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Pickford Escrow Company, Inc. is one of the largest full service escrow companies in the state, with 13 offices in Southern California. Pickford has a distinguished reputation for experience, stability, and dedicated customer service.

Pickford Escrow Company is fully licensed by the Department of Business Oversight which holds them to the highest standard in both experience and trust accounting practices. We are proud to be owned by HomeServices of America, an affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway. This powerful alliance reinforces the strength, excellence, and integrity of our service.

The Escrow Firm is one of the top boutique full-service escrow companies in the state, with 3 offices in Southern California. The Escrow Firm has a distinguished reputation for experience, stability, and dedicated customer service.

The Escrow Firm is fully licensed by the Department of Business Oversight which holds them to the highest standard in both experience and trust accounting practices. We are proud to be owned by HomeServices of America, an affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway. This powerful alliance reinforces the strength, excellence, and integrity of our service.

Service Organization Controls (SOC) Certifications

A SOC 1 Report is a report on Controls at a Service Organization which are related to internal control over financial reporting systems. What is the purpose of the report? To establish technology platform controls at a service organization, which are relevant to financial reporting. SOC 1 certification requires Pickford Escrow to pass stringent testing by a third-party CPA firm, proving that we can protect the funds and identities of our clients.

A SOC 2 Report focuses more on the processing integrity, confidentiality, or protection of privacy and is meant to establish the organizations’ success on consistently meeting their internal security standards. What is the purpose of the report? SOC 2 requires Pickford Escrow to have policies and practices in place to protect the buyer and seller non-public personal information (NPPI) like their social security number, date of birth, bank account numbers, etc.

IN SHORT Choosing a provider that hasn’t been SOC1/SOC2 certified could put funds and non- public personal information of all parties at risk. By obtaining the SOC 1 and SOC 2 certifications Pickford Escrow and The Escrow Firm have established that our business is conducted to the exact standards and benchmarks required to maintain the highest levels of operational integrity. Insist on using Pickford Escrow or a SOC 1 & SOC 2 certified provider, by writing it into the contract.