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Options within the CFPB’s Proposed Closing Disclosure form could potentially displace title insurance agents from our role in the closing process.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (...

EDITOR'S NOTE: ATG is reposting the American Land Title Association (ALTA) notice about two important items that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published Friday, July 7...

Effective January 1, 2018, Champaign County recording requirements and fee structure is changing:

  • The recording fee will change to a predictable fee schedule, eliminating charges for...

Currently, whenever a new seller is added in the Seller tab of Order Entry in Resource, the checkbox "Do...

As of September 6, 2017, the City of Chicago no longer requires sellers to obtain a multiple dwelling (four or more units) building registration. Since the repeal of this requirement, it is no...

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Due to a change in the City of Chicago Water Department’s procedures regarding online water certifications, ATG is only able...

The Zoning Department of the City of Chicago will no longer issue Certificates of Compliance the same day regardless of the unit count. All Certificates will have an initial determination within...

PA 96-1513 (SB 1716), Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, 750 ILCS 75/1–90 (2011), Effective Date: June 1, 2011

Illinois enacted new legislation that...

The Impact of Civil Unions on Real Estate

The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (Civil Union Act or Act), 750 ILCS 75/1, et seq., was...

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