Ethics

Limited Representation

 

LIMITED REPRESENTATION

There are rules that govern...

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New Closing Account Guidelines for Indiana

Attention Indiana ATG members: ATG has finalized guidelines for closing accounts. Found in the Title Forms...

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New Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct

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Powers of Attorney and Real Estate Fraud

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Preventing and Resolving Identity Theft

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, “[a]pproximately 16.6 million persons, or 7% of all U.S. residents age 16 or older, were victims of one or more incidents of identity theft in 2012....

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Pricing Fees and Premiums

 

PRICING FEES AND PREMIUMS

Remember that you should be...

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Procedural Best Practices: Policy and Premium Remittance Due by the Last Day of the Month Following Settlement

Best Practice #5: Adopt and maintain written procedures related to title policy production, delivery, reporting and premium remittance.

To conform to...

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Real Estate Closings: Wired Funds and “Good Funds”

by Steven Walker, ATG Law Clerk

Abby Financial Corp., a Massachusetts based mortgage banking firm, declared bankruptcy by filing a petition under...

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Reporting Requirements under the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act

By Steven Walker, ATG Law Clerk

Most attorneys are familiar with the problem of the ouststanding uncashed check from a real estate closing or other representation. Many times a...

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Signing Documents for Your Clients without Power of Attorney

While the purpose of RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, 12 USC §2601 et seq., 1974) was to protect consumers, one of the consequences of the legislation was burdening buyers...

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