Submit Your Earnest Deposit Electronically
Ditching those paper checks is now easier, safer and quicker than ever! You can now submit your Earnest Deposit electronically. The cost for this service is $15, paid at the time you submit your earnest deposit.
Some key advantages are:
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Fully Electronic, Encrypted & Secure
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Initiate a Transfer within 90 Seconds
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Connect to Any Financial Institution in the U.S.
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Never Share Routing and Account Numbers
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Stay Informed with Email Notifications
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Accessible 24/7
If you prefer to send a wire, please see instructions below. If you prefer to use a check, please mail to or drop off at our Council Bluffs location.
IMPORTANT NOTICES: If your closing is scheduled within the next 48 hours, do NOT submit your Earnest Deposit electronically. Please reach out to your Closer to confirm the best method for you. This payment method may not be used for closing funds. Closing funds must be submitted via wire transfer or certified check.
WIRE INSTRUCTIONS
Clear Title has partnered with the nation’s leading wire fraud prevention solution, CertifID. To receive wire instructions by email or text message please email: orders@cleartitlellc.com with your request. You will need to provide the following information:
– Your FULL LEGAL NAME
– Your EMAIL ADDRESS
– Your PHONE CELL PHONE NUMBER
– The PROPERTY ADDRESS that is being sold/purchased
– Your Real Estate Agents name and phone number (if applicable)
Once received, an invitation will be sent to you with instructions to the secure portal to obtain the instructions.
This is to prevent E-mail and Internet-related fraud schemes have become increasingly prevalent and more sophisticated in recent years, affecting customers of financial institutions across the United States. These scams are often perpetrated by criminals who compromise the e-mail accounts of unsuspecting individuals and businesses, and then use those e-mail accounts to initiate unauthorized funds transfer requests.
PAPER CHECKS:
Paper checks can be mailed or dropped off in person at our Council Bluffs location.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
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Be careful with what information you share online or on social media. By openly sharing things like pet names, schools you attended, links to family members, and your birthday, you can give a scammer all the information they need to guess your password or answer your security questions.
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Don’t click on anything in an unsolicited email or text message asking you to update or verify account information. Look up the company’s phone number on your own (don’t use the one a potential scammer is providing), and call the company to ask if the request is legitimate.
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Carefully examine the email address, URL, and spelling used in any correspondence. Scammers use slight differences to trick your eye and gain your trust.
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Be careful what you download. Never open an email attachment from someone you don’t know, and be wary of email attachments forwarded to you.
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Set up two-factor (or multi-factor) authentication on any account that allows it, and never disable it.
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Verify payment and purchase requests in person if possible or by calling the person to make sure it is legitimate. You should verify any change in account number or payment procedures with the person making the request.
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Be especially wary if the requestor is pressing you to act quickly.