The Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association (TTIGA) has reinstated the policy guaranty fee effective as of May 1, 2019 through December 31, 2022. Every Texas Title Agent or Direct Operation is required to collect a policy guaranty fee for each owner's and lender's title insurance policy issued from 2004 through December 31, 2013, and again from April 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017, and starting again on May 1, 2019.
The amount of the fee is set by TTIGA's Board of Directors and, for policies issued May 1, 2019 through December 31, 2022, the fee has been set at $2.00 per policy. The 2022 Guaranty Fee due dates are as follows:
Calendar Quarter Ending | Remittance Due Dates |
March 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 |
June 30, 2022 | August 1, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 | November 1, 2022 |
December 31, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
These fees must be remitted to TTIGA with a remittance form which can be found on the TTIGA website, along with FAQs and guarantee fee amounts for the years 2004-2013 and 2016-2017.