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Construction Loan
ALTA 32 Endorsement
ENDORSEMENT

This endorsement is issued as part of Policy Number
Issued by:
OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

1. Covered Risk 11.a. of this policy is deleted.
2. The insurance [for Construction Loan Advances] added by Section 3 of this endorsement is subject to the exclusions
in Section 4 of this endorsement and the Exclusions from Coverage in the policy, the provisions of the Conditions,
and the exceptions contained in Schedule B. For the purposes of this endorsement and each subsequent
Disbursement Endorsement:

a. “Construction Loan Advance”: An advance that constitutes Indebtedness made on or before the Date of
Coverage for the purpose of financing in whole or in part the construction of improvements on the Land.
b. “Date of Coverage”: ________ unless the Company sets a different Date of Coverage by an ALTA 33-06
Disbursement Endorsement issued at the discretion of the Company.

c. “Mechanic’s Lien”: Any statutory lien or claim of lien under State law, affecting the Title that arises from services
provided, labor performed, or materials or equipment furnished.
3. The Company insures against loss or damage sustained by the Insured by reason of:

a. The invalidity or unenforceability of the lien of the Insured Mortgage as security for each Construction Loan
Advance made on or before the Date of Coverage;
b. The lack of priority of the lien of the Insured Mortgage as security for each Construction Loan Advance made on
or before the Date of Coverage, over any lien or encumbrance on the Title recorded in the Public Records and not
shown in Schedule B; and
c. The lack of priority of the lien of the Insured Mortgage, as security for each Construction Loan Advance made on
or before the Date of Coverage over any Mechanic’s Lien, if notice of the Mechanic’s Lien is not filed or recorded
in the Public Records, but only to the extent that the charges for the services, labor, materials or equipment for
which the Mechanic’s Lien is claimed were designated for payment in the documents supporting a Construction
Loan Advance disbursed by or on behalf of the Insured on or before the Date of Coverage.
4. This policy does not insure against loss or damage and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys’ fees, or expenses
by reason of any lien or claim of lien arising from services, labor, material or equipment:
a. Furnished after the Date of Coverage; or
b. Not designated for payment in the documents supporting a Construction Loan Advance disbursed by or on behalf
of the Insured on or before the Date of Coverage.

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