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News Digest - November 4, 2021

Blockchain, Fannie Mae, Fraud, Housing Market, Real Estate, Shopping Malls

Fall/Winter 2021-22

Assurance, Chicago, Construction, Fraud, Real Estate Market, Remote Online Notarization (RON)

News Digest - September 1, 2021

Bitcoin, Construction Industry, Mortgage Trends, NAHB, Real Estate Market

Summer 2021

ALTA, Assurance, COVID-19, Fraud, Mortgage Payoffs, NAR, Notarization, Wire Transfers

June 3, 2021

Attorneys, Commercial Real Estate, National Association of Realtors, Notarization, Real Estate, Real Estate Market

May 5, 2021

Bidding Wars, Federal House Finance Agency, FHFA, Housing Bubble, Mortgage Bankers, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, National Association of Realtors, Real Estate Market, Refinance

April 5, 2021

American Rescue Plan Act, COVID, CRE Finance, Federal Housing Authority, HUD, Mortgage Insurance Premiums, Real Estate Market

ASSURANCE - Spring 2021

ALTA, Assurance, CFPB, COVID-19, Fraud, Lenders, NAHB, Real Estate, Remote Online Notarization (RON)

Watch for Enhanced Enforcement Under New CFB Director

With a new administration in Washington, management of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is changing, though the change in leadership resulting...

CFPB, Consumer, RESPA, Seila Law, Title Insurance

FBI Warns of "House-Stealing"

Deed Theft, FBI, Fraud, Illinois, Mortgage, Title Insurance

Real Estate, Title Insurance, Wall Street Journal

ASSURANCE Fall-Winter 2020

American Land Title Association, Assurance, COVID-19, Fraud, Real Estate

ASSURANCE Summer 2020

Assurance, CertifID, Chicago, COVID-19, Notarization, Paperless, Real Estate Market, Wiring Instructions

ASSURANCE: 4th Quarter 2019 Issue

ALTA, Assurance, Commercial Real Estate, Cybersecurity, Remote Online Notarization (RON), Wire Fraud

ASSURANCE: 3rd Quarter 2019 Issue

Assurance, Commercial Real Estate, IDFPR, SB1317, Title Insurance Act

ASSURANCE: 1st Quarter 2019 Issue

Assurance, Cyber Fraud, Cyber-security, Housing, Real Estate Market

$250 title insurance saves Mo. family's home from foreclosure

Foreclosure, Fraud, Mortgage, Title Insurance

In The News

In the News Presented by Frank Pellegrini, CEO, Prairie Title  Mortgage Security in the age of Cybercrime Spoofing Mortgage Payoffs Comes to Light as Major Issue The Internet offers many ...

ALTA, Cyber Fraud, In The News, Mortgage Payoffs, Scam

Buy a home with no downpayment and a well-priced mortgage

Housing, Mortgages, Real Estate Market

NAR Commercial Real Estate Outlook

Assurance, Commercial Real Estate, Condo Deconversion, NAR

Bifurcation Bill & Illinois Title Insurance Act

Assurance, Bifurcation Bill, Illinois, Title Insurance Act

In Other News

Assurance, Dodd-Frank Act, Real Estate Market, Recording Fees

A Good Time to Catch Up

Assurance, CFPB, Fraud, Illinois, Leading Title Agent, Real Estate Market, WGN-TV

SPRING HAS SPRUNG. Will the Market Pick Up?

Assurance