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True Title Company Profile

True Title is led by industry veterans John Duckworth, John Banjak, and Mark Mottaz and has closing offices throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

True Title is underwritten by Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and Chicago Title Insurance Company, two of the largest and most respected title insurers in the country. As a result, your client can rest assured that we are equipped to handle any transaction — no matter the size and complexity — in both the residential and commercial markets.

 

John Duckworth
President
General Information, Closing and Title Matters
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John Duckworth is the president and managing partner of True Title Company, LLC, a full service residential and commercial title agency based in Clayton, Missouri, with operations in Missouri and Illinois. He received a BS in Marketing and BA in Spanish from the University of Missouri. Mr. Duckworth is a distinguished veteran of the title insurance industry; he has served on the education committees for both the Missouri and Kansas land title associations and served on the Board of Directors for the MLTA. He is a regular instructor for continuing education programs in the real estate & title industry, and he also prepared the Study Guide for the Missouri Department of Insurance Title Insurance Producer’s Examination, the accepted study guide for new title professionals across the state of Missouri. Prior to his beginnings in the title industry, Mr. Duckworth worked in Prague, Czech Republic as a global networking consultant for a venture capital firm. In that position, he helped locate start-up software firms for investment, and manage these firms’ entries into foreign markets around the world.

John T. Banjak, Esq.
Principal & General Counsel
True Title Company, LLC
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John T. Banjak is a graduate of Washington University School of Law and Indiana University School of Business with over twenty years of diverse legal and business experience in the areas of real estate, title insurance, banking and general business transactions. As a respected title attorney well-versed in all aspects of real estate law, particularly in settling competing claims of ownership and control over real property, John serves as a consultant to various real estate professionals, including his peers in the legal community. He has legal expertise in the following subject areas:

• Commercial Real Estate Development
• Municipal Zoning Applications/Compliance
• Real Estate Financing, Including Public/Private
• Commercial Title Insurance Underwriting
• Condemnation
• Construction Financing, Disbursing & Lien Laws
• Quiet Title Actions
• Tax Sale Properties
• Foreclosures
• General Title Curative

Serving as true partners in the real estate process, we offer the following products & services...

Title Insurance – Residential
Title Insurance – Investor
Title Insurance – Commercial
Title Insurance – Homebuilders
Construction Disbursing
Escrow Settlement Services
1031 Exchange Services

Locations

Clayton
Headquarters
30 North Brentwood
St. Louis, MO 63105

Arnold
1960 Richardson Rd.
Arnold, MO 63010

Chesterfield
17107 Chesterfield Airport Rd.
Suite 165
Chesterfield, MO 63005

Farmington
301 N. Washington
Suite 5
Farmington, MO 63640

Festus
1554 Natchez Dr.
Festus, MO 63028

Frontenac
10333 Clayton Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63131

House Springs
7206 Executive Parkway
House Springs, MO 63051

O’Fallon / Dardenne Prairie
1001 Rondale Ct.
O’Fallon, Missouri 63368

St. Charles (Main Street)
820 S. Main Street, Suite 830
St. Charles, MO 63301

St. Charles (New Town)
3320 Rue Royale, Suite 1
St. Charles, MO 63301

South County
4409H Meramec Bottom Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63129

Real Estate Knowledge

  • Top 10 Secrets to Success as a Residential Real Estate Agent in the Spring Market 2021
  • 1031 Exchanges with Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs)
  • True Title Adds Protection and Convenience with Earnnest
  • Successes With the Gateway Neighborhood Fund
  • True Title partners with the Gateway Neighborhood Fund
Secure Earnest Funds Desposits

Learn how Trust Funds provides safe and secure transfers of earnest money for buyers and their agents, through the MLS.

 

Contact Us

(314) 727-3000
Fax: (314) 727-3301

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Headquarters:
30 North Brentwood
St. Louis, MO 63105

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Experienced Team of Title Professionals
From attorneys with years of experience in all facets of the title insurance industry, to title production and escrow team members well-versed in their respective specialties, you will find it a rewarding (and relaxing) experience working with us here at True Title Company.

Guide to Success in Real Estate

Top 10 Secrets to Success as a Residential Real Estate Agent in the Spring Market 2021

By Karlyn Ankrom

Real estate is a rewarding but challenging career with many moving parts to navigate. This is especially true in the current market, where demand is soaring and lenders are being extra cautious. Here’s how carve out success as a real estate agent in the Spring 2021 Market. Know Your Market.  Knowing your market inside and […]

1031 Exchanges with Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs)

By Karlyn Ankrom

a hands-off investment strategy   Especially during this time of uncertainty, many investors are considering more passive investment options. Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) are one lesser-known option for real estate investors wanting to take a more hands-off approach while deferring the capital gains tax associated with selling investment properties. We sat down with Nir Regev […]

earnest money in st. louis

True Title Adds Protection and Convenience with Earnnest

By Cory Edwards

A new way to transfer earnest money! The innovative app Earnnest allows homebuyers to move escrow money safely and securely from anywhere in the world. New Technologies to Smooth Out the Closing Process This moment is unlike any in the history of real estate. The advances of the technological age — combined with the challenges […]

Successes With the Gateway Neighborhood Fund

By Joel Emery

In August, closers at True Title closed 954 sides of real estate transactions, resulting in a donation of $4,770 to promote homeownership in distressed areas of our city. In the City of St. Louis residential lending north of Delmar makes up only 4% of residential loans made across the city.  Decades of discriminatory housing policies and practices […]

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NOTICE: True Title Company, LLC is a title insurance agency authorized/licensed to do the business of (title) insurance in Missouri and Illinois." [This notice provided in compliance with 20 CSR 700-1.025, Missouri Code of State Regulations]
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