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Attorney Held Personally Liable to Defrauded Lender
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In a recent opinion, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for the United States found an attorney who served as the sellers' attorney and who was the owner of the title company that closed...
Cook County Changing to Predictable Fee Schedule
04/17/2019 - 2:21pm
Cook County has announced that, effective May 20, 2019, it is changing to a predictable fee schedule for recordings. For details and the new rates, please read the attached fee schedule from the...
Fight Back against Cyber Crime
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The threat of wire fraud is growing exponentially. Consider these staggering statistics involving Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) and E-mail Account Compromise (EAC) scams:
$3 billion stolen from 41...
MyDec Required for All Cook County Conveyances Starting January 21, 2019
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The Cook County Recorder of Deeds has announced, effective January 21, 2019, the requirement to include electronically-completed MyDec declarations when recording property conveyances will expand to...
Kendall County Changing to Predictable Fee Schedule
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Kendall County has announced that, effective February 2, 2019, they are changing to a predictable fee schedule for recordings. For details and the new rates, please read the attached notice from the...
Attorney or Real Estate Broker: Pick One
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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...
Illinois Counties Announce Predictable Fee Schedules Effective January 2019
11/29/2018 - 1:12pm
The following Illinois counties have announced they are changing to a predictable fee schedule for recordings.
Effective January 1, 2019:
DuPage County (for details and the new rates, please read the...
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