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December 2018 | Volume 11 - Number 10

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Attorney or Real Estate Broker: Pick One

The Illinois Second District Appellate Court affirmed the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's (IDFPR's) ability to sanction attorneys who provide legal services and act as real estate brokers in the same transaction. It found that a Lake County Trial Court erred in reversing the findings of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and the Secretary of the IDFPR that an attorney acted as both realtor and attorney in the same real estate transaction and violated the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Read more...

ATG AGENTS | Underwriters' Bulletin

Hot Topics

Effective November 17, 2018: FinCEN Title Insurance Geographic Targeting Order Update — Major changes have been made to the GTO, including the removal of confidentiality provisions.

Grundy and Kane Counties Predictable Fee Schedules Effective December 2018

Illinois Counties Announce Predictable Fee Schedules Effective January 2019

ATTORNEYS | Practice Notes

URGENT WIRE FRAUD REMINDER: Confirm Wire Instructions before Sending Funds — Including when transmitting funds to the closing agent and making payoffs of mortgage loans.

Real Estate and Title Insurance News

Cook County Recorder Again Refusing to Record Affidavits of Heirship

NEWS

Happy Holidays! | ATG offices will close early on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve and reopen the day after each holiday — see our full holiday calendar.
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A Fond Farewell | ATG celebrates year-end retirees.
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