About ESS

Settlement services delivered with precision since 1986.

Equity Settlement Services, Inc. has been providing settlement services to financial institutions and consumers for nearly four decades — built on people, technology and an uncompromising standard of care.

Equity Settlement Services, Inc., has been providing settlement services to financial institutions and consumers since 1986. Our home office is a state-of-the-art 25,000 square foot facility located in Smithtown, New York.

By leveraging our superior technology with our satellite "brick and mortar" locations, we are able to provide unparalleled service to our clients throughout the region and to our expanding national client base.

Our staff is made up of insurance professionals, attorneys, and highly competent paralegals intimately familiar with the nuances of real estate and mortgage lending.

"We pride and differentiate ourselves by our ability to go above and beyond for our customers while balancing and mitigating risk."

Modern home facade at dusk
30+
Years operating
50
States licensed
100%
Underwriter aligned
24h
Avg. file open
Operating principles

What governs every file we touch.

01

Customer first, always

Every transaction is approached as if it were our own — communicative, transparent, attentive.

02

Disciplined accuracy

Multi-tier review on every file. Errors are studied, not buried. Standards rise quarter over quarter.

03

Calibrated risk

Decisions balance speed with the protection of every stakeholder — never one at the expense of the other.

04

Technology with intent

Our platform exists to remove friction for the customer and create leverage for our specialists.