.”
A Patriot name search documents that you checked. It is fast, inexpensive insurance that the buyers, sellers and principals in your file are not on a blocked-persons list — and proof of diligence if anyone ever asks.
Send the parties on your transaction — a single name or the whole file. Order a Patriot search on its own, or add it to a judgment search on the same name.
Each name is referenced against the federal government's current list of known and suspected terrorists, as the PATRIOT Act requires.
Your report comes back in a matter of minutes, so you can review results and keep the closing on schedule.
Most clients run their Patriot screen alongside an upper court judgment and lien search on the same name — one order, one turnaround, complete diligence. See our New Jersey judgment search services.
Screen buyers and sellers as part of your standard search package, and close with the compliance box checked.
Document PATRIOT Act diligence for every party you represent — with a report in the file before funds move.
Verify borrowers and principals against federal watchlists before commitment, without adding days to underwriting.
Under the USA PATRIOT Act, anyone involved in a real estate transaction must be referenced against the government's list of known and suspected terrorists — buyers, sellers and other principals on the file.
A Patriot name search is returned in a matter of minutes, allowing you to quickly review the results and keep your closing on schedule.
Yes. State Capital Title can run your Patriot name search along with a judgment search on the same name, or individually — whichever your file needs.
Patriot Search is a service of State Capital Title, a national provider of public records information services with over 90 years of experience serving title, legal and lending professionals.