Meridian Title Corporation (MTC), formerly known as St. Joseph Title Corp. was established in 1938 as The Abstract Company of St. Joseph County, Inc. With its headquarters in South Bend, Indiana, Meridian Title Corporation is now comprised of thirty (30) offices serving communities throughout Indiana and Southwestern Michigan. MTC is an issuing agent for a host of National and Regional Underwriters, which allows us to accommodate one’s specific title insurance needs.

MTC prides itself as being a full-service title operation with over sixty-five years of experience in providing title insurance coverage, escrow closings, and related services. Our Corporate Office, located in downtown South Bend, serves as a clearinghouse for all of the services that we provide. The Mishawaka Office, built in 1992, operates as our Escrow Service Center. This facility containing five separate closing rooms and a waiting area that can comfortably accommodate forty customers, combined with our experienced and knowledgeable closing staff, provides our customers and clients a comfortable and professional closing environment.

In 1991, MTC began its expansion in Indiana. Our Elkhart facility is conveniently located in the downtown area, and to better serve our customers in Elkhart County, we expanded our presence by opening an office in Goshen, Indiana. In 1994, MTC expanded west into LaPorte County, Indiana. Our acquisition of an established title company provided us with a complete title plant along with facilities to meet our customers’ needs for closing. We have further expanded our closing facilities to include an office in Michigan City, Indiana. MTC also serves the Marshall, Fulton and Starke County marketplaces, with offices located in Plymouth and Rochester, Indiana.

In 1997, MTC expanded into the Southwestern Michigan counties of Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph and Van Buren. Our Michigan offices are located in Cassopolis, Dowagiac, Edwardsburg, New Buffalo, Niles and St. Joseph. Our next expansion was in Lake and Porter Counties, Indiana. After opening our own operation in Valparaiso in 1999, the opportunity arose to acquire four existing offices that allowed Meridian Title an additional presence in Chesterton, Hobart, and Schererville. To further assist our customers we have opened offices in the Highland and Lowell communities.

During the spring of 2002 Meridian Title Corporation fulfilled a long-term goal and opened an office in Hamilton County, Indiana. The Carmel office allows us to serve Indianapolis and the surrounding counties. Continuing our growth south in Indiana, MTC purchased an operation in Bloomington during the first month of 2003.

The spring of 2003 brought continued growth. MTC opened an office in Fort Wayne to serve Allen and the surrounding counties. In addition, MTC opened its Jasper County office in Rensselaer. In the fall of 2003, to better serve its customers, MTC opened a location in Indianapolis.

Being sensitive to the changing needs in today's lending industry, Meridian Title Corporation is pleased to additionally make available Real Estate Services, Inc. Real Estate Services, Inc., an affiliate of Meridian Title Corporation, specializes in serving the needs of Home Equity and Second Mortgage lenders.