NY Title Company Pleads Guilty to Defalcation

Indicted in a check-kiting scheme, Brian Madden, cofounder of the now defunct Liberty Title Agency, NY NY, pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan Tuesday to one count of wire fraud and one count of insurance fraud. Madden stole more than $2 million from clients,...

S&P Wants Assurance on Foreclosure Procedures

Many mortgage servicers have been under study recently because of reports of “robo-signing.” Some of the largest servicers including BOA, GMAC, and JP Morgan Chase suspended foreclosures across the country to perform internal audits. Bank of America recently announced...

Closing and Equitable Title

Another good Equitable Title Post for mortgage and title closers. Shows what can happen when intentions to maintain an interest are not turned into reality because the language was not clearly spelled out when creating the deed.  Creating legal documents is much more...