Topic · 46 records
Seller Proceeds
Cases involving changed seller proceeds, disputed authorization, destination-account changes, impersonation, or post-closing questions about what the file showed before release.
Recurring file issue
The seller's proceeds destination changed after original instructions were signed. The file later needed to show: (1) the prior instruction, (2) the new instruction with signed authorization, (3) evidence of callback or verification, and (4) the office's action before release.
Typical documents
Seller instructions, Authorization request, Callback log, Wire confirmation, Closing statement, Escrow instructions.
Common disputed facts
- Whether the seller authorized the destination change
- Whether the escrow officer verified the change by callback
- Whether prior instructions were retained in the file
- Whether the office held or released before authorization
Records
Mara Escrow — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 12/2019 · Regulatory order
West Escrow unauthorized disbursements and false receipts — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 12/2011 · Regulatory order
Orange County Escrow unauthorized fees, over-disbursement, and trust shortages — Regulatory record
Orange · 12/2008 · Regulatory order
Ventura County real estate wire involving escrow-party impersonation — Public enforcement record
Ventura · 11/2024 · County DA release
Model Escrow trust funds deposited into general account and debit-balance disbursements — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 11/2019 · Regulatory order
Conquest Escrow short-sale payoff conditions bypassed by seller-proceeds disbursement — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 11/2014 · Regulatory order
Diversity Escrow post-dated check without authorization or seller funds — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 11/2011 · Regulatory order
Western Escrow Services manager — Regulatory record
San Diego · 11/2007 · Regulatory order
Casa Bella Escrow false seller receipt and hidden $1,000 trust shortage — Regulatory record
Riverside · 10/2018 · Regulatory order
Daniel Deaibes — Public enforcement record
San Diego · 10/2016 · Criminal press release
INational Closing and Escrow non-principal changed seller-proceeds wire instruction — Regulatory record
San Diego · 10/2016 · Regulatory order
Efficient Services Escrow Group cyber theft and unauthorized wires from trust accounts — Regulatory record
Orange · 10/2013 · Regulatory order
Q & S Escrow unauthorized trust disbursements and revocation — Regulatory record
San Diego · 10/2012 · Regulatory order
Five Star Escrow changed seller-proceeds wire instruction incidents — Regulatory record
San Diego · 09/2024 · Regulatory order
EscrowQuick officer unauthorized disbursements and falsified closing statements — Regulatory record
Orange · 09/2023 · Regulatory order
Realty Escrow unauthorized short-sale fee disbursements and settlement-statement omissions — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 09/2018 · Regulatory accusation
Destiny Escrow unauthorized disbursements to RMS Remodeling and altered escrow file — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 09/2013 · Regulatory order
Escrow Street unlicensed San Pedro property-sale escrow wire after seller denied sale — Regulatory record
Los Angeles; San Bernardino · 09/2009 · Regulatory order
Pacific Marine Escrow branded changed-instruction buyer-wire and federal forfeiture — Court record
San Diego · 08/2025 · Court order
Sincere Escrow unauthorized escrow-fee and hold-open-fee transfers — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 08/2020 · Regulatory order
Trilogy Escrow hacked-email amended escrow instructions theft — Regulatory record
Riverside · 08/2019 · Regulatory order
San Dieguito Escrow unauthorized trust disbursements and missing escrow files — Regulatory record
San Diego · 08/2019 · Regulatory order
Ridgegate Escrow seller-proceeds wire instruction and report failure — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 08/2019 · Regulatory order
Ontitle Escrow officer unauthorized closed-escrow disbursements — Regulatory record
Orange · 08/2017 · Regulatory order
Cloud Escrow officer demand-letter episode tied to withheld seller proceeds — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 07/2023 · Regulatory order
Team Escrow trust-account misappropriation and related 1031 proceeds transfers — Regulatory record
Orange · 07/2022 · Regulatory order
South Bay Escrow unauthorized dormant-check disbursements and trust shortages — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 07/2018 · Regulatory order
Escrow Cheque unauthorized dormant-check disbursements and trust-fund misuse — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 07/2017 · Regulatory accusation
Omega Escrow trust shortage and unauthorized disbursals — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 06/2018 · Regulatory order
Tradewinds Escrow sale proceeds wired to non-principal after email impersonation — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 06/2017 · Regulatory order
Fountain Valley Escrow — Regulatory record
Orange · 05/2024 · Regulatory order
Futura Escrow forged-check unauthorized trust disbursements and settlement — Regulatory record
San Diego · 05/2021 · Regulatory order
Settlement Source Escrow unauthorized dormant-trust disbursements to general account — Regulatory record
Orange · 04/2020 · Regulatory order
Star Escrow trust shortage and possible unauthorized trust-account disbursements — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 04/2009 · Regulatory order
Builders Disbursements trust shortage and unauthorized trust disbursement findings — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 03/2021 · Regulatory order
Lenders Choice Escrow imposter changed-wire instruction for borrower net proceeds — Regulatory record
Orange · 03/2019 · Regulatory order
Tiempo Escrow — Regulatory record
Orange · 03/2014 · Regulatory accusation
Golden Escrow — Public enforcement record
Los Angeles · 02/2026 · Criminal press release
Tower Escrow unauthorized disbursements after non-principal impersonation — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 02/2018 · Regulatory order
Select Escrow seller-proceeds wire redirection by non-principal impersonation — Regulatory record
Riverside · 02/2016 · Regulatory order
United Escrow unauthorized disbursements to itself and trust shortages — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 02/2015 · Regulatory order
Latin Professional Escrow unlicensed residential-sale escrow funds not returned after cancellation — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 02/2013 · Regulatory order
805escrow — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 01/2021 · Regulatory accusation
Escrow Forum inflated title and loan-payoff charges hidden in settlement statements — Regulatory record
Orange · 01/2015 · Regulatory order
Monrovia Escrows 1031-related unauthorized wire disbursements and false trust-account postings — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 01/2012 · Regulatory order
Prime West Escrow unauthorized trust-fund disbursements to president — Regulatory record
Los Angeles · 01/2010 · Regulatory order
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What a file-ready record would need to show
Signed authorization for the new destination, evidence the prior instruction was retained, callback or verification record, and a documented hold or release decision by the office.
A pattern summary drawn from public filings and orders. Not legal advice, and not a description of any specific company's practices.