by | Sep 29, 2011 | Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, RESPA
From The Supreme Court Blog comes an interesting and important title case. The case began in Cleveland and is scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this fall. The outcome could determine whether lawyers can file a new sort of consumer lawsuit against...
by | Sep 23, 2011 | Education
Southern Title, a regional underwriter with over 500 agents is no longer writing title policies. Perhaps the nail in the coffin was the recent lawsuit. southern-title-lawsuit was filed by United Central Bank against Southern Title Insurance Corporation as title...
by | Sep 23, 2011 | Education
Press release Jeanne Johnson will teach a “Train the Trainer” class at the NALTEA Conference (www.NALTEA.org) in Clearwater, FL on October 21st in Clearwater, FL. The class is designed to help those knowledgeable in the Title Insurance, Abstracting and...
by | Sep 23, 2011 | Fraud, Government Oversite, Industry News
Because his businesses slumped badly during the economic downturn, Jonathan Boxman diverted clients’ title and recording fees to pay operating expenses and salaries at his firms. He said he sought to avoid layoffs and keep his companies afloat. Boxman said...
by | Sep 23, 2011 | Abstracting/Searching, Education, Fidelity National Title, Fraud, Government Oversite, Industry News, Title Insurance
Mary Ann Palladino-DeVito, 41, and her husband Joseph, 39, owners of the now-defunct Abstracts Unlimited, have been arraigned on charges that they embezzled more than $1 million from homeowners seeking to clear property titles. “As part of this mortgage fraud...
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