I caught a Closer Licensing Course last week. we discussed drafting of documents, and the question was asked, what about gay marriages? What if they were married in a state that accepts gay marriages, and our state does not…thoughts from title insurance underwriters or title [...]
Due to privacy concerns, visitors to the Iowa Land Records website will now discover a statement indicating that “…until further notice all document images are restricted and cannot be accessed through this Website.” Phil Dunshee, one of the site’s project managers, said in a press release that access to the records would be suspended [...]
As is typical of our industry, we are always engrossed in something. Currently the talk is potential RESPA changes, Fraud, and the Woes of a Weak Market (along with that age old fist-fight about the fairness of aba’s of course.) And these issues certainly do affecting our day to day business lives. But [...]
Catching up on email today, I saw another fine example of fraud. This one I have seen many times, but it keeps rearing its ugly head. An average couple taking out a home-equity line of credit… er, that would be five home-equity lines of credit, all in the same day, sinking five different lenders into [...]
Electronic Recordings in Minnesota are a reality.
A presentation and panel discussion by five people representing both the public and private sectors, demonstrated that e-recordings in Minnesota are alive and well. Mike Cunniff of Hennepin County, Geri Kane of Stewart Title, Rick Kvien of Roseau County, Gail Miller of Renville County and Rob Reitz of First American Title gave [...]