Real Estate Transactions in Cook County, Illinois

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) renewed and expanded its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) requiring title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residential real estate. The renewal continues to include Cook County among the counties in the renewed GTO.

See the FinCen GTO notice, April 14, 2025, for more information. If you have any questions, please contact the FinCEN Resource Center at FRC@FinCEN.gov.

Where required, please continue to complete Advocus Form 4246: Geographic Targeting Order Information Collection Form and send to bsa@advocustitle.com. As always, we thank you for your continued support.