Founded by Charles S. Sanders in 1998, Urban Settlement Service L.L.C. is the second largest black-owned company in Pennsylvania. In 2006, Brookfield, Wisconsin-based Fiserv Inc. bought small equity interest in Urban Settlement. Sanders reacquired sole ownership two years later. Urban Settlement is a leading supplier of real estate information products to the mortgage lenders and government agencies.
tom-banner ampforwp-incontent-ad2">Urban Settlement provides appraisals, title, settlement and closing information to the nation’s top lenders. In 2008, the company processed approximately 600,000 loan work-outs that helped thousands of families to keep their homes.
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company operates offices in Charlotte, North Carolina and Denver, Colorado. In 2008, the company reported sales of $50 million.