California settlement services

The record before funds move.

Escrow teams already review wire instructions before a disbursement. Veto turns that review into one file-ready record before release.

The review already happens. Your file should prove it.

Veto records the review. Your escrow office remains the release authority.

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Veto Record
Disbursement review · File 26-2287 · Pacific Coast Escrow, Long Beach · reviewer J. Martinez
Disbursement
Seller proceeds · $312,480.00
What changed
Destination account
Change via
email · domain not on file
Account name
no payee match
Callback
number on file · no answer
Seller auth.
not on file
Evidence retained
5 of 6
Office action
Hold pending authorization
Reviewer
J. Martinez · before release
Signed
2026-05-26T14:28 UTC
Record hash
sha256:4e3cf8a1…6af713
01

One review, one disbursement.

One file. One release. Here, the seller's net proceeds changed destination at the last minute.

02

How the change arrived.

New instructions arrived by email from an unknown domain, and the account name did not match the seller.

03

The checks that didn't clear.

Callback to the known number went unanswered, and signed seller authorization was not on file.

04

What's in hand, and what the office did.

Five of six expected items were present. With one gap open, the office held disbursement pending authorization.

05

Who signed it, and when.

Reviewer J. Martinez signed before release, with a timestamp anchored to the record.

06

Sealed, and file-ready.

The record closes with a hash and retained gaps, so the file can answer later without relying on memory.

What is the Veto Record

One record that explains the disbursement decision.

Not a risk score. It is the receipt for what changed, what the office checked, and why funds were held or released.

What changed
The instruction that triggered review.
What was checked
Checks captured with result and limitation.
What stayed open
Known gaps the office could not close.
Who signed the call
Named reviewer, timestamp, and record hash.

See the format in The Standard and a completed example in File 26-2287.

Sebastian Heyneman

Sebastian Heyneman

Founder, Veto

Secretary, Orange County Escrow Association

“Escrow teams already do the review. Veto makes sure the file proves it.”
The bar

Can your file prove the release decision?

Before funds move, the file should show what changed, what was checked, what stayed open, and who signed off. Read the standard →

The review already happens. Keep one record that can answer later.

Veto records the review. Your escrow office remains the release authority.