<prompt> Human: Greetings!My spouse and I are early on in the homebuying process. We got preapproved for a mortgage by a local credit union that has one of the better mortgage rates in the area. So far, we were happy with the experience.We met with our realtor and began with some of the paperwork. Our realtor mentioned that there was a specific title company that he prefers, but that we dont necessarily need to use. Fine - whatever.When he approached our mortgage broker about potentially using this company, our broker fired back and said that the credit union only uses one company and has a select number of attorneys that they work with. Cue flashing red lights...I understand the realtor pairing up with a title company seems common, but it seemed pretty odd to me that the credit union was adamant that we only use the one that they dictate. From everything I have read, it typically is a decision that the buyers make. Should I be worried? My spouse and I have really good credit, so its not an issue of finding another lender if we need to, however, this little snag has seemed to cause a riff between the broker and realtor and has put me in a position where I feel like something is going on.Any advice is much appreciated - thanks in advance!  <response>: When I purchased a home, the lender credit union in your case picked the title company. Get a good faith estimate if youre that far along in the process, and see what the cost for the title is going to be. If its not excessive and the credit union has the best overall package, I dont see anything to be worried about. 