by Jeanne | Apr 21, 2015 | Abstracting/Searching, ALTA, County Recorder Education, Education, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Quality, Title Insurance
Here are some excerpts from Thomas Pryde’s new Blog pertaining to abstractors. To read the entire article click: Thomas Pryde Blog I couldn’t agree more. Independent Abstractors: Well Trained Specialists (Part Three) There are certainly opportunities to...
by Jeanne | Mar 31, 2015 | Abstracting/Searching, Closing, Education, Fidelity National Title, Industry News, Insurance, Must Read and See, Quality, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits
I have commented in the past on how not handling title claims in a timely manner can cause damages, and I use real examples to stress the point. Well, comes another heavy duty example. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld $1,572,909.24 in punitive damages in...
by Jeanne | Mar 30, 2015 | CFPB, Closing, Education, Fraud, Government Oversite, Industry News, Insurance, mortgage, Public Records, Quality, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Market, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits
Reasonable comments made in Lexology about the CFPB publishing consumer complaints for the whole world to see. I mean really – is that fair? After all, who wants their name besmirched by a cranky customer. This makes the lender, title company, real estate...
by Jeanne | Mar 26, 2015 | Abstracting/Searching, County Recorder Education, Education, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Online Education, Quality, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Title Insurance
A post from Thomas Pryde’s Blog, re-printed with his permission. The prevailing view among some industry leaders seems to be that the independent abstractor is a dying breed, the last vestige of an ancient way of doing business. This is attributed to the...
by Jeanne | Feb 25, 2015 | Abstracting/Searching, Common Interest Communities, County Recorder Education, Education, Industry News, Online Education, Public Records, Quality, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Specialty Searches - Gas, Teaching Tools for Education, Title Insurance
HI Jeanne, I have to pass on this news to you, as you are a HUGE part of my success. I found out last week that I passed my exam and am Licensed in SD now!!! I raved of your courses to the Board of Abstracters. I know I wouldn’t have been successful in this quest so...
by Jeanne | Feb 12, 2015 | Affiliated Title businesses, Captive Title Insurers, CFPB, Closing, Education, FHA/HUD, FNMA /Fannie Mae, Foreclosure, Fraud, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, mortgage, Quality, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Market, RESPA, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits
Excellent article by Alston and Bird (AlstonFinance.com) Non-Agency Residential Mortgage Loans in 2014: A Survey of Legal Issues Affecting the Market. (Read entire article) It covers in a solid overview of : Qualified Mortgages QRM and Risk Retention Due Diligence...