General Info

Land Title and Escrow Company was founded in Skagit Valley in 1940 by 25 original shareholders who felt a need for a professional business entity to serve the real estate and lender transaction needs of the primarily agricultural community. A majority of the current shareholders can trace their stock ownership back to these ancestral shareholders. LTCO services the title and escrow needs of the Skagit and Island County communities from five strategically placed offices in Burlington, Anacortes, Oak Harbor, Freeland and Stanwood/Camano Island. The service staff consists of approximately 50 highly trained and experienced professional associates who efficiently and effective Land Title and Escrow Company is an independently owned title company authorized to issue policies of title insurance on behalf of: Old Republic National Title Insurance Company Stewart Title Guaranty Company (Skagit County only) First American Title Insurance Company North American Title Insurance Company Land Title and Escrow Company was founded April 3, 1940, with 25 original shareholders, many of whom were involved in the local farming community. Currently, approximately 65% of our stockholders are heirs of those original 25. In fact, each stockholder can trace his/her history at some time to someone who lived in or worked in either Skagit or Island counties. Originally called Mount Vernon Abstract & Title Co., Inc., we had one office in Mount Vernon with a title plant for both Skagit and Island counties. We took the name of Land Title and Escrow Company in 1958 when we physically opened an office in Oak Harbor and separated the title plants with Skagit Countys plant located in Mount Vernon and Island Countys plant located in Oak Harbor. Today, we serve our customers from 5 locations Burlington, Anacortes, Oak Harbor, Freeland and Stanwood/Camano Island. We are proud of the heritage Land Title and Escrow Company has in the communities we serve.