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Reduce Your Exposure to Wire Fraud

05/13/2016 - 1:15pm
Protecting Your Clients and Your Practice It happened at an ATG closing just last week — the buyer’s attorney sent ATG wire instructions to his clients via unencrypted email. A fraudster intercepted...

Confusing Title Charges and Credits on Closing Disclosure

11/12/2015 - 12:23pm
Tell Your Story to the CFPB One of the main issues we are encountering with TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) implementation revolves around the confusing rule the Consumer Financial Protection...

Wells Fargo September 2015 - Refresher on Closing Requirements, Timeline for a Smooth Closing, More FAQs

09/16/2015 - 10:51am
Please see the September 14, 2015, edition of Settlement Agent Communications from Wells Fargo. It covers the following timely topics: Refresher on Closing Requirements and Wells Fargo Decisions You...

Massac County Recorder Indexing Errors

08/25/2015 - 2:56pm
ATG has been advised that there is a problem with the indexing of documents in the Recorder of Deeds office of Maasac County, Illinois. Apparently, since some time in 2010, documents with quarter-...

Water/Sewer Full Payment Certificate Required

08/04/2015 - 3:56pm
Effective August 8, 2015 - Applies Only to Property Located in the City of Chicago  The City of Chicago requires a Full Payment Certificate (FPC) for all transfers of real estate. An FPC is a...

Filing Illinois PTAX with MyDec

07/31/2015 - 5:07pm
ATTN: Illinois Attorneys In May 2014, the State of Illinois began transitioning to an online PTAX filing form called MyDec. The goal is to incorporate all Illinois counties by the end of 2015. As of...

UPDATED Breaking News: CFPB Proposes New TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Implementation, Again

06/17/2015 - 6:47pm
On June 24, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed October 3, 2015, as the new implementation date for the "Know Before You Owe" mortgage disclosure rule, known in our...

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