ADA, Mich. -- CUSO Development Company LLC has created Member Advantage Title, a title agency that will work alongside its mortgage lending subsidiary, Member Advantage Mortgage.

The CUSO said the new title agency will be able to offer a more efficient mortgage lending process by bringing title insurance functions such as ordering out-of-state title searches, writing and examining titles, setting up closings, ordering payoffs and customer service in house. Member Advantage Title will be headed up by agency manager Donna Stray, who has more than 20 years of experience in title insurance, according to CDC. Member Advantage Mortgage was launched in 2007.

Launched in 2006, CDC is the parent company of the Member Advantage Brand of Companies. It currently has seven credit unions in its core ownership group including 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union, Bellwether Community CU, Belvoir FCU, CommonWealth One FCU, Community One FCU, Sun East FCU and Workers' CU.