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MyDec Replaces EZ Dec
06/02/2014 - 3:51pm
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MyDec – New Illinois Transfer Declaration and Revenue Stamp System – Replaces EZ Dec
APPLIES TO ALL TRANSACTIONS IN COOK COUNTY
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) has a new website...
Procedural Best Practices: Issue Policies within 30 Days of Closing
05/15/2014 - 10:33am
Best Practice #5: Adopt and maintain written procedures related to title policy production, delivery, reporting and premium remittance.
To conform to ALTA’s Best Practices, ATG is changing its policy...
New Suggested Rates for the Chicago Area
04/23/2014 - 11:25am
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 are...
Security Alert: Heartbleed Bug
04/10/2014 - 3:52pm
A newly discovered security bug nicknamed "Heartbleed" has reportedly exposed sensitive data from many websites. The bug can scrape a server's memory where sensitive user data is stored, including...
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...
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