FEA Updates
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September 5, 2024
Five Questions About Values in the Title Industry
A company’s values are the cornerstone of its culture. They are the basis of how a business functions. They set you apart from the competition, make you unique and are…
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August 29, 2024
FinCEN Issues Final Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Real Estate
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a 120-page final rule that requires certain people involved in real estate closings and settlements to report information to the…
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April 10, 2024
Exchange Budget Proposal
Dear Chairmen Smith and Wyden and Ranking Members Neal and Crapo: We write to express our strong support for preserving the like-kind exchange rules under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031.…
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January 2024
Seller Impersonation Fraud
Fraudsters are impersonating property owners to illegally sell commercial or residential property. Sophisticated fraudsters are using the real property owner’s Social Security and driver’s license numbers in the transaction, as…
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May 23, 2024
ALTA Recommends Changes to Property Tax Foreclosure Laws
Across the nation, homeowners are losing their homes and the equity they’ve built in them due to unpaid property tax debts, and older adults, those on a low or fixed…
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May 30, 2024
ALTA Responds to CFPB’s Request for Information on Closing Costs
ALTA responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s public inquiry into mortgage closing costs by explaining the services provided by title professionals and the ongoing protection of a title insurance policy…
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May 30, 2024
AI In the Title Industry
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May 23, 2024
ALTA Commends Leadership of House Democrats Questioning Administration’s Title Waiver Program
The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, commends the group of 18 Democratic Members of Congress—led by Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-NC)—who wrote a…
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May 23, 2024
Title Insurance Premium Volume Decreased 31% in 2023, ALTA Reports
As mortgage originations contracted last year, so did title insurance premium volume. According to the American Land Title Association’s (ALTA’s) Market Share Analysis, the title insurance industry generated $15.1 billion in…
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May 23, 2024
ALTA Recommends Changes to Property Tax Foreclosure Laws
Across the nation, homeowners are losing their homes and the equity they’ve built in them due to unpaid property tax debts, and older adults, those on a low or fixed…
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