by Jeanne | Nov 17, 2020 | BLM, Closing, Education, FHA/HUD, FNMA /Fannie Mae, Mobile Notaries, mortgage, Notaries, Quality, Real Estate Market, Signing Agents
With the greatest of pleasure, I am thrilled to report that on December 5th, Instructor, Brenda Colston, will be teaching a LIVE “HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL CLOSING AGENT.” Information below: This is an amazing class and an opportunity to learn from the...
by Jeanne | Nov 17, 2020 | Closing, County Recorder Education, Diversity, Education, FHA/HUD, Government Oversite, Industry News, Licensing, mortgage, Notaries, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Sales, Signing Agents
The Minnesota Legislature passed legislation permitting video conferencing to satisfy the requirement to appear personally before a notarial officer for certain conveyances. The bill has been signed, and is set to expire Jan. 6, 2021, unless renewed under an...
by Jeanne | Oct 18, 2020 | Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, FNMA /Fannie Mae, Government Oversite, Industry News, Mobile Notaries, mortgage, Notaries, Online Education, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Signing Agents, Teaching Tools for Education, Technology
On October 15th, 2020 the MN House and Senate passed House File 15 allowing Remote Ink-signed Notarization. Generally that means a Notary can send documents to the signer/s and make an appointment to Identify the signers with appropriate ID on the screen and audio,...
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...
by Jeanne | Jun 10, 2020 | Education, Minnesota Land Title Association, Mobile Notaries, Notaries, Online Education, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Ticor Title
The Minnesota Legislature approved Remote Online Notarization last year. The law has not yet been implemented, generally due to the inability for lenders, title insurers and county recorders/registrars to get on the same page with the technology. And there are some...