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Industry analysisSep 28, 2026Who Owns Funeral Home Software Companies in 2026? An Ownership MapFuneral software has been changing hands. This map lists who owns each vendor as of September 28, 2026, how that is known, and what to check in your own contract.FuneralHQ Editorial Team16 min read

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Buyer guideSep 28, 2026Funeral Home Software Reviews: Where to Find Real Ones and How to Read ThemWhere to check software reviews, how to weigh a small sample, and what to ask a customer reference. Includes the September vendor snapshot and FuneralHQ’s profiles checked October 29, 2026.FuneralHQ Editorial Team14 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026Funeral Home CRM: What It Is, What It Tracks, and Whether You Need OneA vendor or a marketing agency has told you that you need a CRM. Here is what that means in a funeral home, what the record should hold, what the software must never do, and when a dedicated preneed CRM is the better tool.FuneralHQ Editorial Team14 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026Funeral Insurance Assignment Form: What It Includes and How Assignment Funding WorksThe assignment form decides whether the insurer pays your firm, and a funding company decides how soon. This guide sets out each field on the form, the six ways an assignment fails, and what funders publish about fees and turnaround.FuneralHQ Editorial Team14 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026Funeral Home Phone System: Lines, Forwarding, Texting, and Who Answers at 2 AMA phone setup that grew by accident works until the night it does not. Here is how the main number, lines, forwarding, ring groups and texting should connect, with a one-page checklist to print and test.FuneralHQ Editorial Team14 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026Funeral Service Glossary: 60 Terms Every Funeral Home Owner and New Hire Should KnowNew hires hear first call, at-need, GPL and cash advance on day one and are expected to keep up. This glossary defines 60 terms in the order a case meets them, with the regulated terms traced to the FTC and the CDC.FuneralHQ Editorial Team16 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026California Funeral Home Laws and Licensing: A Guide for Owners (2026)California regulates funeral establishments, funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, hydrolysis facilities and reduction facilities. This owner’s guide organizes the main license, death record, disposition, preneed, price disclosure and call recording rules by section.FuneralHQ Editorial Team10 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026Texas Funeral Home Laws and Licensing: A Guide for Owners (2026)Texas regulates funeral establishments and professionals through the Texas Funeral Service Commission. This guide organizes the main licensing, death certificate, cremation, prepaid contract, price disclosure and recording rules for an owner.FuneralHQ Editorial Team10 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026Florida Funeral Home Laws and Licensing: A Guide for Owners (2026)What Florida requires of a funeral home, with the section numbers: the establishment license under Chapter 497, director and embalmer licensing, the 5 day death certificate deadline, cremation authorization, preneed trusting, price disclosures and recorded calls. Read on the state’s own sites in September 2026.FuneralHQ Editorial Team20 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026New York Funeral Home Laws and Licensing: A Guide for Owners (2026)New York registers funeral firms, licenses funeral directors, and runs death registration differently inside New York City. This guide sets out the rules on licensing, death certificates, cremation, preneed, prices and recorded calls, each with its section number.FuneralHQ Editorial Team18 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026Pennsylvania Funeral Home Laws and Licensing: A Guide for Owners (2026)Pennsylvania licenses the funeral director and approves the place of practice, limits who may own a funeral home, and requires all preneed money to be held in escrow or trust. This guide gives each rule with its section number and a compliance calendar to print.FuneralHQ Editorial Team19 min read

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GuideSep 28, 2026Ohio Funeral Home Laws and Licensing: A Guide for Owners (2026)Ohio licenses funeral homes, funeral directors, embalmers and crematory operators under Revised Code Chapter 4717. This guide sets out the licensing, death certificate, cremation, preneed, price disclosure and call recording rules, each with its section number, and ends with a compliance calendar.FuneralHQ Editorial Team18 min read