Efficient Services Escrow Group

Zero rating — the absolute worst escrow company I have ever dealt with, and I have bought over 30 pieces of real estate so have experienced all types of escrow companies. These people do not respond in a timely manner. They screw up important wire transfers. You won’t even get closing papers. Maybe if you beg for them. And if you try and call them neither of their phone lines work. Abominably unprofessional. Run, run, run as fast as you can from Efficient Escrow. Their name is an oxymoron.

Efficient Services Escrow was closed by the California Department of Corporations due to wire fraud which cause a $ 1.1 million loss in the trust account. This is from the Dept’s website,
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03÷8÷13 — On February 28, 2013, the Department issued an order that froze the escrow activity of Efficient Services Escrow Group when it was learned that unauthorized wires had been transferred from two of its trust accounts. The company was given the opportunity to correct the trust shortage, but did not provide proof of correction. In order to start the process of releasing funds to customers with funds on deposit, on March 8, 2013 the Department issued additional orders to appoint a conservator. The conservator is Peter Davidson of Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP. At this time it is unknown when funds will be released and at what percentage. More information will become available once the conservator is able to fully assess the situation. FAQ’s

Their phones are dead and they have $ 5,000 of our money. I believe they have shut down and we’re attempting to get our money from them that we are owed. They stopped communicating with us a few weeks ago and we have no idea what happened.

This escrow company was ordered by the state to shutdown due to missing funds. Need I say more?

I love this company, wow their name says it all. Efficient Services Escrow.
They are perfect but man I can get an escrow open at night, and get a new deal going with an escrow number, escrow instructions and make great progress over the weekend, where with any other escrow company if I got an offer accepted by my seller on a Friday Night, I would have to wait until Monday to start the escrow. Not with EFF, they don’t skip a beat, I am three days ahead by the time Monday rolls around. The owner Danny Crenshaw is so progressively minded and service oriented. I am so excited they are opening a Branch in Huntington Beach in May!