by Jeanine | Nov 17, 2014 | Education
Click HERE for a complete list of course descriptions or any of the following individual courses: Principles of Closing Principles of Abstracting (National Edition) Principles of Abstracting (Minnesota Edition) Title Exam for Title Insurers (Midwest Edition) Reading...
by Jeanine | Apr 30, 2018 | Abstracting/Searching, ALTA, Blockchain
From ALTA’s Title News Archive By Zachary Kammerdeiner and Ashley Sadler It’s hard to open a newspaper today (or, more accurately, scroll through the news) without seeing an article about blockchain. This new technology is taking our society by storm with many...
by Jeanine | Apr 30, 2018 | CFPB, Closing, Government Oversite
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized an amendment to its TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule that addresses when mortgage lenders with a valid justification may pass on increased closing costs to consumers and disclose them on a Closing...
by Jeanine | Apr 30, 2018 | Abstracting/Searching, Blockchain, County Recorder Education, Education, Industry News, Insurance
April 26, 2018 In a report titled “Blockchain and Insurance – The Trust Machine,” Fitch Ratings views blockchain as a potential game-changing technology for the insurance industry over the long term. Fitch concludes that blockchain offers several benefits, but...
by Jeanine | Mar 22, 2018 | Abstracting/Searching, Education, GIS, Government Oversite, Industry News, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Recording of Legal Documents, Technology, Title Technology
The Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) has released its latest whitepaper on GIS and Land Records Integration. Although Geographic Information System (GIS) is a relatively new tool for anyone interested in land records, the recording of property records has...
by Jeanine | Mar 20, 2018 | Affiliated Title businesses, Fidelity National Title, First American Title, Industry News, Old Republic National Title, Stewart title, Title Insurance
Industry News Monday, March 19, 2018 Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) has signed a merger agreement to acquire Stewart Information Services Corp. for $1.2 billion in cash and stock. If approved by regulators and stockholders, Fidelity would pay $50 per share of...
by Jeanine | Feb 7, 2018 | Abstracting/Searching, Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, Fraud, Industry News, Licensing, Online Education, Quality, Teaching Tools for Education
I have always been concerned about what and how we help learners. Do we teach them “by the book,” using specific outlines that are given, or do we consider real life situations when providing educational training. I’ve always thought there was a gap....
by Jeanine | Feb 5, 2018 | ALTA, Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, Fraud, GIS, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Licensing, Mobile Notaries, mortgage, NAR National Assoc of Realtors, Notaries, Online Education, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Teaching Tools for Education, Technology, Title Insurance, Title Technology
E-Notarization has been here for some time. Effective July 1, 2006, the Minnesota Legislature enacted electronic notary legislation pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 358 and 359, allowing electronic notarization to be applied to a document so that the document can be...
by Jeanine | Jan 23, 2018 | CFPB, Closing, Education, FHA/HUD, FNMA /Fannie Mae, Government Oversite, mortgage, Privacy and Public Records, Real Estate Law
Seeks Public Input on Ways to Better Fulfill Statutory Obligations JAN 17, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced that it is issuing a call for evidence to ensure the Bureau is fulfilling its proper and appropriate functions...
by Jeanine | Jan 19, 2018 | Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Public Records, Recording of Legal Documents
Effective January 1, 2018, Carver County requires on all sales a Subsurface Sewage System Treatment Form along with the certificate of real estate value, to be presented to the county auditor’s office. While I think it’s a good idea to handle such things...
by Jeanine | Jan 17, 2018 | Closing, Education, Notaries, Privacy and Public Records, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Technology, Title Technology
In Minnesota and other states, electronic notarization (e-Notarization) is moving fast. But DO NOT BELIEVE THE ADS. It is complicated. Each state has its own laws, rules, and especially its own legal terminology. In Minnesota, a notary may perform electronic notarial...
