Clear Title Agency of Arizona, a leader in commercial and residential title and escrow services, is ranked No. 988 on the seventh annual Inc. 500|5000 List, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

Clear Title’s 436 percent growth during the past three years helped secure the competitive ranking among an elite group of leading independent entrepreneurs in the U.S.

“We are excited and honored to be ranked on this esteemed list of the nation’s fastest growing companies in America,” said Bart Patterson, CEO of Clear Title. “We believe the secret to our success is all about our people. Our goal has always been to deliver the best possible service when and where customers need it and our people do that extraordinarily well.

“Being a part of this list brings recognition to both our current success and the fact that our goals of providing the very best work environment for our people and delivering value and excellence to clients will never change,” Patterson said.

In Metro Phoenix, Clear Title ranks No. 20 of the 99 local honorees.

The 2013 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2009 to 2012. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.