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New Wisconsin Search Standards
02/04/2014 - 9:39am
ATG has posted a new Search Standards chapter in Title Forms and Procedures - Wisconsin. To be sure that the searches you rely on for ATG commitments and policies conform to our new guidelines, ...
New Closing Account Guidelines for Indiana
01/07/2014 - 9:53am
Attention Indiana ATG members: ATG has finalized guidelines for closing accounts. Found in the Title Forms and Procedures Manual, chapter 1, Agency Escrow Disbursement Accounts, contains a...
Understanding the New Medicare Contribution Tax and its Limited Impact on the Sale of Real Estate
12/24/2013 - 12:00am
Many erroneous rumors are circulating about a the 3.8% Federal Sales Tax on the sale of real estate. This relatively new tax may subject a seller to an additional tax on some of their home sale gain...
New Era in Closings: CFPB Releases Final Rule for Integrated Mortgage Disclosures
11/21/2013 - 5:56pm
On November 20, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its final rule to combine overlapping federal disclosure forms required by the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Real...
New Virus/Malware Spreading
11/11/2013 - 6:17pm
The ATG Information Technology Department received the following information from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) regarding a particularly nasty malware virus. The fake...
Will County Recording Fees Increasing Effective November 4, 2013
09/27/2013 - 1:14pm
PROCEDURAL UPDATE:
Will County Recording Fee Increase
TO:
ATG Member Agents
FROM:
ATG Search Department
DATE:
September 27, 2013
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 4, 2013
We...
New Suggested Rates for the Chicago Area
08/06/2013 - 11:46am
APPLIES TO CLOSINGS IN COOK, DUPAGE, GRUNDY, KANE, KENDALL, LAKE, McHENRY, AND WILL COUNTIES
ATG announces a revised Suggested Rate Card for Chicago-area transactions. The new premium rates (see...
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