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New York moves to allow title insurance for state land deals

Housing Wire

New York may soon allow title insurance for state land purchases, a shift that could streamline conservation efforts and resolve longstanding property disputes. Proposed changes New York is currently the only state that does not accept title insurance for government land purchases. The change, which was included in Gov.

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Georgia looks to protect residents from title theft with new law

Housing Wire

Under the new law, if a deed or mortgage is filed with the clerk of a superior court for recording by a self-filer i.e., a person who is not an insurance agent, attorney, bank or credit union agent, mortgage lender or servicer, land surveyor or public official it must be submitted via electronic filing.

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Navigating movement in the mortgage industry series: Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions

Housing Wire

The checklist covers such broad areas and topics as: organizational structure; litigation; compliance ; intellectual property; real property; financial and tax; labor and employment; material, vendor, and software contracts; insurance; and customers. Patent & Trademark Office.

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Mortgage insurer credit ratings shouldn’t be harmed by recent natural disasters

Housing Wire

Fitch Ratings reported this week that recent natural disasters that have damaged thousands of homes and businesses including the Southern California wildfires and hurricanes Milton and Helene in the Southeast are not expected to heavily impact paid claims experience or credit ratings for mortgage insurers.

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Servicers, Attorneys, and Government Representatives to Convene at 2025 Legal League Summit

Appraisal Buzz

Open to all mortgage lending and servicing professionals, GSEs , government entities, and Legal League members, the annual Spring Servicer Summit gathers the nations elite financial services law firms to discuss default policies, procedures, and emerging issues with leading mortgage servicing executives.

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Legal League: Paving the Path for Servicing Professionals

Appraisal Buzz

Her experience has landed her several speaking engagements at training seminars, conferences, and continuing legal education courses on real property issues. In response, both federal and state governments are actively exploring creative solutions to help homeowners stay in their homes. Q: Insurance issues are hot right now.

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Maintain that Workfile

Appraisal Buzz

Real property appraisers have had quite a bit dumped on them in the past couple of years. The uncertainty, turmoil, and government interest in oversight and intervention caused by allegations of racial and ethnic bias in real property appraisal is cause for concern.

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