CFPB Chimes in on RESPA

The Ninth Circuit Court- Edwards v. The First American Corp., August 24, 2015, The case questioned whether an ownership interest in a title agency could be categorized as “a good, facility, or service,” making such payments legitimate under the RESPA anti-kickback...

MN Secretary of State Adds Closing Agent to its Notary Site

The Secretary of State’s office has added information to its Notary Public Website at https://notary.sos.state.mn.us/ regarding closing agents. Under the Public Links, click on the “Duties of a Notary” and “Frequent Questions” (information is at the end of that...