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Legal League: Paving the Path for Servicing Professionals

Appraisal Buzz

Hladik, Chair, Legal League This article originally appeared in the March 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. Hladik serves as Chair of Legal League , and is a Partner at Hladik, Onorato & Federman LLP. Q: What were some of the key accomplishments of Legal League in 2024?

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

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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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Remote online notarization is the proper path forward for digital closings

Housing Wire

The FHFA reported the government sponsored entities expect e-mortgage purchases to increase in 2021. The model legislation creates legal certainty across the country by providing a uniform and consistent framework that is based on a common set of core principles. To date, 37 states and U.S. territories have enacted URPERA.

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Asian real estate group, other advocates claim Florida law violates Fair Housing Act

Housing Wire

Alex Kelly, the Secretary of Commerce; Patricia Fitzgerald, the chair of the Florida Real Estate Commission; as well as several state attorneys. from purchasing or acquiring any interest in real property in the state.” from purchasing or acquiring any interest in real property in the state.”

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Trade Groups Unite to Combat Deed Fraud

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Although deed fraud can include a variety of real estate-related crimes, most schemes involve the impersonation of a property owner and the recording of fake or forged documents in local land records. These crimes result in legal costs, reduction in equity or property value and even property loss.

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Georgia looks to protect residents from title theft with new law

Housing Wire

Additionally, notaries are now required to confirm the identity of the document signer or affirmant through verification of a government-issued photo ID. Through this action, the law entitles the owner to recover actual damages caused by the filing, as well as the costs incurred to bring the action.

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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. Is the seller subject to a probationary review?

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