by Jeanne | Jan 4, 2021 | BLM, Closing, Education, FHA/HUD, Mobile Notaries, mortgage, Signing Agents
What is a Minnesota Closing Agent? Minnesota is one of several states that requires closers to be licensed. Why? Because closers have access to private information given by consumers to lenders to obtain a mortgage (addresses, Dates of Birth, SSNs, income, assets,...
by Jeanne | Jan 1, 2021 | Education, Government Oversite, Real Estate fun, Real Estate Law
Real Estate Education. NASHWAUK, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has backed a rural Nashwauk man who sawed his neighbor’s garage in half in a property boundary dispute. This is a great example of problems with encroachments onto adjacent property. A...
by Jeanne | Nov 17, 2020 | Education
There are a number of newly licensed closing agents out there, and I often get questions on how to make a good impression with a smooth closing. So here are my tips. Remember, everyone in a mortgage closing wants a smooth signing. Mistakes, no matter how small, can...
by Jeanne | Sep 21, 2020 | BLM, CFPB, Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, Real Estate Market, Signing Agents
Google has now added a dedicated Mortgage Explainer panel built-in with Google Search. In partnership with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Google Search has added a knowledge panel to provide useful and easy-to-explain US Mortgage processes....
by Jeanne | Sep 21, 2020 | BLM, Closing, Diversity, Education, Industry News, Mobile Notaries, Notaries, Signing Agents
Digital mortgage platforms have the potential to reduce discrimination. But automated systems provide rich opportunities to perpetuate bias, too. Great article from the New York TimesNew York Times Article that discusses online lending, quickly taking hold in the...
by Jeanne | Aug 20, 2020 | Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, Minnesota Land Title Association, Mobile Notaries, mortgage, Must Read and See, Notaries, Public Records, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents
New bill for Closers, introduced in the MN Legislature on July 20th entitled “REAL ESTATE DOCUMENT NOTARIZATION; APPEARANCE BY VIDEO AUTHORIZATION DURING PEACETIME PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.” This important bill for Closing Agents was introduced by the MN land Title...