How to check your home title for fraud

Your home may be your largest asset, so seeing an ad warning that someone can "steal" it online can get your attention fast. But home title fraud does not work like someone hacking into an online account and changing the password. The real risk is that a criminal could forge your signature on a deed or trick you into signing paperwork that transfers ownership, then file that document with the local office that maintains property records.

There are steps you can take right now. You can check your property records yourself...