ALTA Renews SoftPro as Elite Provider
March 18 2023 |
A provider of comprehensive closing and title and escrow software, SoftPro offers cutting-edge technology and support services to help make its customers’ businesses more efficient and productive.
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Realty Company Owner Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
March 16 2023 |
Lee Ann Benninghoff of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, owner and operater of Complete Escrow and Bella Casa Realty, used her position and connections in real estate financing, and conspired with others in the industry, to submit fraudulent gift letters in support of mortgage loan applications. The gift letters misrepresented the source of the funds and their purported purpose.
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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
March 15 2023 |
“Treasury yields declined late last week, as market concerns over bank closures and the potential for broader ripple effects triggered a flight to safety in Treasury bonds. This decline pushed mortgage rates for all loan types lower, with the 30-year fixed rate decreasing to 6.71 percent,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist.
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MBA's RIHA Releases Second Collection of Essays on Climate Change's Impact on Real Estate Finance
March 09 2023 |
"RIHA’s essays on climate change will help the real estate finance industry better understand climate risk and ways to mitigate it. Developing strategies to address climate change remains a top priority within the industry and I am grateful to the authors for their contributions,” said Edward Seiler, Executive Director, RIHA, and MBA's Associate Vice President, Housing Economics.
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ALTA Renews CertifID as Elite Provider
March 08 2023 |
The American Land Title Association(ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced it has named CertifIDas an ALTA Elite Provider.
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ALTA Applauds Passage of SECURE Notarization Act in the House of Representatives
March 05 2023 |
The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act would enable use of remote online notarization (RON) technology by notaries public in interstate commerce and allow signers located outside of the U.S. – such as active-duty military personnel – as well as the elderly and homebuyers with disabilities to securely notarize documents.
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MBA Statement on the House Passage of the RON Bill
March 05 2023 |
“MBA is pleased the House has once again passed legislation unanimously to create federal minimum standards to allow notaries in all states to perform safe and effective remote online notarization (RON) transactions.
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ALTA and ULTA Applaud Utah on Passage of First NTRAPS Bill
March 01 2023 |
The American Land Title Association, the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, and the Utah Land Title Association applaud the Utah legislature for passing H.B. 211, which will protect homeowners from the predatory practice of filing of unfair real estate fee agreements in property records, known as Non-Title Record Agreements for Personal Service (NTRAPS).
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