Foster Abstract and Title Co., Inc.

Serving the needs of Builders, Landowners, Lawyers, Lenders, Prospective Buyers and Realtors competently and reliably for over 50 years. For all lands in Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin.

History

Built on the tireless work of owner Willis A. "Lefty" Foster, Foster Abstract & Title Co., Inc. has been a continuing resource for abstracts and title insurance with a reputation of quality and reliability in Eau Claire County for over 50 years.

Spanning a period of time from 1946 to 1953, Lefty worked for and learned the abstract business from Robert L. Boyd. In 1953, Robert L. Boyd and Willis A. Foster formed a corporation, calling it Boyd & Foster Abstract Company. Following Boyd's death in 1959, Lefty took sole ownership and renamed the company Foster Abstract & Title Co., Inc. in 1963.

Well known throughout the State, Lefty was on numerous committees for the Wisconsin Land Title Association and was a Regional Director before serving as President (1982-1983) . Representing Minnesota Title (nka Old Republic National Title Insurance Company), he was the first title agent to write title insurance in Eau Claire County. Lefty's influence on statewide title practices includes his push to have formal instruction in abstracting for those who wished to become title insurance agents. Only now, many years later, is this actually beginning to happen. The impact Lefty has had on the local title industry is second to none. There are few abstracts around Eau Claire County that have not been signed by \"Willis A. Foster.\" The master abstracts of countless subdivisions in the Eau Claire area, not to mention surrounding rural areas, were built by Foster Abstract & Title Co., Inc.

In 1981 Foster Abstract & Title Co., Inc. began operating in Chippewa County and it was here that the enormous task of building a true, real property based tract index took root. That tract index is now 40 years old and is the second largest index of it's kind for the County of Chippewa.

Staff

Willis A. "Lefty" Foster, Owner of Foster Abstract, serving as abstracter and title agent since 1946.

Mary Haldorson came to Foster Abstract in 1964 and has managed the customer service, word processing, bookkeeping and filing responsibilities for the company. Mary is the key to the service we offer. She is the reason we are able to complete the number of \"rush jobs\" we receive as well as process the amount of work that is generated out of our office. She is very much a part of this family. Loyalty of this kind is rare in this day and age.

Debbie Foster began her title career in 1972 as a typist and then moved into the title research side of the business. She is now the President of Foster Abstract & Title and is the closing officer for the company. Debbie knows and understands every aspect of a title search and title plant operation. She is a dedicated and meticulous researcher. Debbie has followed in her father's footsteps and is well respected by her peers in the local title industry.

Mark Foster began working for Foster Abstract & Title Co., Inc. in 1979. He handles all the Chippewa County orders and processes highway right-of-way projects in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties. Mark has worked closely with state government and area consulting firms, researching titles for many of the major highway construction projects in the area. He is a graduate of the Wisconsin Land Title Association's "Title Examiner Certificate Program."

As you can see, the experience Foster Abstract & Title Co., Inc. has to offer is impressive. Each employee has no less than 25 years of directly related title experience. Foster Abstract & Title Co., Inc. has literally grown hand in hand with the Eau Claire area. We are proud of the tradition and history of our company and look forward to another fifty years of offering quality title services.

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