by Jeanne | Apr 1, 2021 | 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 was set to expire Jan. 6, 2021, but was renewed by Executive...
by Jeanne | Mar 30, 2021 | 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
The Remote Ink-Signed Notary Act Expired March 30th. Last October the MN House and Senate passed House File 15 allowing Remote Ink-signed Notarization. Generally that mean ta Notary could send documents to the signer/s and make an appointment to Identify the signers...
by Jeanne | Feb 9, 2021 | Abstracting/Searching, County Recorder Education, Education, FAQ, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Licensing, Minnesota Land Title Association, Online Education, Privacy and Public Records, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Quality, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Taxes, Technology, Title Insurance, Title Technology
ABSTRACTING, SEARCHING, AND LAND RECORDS MANAGEMENT This course for County Recorders, Title Abstractors, Title Searchers and all who work with abstracting, searching and posting land title records. The course has been updated with Minnesota laws, Bar Association Title...
by Jeanne | Jan 12, 2021 | Education, FAQ, Government Oversite, Industry News, Mobile Notaries, Notaries, Online Education, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Technology
The Minnesota Governor passed an Executive Order allowing Remote Ink-signed Notarization (RIN) during the Covid-19 pandemic. The law allows a notary to virtually witness a signature by having the signers provide a photo ID next to their face and state their...
by Jeanne | Jun 11, 2020 | Abstracting/Searching, ALTA, Education, GIS, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Recording of Legal Documents, Taxes
I just attended a PRIA session on Geographic Information Systems. It was an excellent session. My key take-aways were a look at our future and the future of land records: current, accurate, connected. Easy and fun for users. An excellent presentation by a Wisconsin...
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...