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Edwards Abstract and Title Co. is pleased to recognize the Rock Star of the Week, Alma Rodriguez. She joined the Edwards Team in 1999 at the Brownsville office and the rest is history! Alma started her career in the title insurance industry as a receptionist where she had the opportunity to learn the business and personally meet customers. As the Director of First Impressions, Alma handled the busy office incoming calls, walk-in customers, worked with the Escrow Officers with the closing schedule, plus a multitude of other duties. This hands on approach allowed Alma to craft her skills and improve her knowledge regarding commercial, residential and construction transactions. It wasn’t long before Alma was given the opportunity to secure her license as Escrow Officer which meant she would carry her own book of business. Because of the foundation that she laid as receptionist in getting to know the customers, It didn’t take…

Join us December 4th and/or December 10th to earn continuing education credit. Pre-registration is required. To pre-register please contact Vice President and Marketing Manager, Elva Jackson Garza at [email protected] or (956) 383-4951  

Edwards Abstract and Title Co. is pleased to recognize the Rock Star of the Week, Irma Medrano. She joined the Edwards Team in January, 2017 at the Cameron County Title Operations department. Irma is based at the Brownsville office located at 1075 Paredes Line Road. Armed with experience gained at another title insurance company, Irma has proven to be a fast learner who is very efficient at completing her work assignments. Her ability to adjust and understand the tasks that she is assigned with make Irma shine! According to her immediate supervisor, Dalia Salinas, Title Operations Assistant Manager & Title Examiner, Irma is a pleasure to work with as she is well organized and is quick to produce the tasks for the day. Irma wears several hats at the Cameron County Title Operations that include Typist, Abstractor and she is also back-up for Order Entry. Dalia is pleased with the fact that…

Edwards Abstract and Title Co. is pleased to recognize the Rock Star of the Week, Matthew Espinosa. He joined the Edwards Team in June, 2004 at the downtown Edinburg Office. Matthew serves the company as File Clerk, which is an important task considering the volume of files that he must track. Anytime an Escrow Officer or member of Management needs a file, Matt is the go-to guy to locate it and distribute the file. In the title insurance business, many of the documents are needed NOW, so the delicate part of storing and tracking files at Edwards is meticulous work. Matt has also filled in on many occasions as part-time courier in Hidalgo County. He has had the opportunity to meet many of Edwards’ customers and staff at the many offices that we do business with. Recently, Matt was asked to take over the duties of Ed Alfaro, who recently retired. He…

Edwards University is your education station! Upcoming CE is scheduled on November 18. Want to better communicate with your clients regarding the benefits of title insurance? We’ve got the course for you! Join Edwards and national underwriter Title Resources Guaranty Co. via Zoom and earn one hour credit. To pre-register, please email [email protected]  

JOIN US! GMAR November Education Sponsored by: Edwards Abstract and Title Co To register for a class, click here November 2ndFrom Relationships to Referrals9:00am - 10:00amCE hours: 1Price $15 | GMAR University: $0Instructor: Mac McFarland Avoiding Contract Pitfalls1:00pm - 3:00pmCE hours: 2Price $25 | GMAR University: $0Instructor: Henry "Mac" McFarland November 4thThe Aspiring Home-buyer9:00am - 1:00pmCE hours: 4Price $40 | GMAR University: $0Instructor: Fernando Guajardo Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Profitability!1:00pm - 3:00pmCE hours: 2Price $25 | GMAR University: $0Instructor: Henry "Mac" McFarland November 5thMastering Buyer Representation9:00am - 12:00pmCE hours: 3Price $30 | GMAR University: $0Instructor: Sharon Jenkins November 12thVoice Technology for Real Estate: Phase 19:00am - 12:00pmCE hours: 3Price $30 | GMAR University: $0Instructor: Scott Culberson List More!1:00pm - 5:00pmCE hours: 4Price $40 | GMAR University: $0Instructor: Reba Saxon November 20thThe ABCs of Flipping9:00am - 11:00amCE hours: 2Price $25 | GMAR University: $0Instructor: Ginger Unger November 24thCommercial Leasing Made Easy!9:00am - 12:00pmCE…

Edwards Abstract and Title Co. is pleased to recognize the Rock Star of the Week, Lydia Gamez. She joined the Edwards Team in March, 2001 at the Edinburg office. At that time, the Edwards corporate office was located in the heart of downtown Edinburg at 208 W. Cano St. within a very close proximity of the Hidalgo County Courthouse. Lydia started working with the company as an abstractor and her attention to detail and preparation of documents allowed to her to learn the title examination process. Lydia was surrounded by a highly trained and experienced title examination team and she welcomed every opportunity to learn about the process to become an examiner. She was given that opportunity and she hasn’t looked back since!  Serving Edwards as a Title Examiner, Lydia appreciates both the challenge and that opportunity that every file brings. The challenge is evident when examining acreage files. The opportunities present…

Edwards Abstract and Title Co. is pleased to recognize the Rock Star of the Week, Kathia Munoz. She joined the Edwards Team in June, 2017 at the McAllen office as Receptionist and Escrow Processor. Kathia was nominated by her peers as a Rock Star because of her outstanding service to all of Edwards’ customers. Whether you are greeted personally by Kathia as you walk in to the lobby, or you call the McAllen office to ask a question, she undoubtedly will make you feel welcome! It takes a special person to operate in a high performance environment with a group of motivated and energized title insurance professionals in McAllen, but somehow, Kathia makes it all come together seamlessly. One of Kathia’s many qualities that make her an Edwards’ Rock Star is that she embraces each day to the fullest.  Customer service is at the fore-font of her abilities which makes dealing with…

Edwards Abstract and Title Co. is pleased to recognize the Rock Star of the Week, Gloria Villarreal. She joined the Edwards Team in Edinburg at the Corporate Office in 2015 as Policy Administrator. Prior to that, and a brief hiatus from her title insurance career, Gloria held the position of Title Examiner.  She is a member of a two-person team who operate the policy department. Together with Policy Manager, Mel Casas, the dynamic duo process between 350-400 policies per month.  As a post-closing agent, Gloria is responsible for reviewing the documents after the closing. She must verify that everything has been signed, documented and notarized properly. Quality control is a very important aspect of Gloria’s responsibilities. After the documents have passed inspection, policies are issued and scanned and forwarded to the clients to keep for their records.  Gloria serves the Hidalgo and Cameron County escrow teams, and she does it with the…

Edwards Abstract and Title Co. is pleased to recognize the Rock Star of the Week, Dolly Villarreal. Edwards welcomed Dolly to the company in February, 2006. She is the Director of First Impressions otherwise known as Receptionist & Escrow Processor. Dolly embraces each day with a smile as she prepares to answer multiple phone lines, welcome walk-ins, greet customers who come in for closing, coordinate multiple deliveries from various entities, assist any member of the team, schedule deliveries to the 7 other Edwards offices when needed and her favorite thing to do is to hand out checks to the appropriate parties on the successful sale of residential or commercial property. She handles this with the grace and professionalism of someone who truly enjoys what she does. Dolly has been given the opportunity to expand her talents in the escrow department, but she has chosen to continue doing what she does best and…