by Jeanine | Jun 5, 2017 | Closing, Education, Just for Fun, Licensing
Check your closing agent license for your renewal date! Licenses are good for two years and must be renewed by June 30th of the second year after your license is issued. If you miss the cutoff, you will be required to retake the Closing Agent Prelicense course, pay...
by Jeanne | May 27, 2017 | Just for Fun
Long before home buyers decide a certain place must be theirs, it behooves them to ask a lot of questions. For example: “How’s the neighborhood?” or “How old is that water heater, anyway?” Ask away! Such queries help you pare down your...
by Jeanne | Aug 24, 2016 | Just for Fun
by Jeanne | May 12, 2015 | CFPB, Closing, Education, FHA/HUD, FNMA /Fannie Mae, Fraud, Government Oversite, Industry News, Just for Fun, mortgage, RESPA, TRID Truth in Lending RESPA Integrated Disclosure
Excellent article for title companies, and especially smaller title agencies by Aaron Prenger of Spencer, Fane, Britt and Browne, called” Snail Mail: a Whale of a fail…” pointing out the importance of title copanies and lenders proving the dates...
by Jeanne | Nov 17, 2014 | Just for Fun, Recording of Legal Documents
When you think you’ve seen it all, comes another interesting case, as reported by Carlton Fields Jorden Burt Interlopers in chain of title recorded a stray deed under the theory of Adverse Possession. They took possession, paid delinquent taxes, and began...
by Jeanne | Oct 31, 2014 | County Recorder Education, Just for Fun
Title geeks will enjoy a spooktacular visit of Haunted Courthouses in ABA Journal’s Tour of Haunted Courthouses. Each Courthouse comes with photos and creepy stories of past and present events. Happy Haunted Halloween… The Grimes County Courthouse, site...