Is Oregon a Title State or an Attorney State?
Oregon is a title state. Escrow companies, including title companies, handle the closing, and attorney involvement is not legally required.
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What brokers and loan officers should know about closings and property rules in Oregon, and how Hancock Processing works your files there.

Oregon is a title state. Escrow companies, including title companies, handle the closing, and attorney involvement is not legally required.
No. Oregon is not a community property state, and Oregon law has abolished dower and curtesy.
Oregon homes are usually financed with a trust deed, and state law limits who can serve as its trustee: an Oregon State Bar attorney or law practice, a bank or trust company, a title insurance company or its agent, an escrow agent licensed in Oregon, or a U.S. government agency.
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Oregon
All of them. We process every loan type we offer in Oregon, including conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, jumbo, Non-QM and DSCR loans, from metro Portland and Salem to Eugene, Bend and Medford.
Yes. We process loans statewide in Oregon and coordinate with the escrow company handling each closing.
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