Our Company founder, William Herman Stufflebeam, couldn’t have imagined that the abstract company he founded in 1905 with just four employees would grow to be one of the largest regional title companies in the Intermountain West.

Born in White Hall, New York, Herman Stufflebeam moved West with his family to start a cattle ranching operation in the Springfield area of Bingham County, Idaho, in 1884. As a young man, Herman moved to Washington, D.C., to take a job with the U.S. Treasury Department. Years later, while working for the U.S. Treasury, he returned to Southeast Idaho to close a bank in Rexburg, Idaho, and settled in Blackfoot, Idaho. There, he saw the need for a business that produced abstracts based upon the county’s land records. He started a new company, Bingham Abstract Company, indexing each parcel of land by hand. Later, the company became The Bingham Title & Trust Company, offering title insurance and escrow closings.

Herman owned and operated the business for 37 years until he died in 1942, at which time his wife, Ruth, took over the company. Ruth (Hilliard) Stufflebeam was an anomaly in a time and town where few women worked outside the home. She successfully ran the business throughout World War II and the Korean War. She and Herman’s only son, Dwain, also took an early interest in the family business, where he worked during his teen years.

After graduating from high school, Dwain attended the University of Utah and later transferred to the University of Montana, where he earned his law degree in 1956. During this time, Dwain courted his high school sweetheart, Joyce Lambert. They married in 1954 and had four children: Scott, Eric, Sue, and Quinn. Dwain served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1958 as Assistant Staff Judge Advocate. After his service, he returned home to take a position in the family business. Ruth Stufflebeam served as the Company President until she retired in 1969. Upon her retirement, Dwain H. Stufflebeam became the President of the Company.

As President, Dwain began to actively expand the Company’s footprint outside of Bingham County into Southeastern Idaho and later Montana and Wyoming. First American Title Holding Co. (now known as Title Financial Corporation) was formed in 2003 as a vehicle to create administrative efficiency, consolidate acquired entities, and create resources that allowed further expansion. In 2012, Dwain retired as Chief Executive Officer and remained actively involved as the Chairman of the Board of Directors until his passing in 2020.

Following in his father’s footsteps, Quinn H. Stufflebeam began working in the family business at a young age. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Management from the University of Utah and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Arizona, Quinn returned to manage the Company’s Twin Falls County, Idaho office. He went on to become the President of the Idaho subsidiary and then the Chief Executive Officer of Title Financial Corporation upon Dwain’s retirement in 2012. Under Quinn’s leadership, Title Financial Corporation (TFC) has continued to expand, and in 2012, the Company broadened its footprint to include Wyoming. 

For many years, Title Financial Corporation was an exclusive agent for First American Title Insurance Company; however, insurance underwriters have shifted away from exclusive contracts in recent years. In recent years, TFC has shifted its model to establish relationships with multiple underwriters. In addition to First American Title Insurance Company, TFC can issue title insurance products as an agent for Old Republic National Title Insurance, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Westcor Land Title Insurance Company, and Stewart Title Guaranty Company. By doing so, TFC can maximize the range of products and pricing, providing benefits to their customers that other title agents may not be able to provide.

Today, Title Financial Corporation consists of five wholly-owned subsidiaries: Flying S Title & Escrow of Idaho, Inc., which operates 19 offices serving 30 counties in Idaho; Flying S Title & Escrow of Montana, Inc. which operates 25 offices serving 37 counties in Montana; Flying S Title & Escrow of Wyoming, Inc. which operates four offices serving 14 counties in Wyoming; Rocky Mountain Contract Service provides long term escrow services out of our Flying S office in Billings; Insured Titles, which operates four offices servicing two counties in Montana; Helena Abstract & Title Company which operates one office servicing one county in Montana; Title Financial Specialty Services provides additional real estate-related services including non-judicial foreclosure services, reconveyance and mortgage release services, and long-term escrow services; Title Financial Exchange Services, which is part of the Title Financial Specialty Services division, serves as a Qualified Intermediary for 1031 Exchange transactions.

Title Financial Corporation remains a family-owned company, with its culture and local commitment being its organizational cornerstone. TFC takes pride in hiring locally, actively supporting local community affairs, and keeping earnings local. Title Financial Corporation is committed to unrivaled customer service. By blending personalized hometown customer service with sophisticated, cutting-edge technology to meet our customers’ real estate transaction needs, TFC makes the real estate transaction easy and provides a “World Class Customer Experience.”