by Jeanne | Dec 11, 2018 | Closing, Education, Licensing, Mobile Notaries, Notaries, Online Education, Teaching Tools for Education
I’ve had many questions on the MN Closer Pre-License Course, so here are some pointers: Pointers The 8 hour Principles of Closing class is available online 24/7 and you have 90 days to complete it. You do not need to take all 8 hours in one sitting! Just...
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 Jeanne | Nov 7, 2016 | Abstracting/Searching, CFPB, Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, Mobile Notaries, Privacy and Public Records, Real Estate Law, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits, TRID Truth in Lending RESPA Integrated Disclosure
On October 31st, the CFPB issued updates to lenders on use of Service Providers. This appears to allow a bit more flexibility for the lender to handle day to day affairs with its Servie Providers and is good news for title companies, abstracting and closing...
by Jeanne | Jun 29, 2015 | CFPB, Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, Licensing, Mobile Notaries, Notaries, Online Education, Real Estate Law, Title Insurance
The Minnesota Department of Commerce Enforcement Division is reminding mobile notaries who explain mortgage documents, notarize deeds, collect funds and handle other tasks incidental to closing, that they are required by Minnesota Law to obtain a Closing Agent...
by Jeanne | Jun 22, 2015 | ALTA, CFPB, Closing, Education, Mobile Notaries, RESPA, TRID Truth in Lending RESPA Integrated Disclosure
ALTA released the following statement in response to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray’s announcement of a proposed amendment to delay the effective date of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) regulation to October:...
by Jeanne | Jun 15, 2015 | Affiliated Title businesses, Closing, Education, Land Title Technical Stuff, Licensing, Mobile Notaries, Notaries, Online Education
Minnesota is sending out Enforcement Notices to Mobile Notaries reminding them that under Minnesota Law, those who notarize deeds, mortgages, affidavits and other documents to assist a party in buying or selling real estate in Minnesota are required to have a...
