by | Aug 29, 2017 | Closing, Education, FinCEN, Fraud, Government Oversite, Identity Theft, Industry News, Insurance, Technology, Title Insurance
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by | Aug 7, 2017 | ALTA, Closing, Education, Fraud, Government Oversite, Identity Theft, Industry News
Buying and selling a home is an exciting time, but there can be pitfalls for unsuspecting consumers . The American Land Title Association wants homeowners and sellers to be aware that criminals are using wire fraud schemes to steal money meant for home purchases or...
by | Jun 13, 2017 | Closing, Government Oversite, Identity Theft, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, mortgage, Title Insurance, Title Technology
On June 7th, the OCC added bulletin 29 to third-party relationships to clarify the way lenders should interact with third party vendors, to us, that means how lenders deal title and closing providers. Get the entire OCC bulletin here . As a part of the lengthy...
by Jeanne | Nov 21, 2016 | Abstracting/Searching, FinCEN, Fraud, Government Oversite, Identity Theft, Industry News
press release 11/20/2016 Daniel Deaibes was sentenced recently to 24 months for his role in a scheme to steal title to Southern California homes and then “sell” the properties to unsuspecting buyers – before the buyers realized who the true owners were. From...
by Jeanne | Aug 1, 2016 | First American Title, Fraud, Identity Theft, Industry News, mortgage, Recording of Legal Documents, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits
Press Release 7/31/2016 First American Financial Corporation, a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, today released theFirst American Loan Application Defect Index for June 2016, which...
by Jeanne | Jun 23, 2015 | CFPB, Closing, Education, Fraud, Government Oversite, Identity Theft, Industry News, Insurance, Licensing, mortgage, Notaries, Quality, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits
We all use auxiliary help when times are busy. Signing agents and temporary help. But beware; are you giving “non-employees” dangerous access to personal information that you are responsible for? The DOJ has issued a press release regarding a temporary...