For agents, lenders, investors, attorneys, builders and developers: collect the assumed-name source, exact legal name, county or SOS clue, deed name and one process question before a name mismatch becomes urgent.
Name mismatches can pull in a deed, assumed-name certificate, SOS entity record, county clerk search, signer title, lender condition, title-commitment requirement and attorney question. This handoff keeps those source clues separated so the right reviewer can identify the next step.
Name the county, deed holder, proposed seller, DBA or assumed name, SOS file number, county assumed-name source, recording reference, lender condition and title-commitment item. The deed, entity record, assumed-name record, lender, title commitment, attorney advice and underwriting review still control the file-specific result.
These sources were checked on October 2, 2026. They help frame the name-match packet, but they do not replace deed, lender, title, underwriting, attorney, tax, recording or legal review.
The Secretary of State's Form 503 instructions say a filing entity that conducts business under a name other than its legal name must file an assumed-name certificate with the SOS. The instructions also ask for the legal entity name, entity type, file number, jurisdiction, duration and counties where the assumed name will be used.
Read the official source ->The SOS FAQ explains that an assumed-name certificate notifies the public that an entity intends to conduct business under another name, but questions about contracts or legal documents should go to a private attorney. Send the certificate clue and source date instead of deciding how the name may be used in a deed or contract.
Read the official source ->Collin County's assumed-name page covers unincorporated assumed-name certificates, online application, online search, in-person finalization and abandonment context. If the file involves a sole proprietor, partnership, estate, REIT or other county-level clue, send the county source with the property packet.
Read the official source ->Collin County's land-recording page warns that online database results are not the official repository and may not show the complete or unaltered official record. Send grantor, grantee, instrument number, recording date, legal description and title-commitment item before summarizing a name mismatch.
Read the official source ->TDI P-53 permits legal promotional and educational activity that is not conditioned on referral of title-insurance business. This handoff offers public source organization only; it does not discount a title premium or provide a referral benefit.
Read the official source ->An assumed-name handoff does not need to decide ownership, authority, compliance, right to use a name, deed effect, title coverage or underwriting acceptance. It needs enough source context for the right professional to identify the next step.
This public resource is available to anyone on the same terms. It is not conditioned on sending a closing to WG Title and it does not offer a rebate, discount, commission, gift or thing of value for a referral.
Prepared as a courtesy. This document is available to any real estate professional on the same terms and is not conditioned on directing a closing to WG Title.
WG Title provides title and escrow services, not legal advice. WG Law is a separate, independently operated company and any relationship with it is governed by its own engagement.
Read TDI Procedural Rule P-53 ->This uses the existing closing-readiness form. The page URL, referrer, UTM fields and click IDs stay with the lead record, so the title team can see that the question came from this assumed-name source guide.
Do not paste wire instructions, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, tax IDs, EINs, identity-document numbers, full company agreements, privileged legal advice, sealed filings, payoff credentials or private financial records into this form.
Jamie Ellis authored this as ordinary business and educational content. Transaction-specific assumed-name, entity, signer, ownership, deed, title, underwriting, lender and legal conclusions belong with the appropriate reviewer.
