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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...
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Email Fraud: ALTA Offers Solutions
04/20/2016 - 1:54pm
A group of us from ATG recently attended the American Land Title Association (ALTA) Business Strategies Conference in Indianapolis. Several of the educational sessions focused on cybersecurity and...
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Changes in ATG Legal Staff
03/31/2016 - 1:58pm
Congratulations to our senior underwriting attorneys: Gregory J. Miely is the new Manager of the ATG Underwriting Department, his new title is Senior Managing Attorney and Corporate Counsel. He...
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Fraud Targets Law Clients
03/10/2016 - 9:20am
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued an announcement, entitled Important Announcement About Telephone Scam, notifying attorneys that their clients may...
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Cook County Recorder's Office and Affidavits of Heirship
03/09/2016 - 3:18pm
In a meeting with staff at the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office, ATG has learned that the Cook County Recorder will no longer accept documents entitled, "Affidavit of Heirship" for recording....
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Unreleased Mortgages - Title Clearance
11/13/2015 - 11:42am
There are some cases where a prior mortgage has been paid but unreleased, and a release cannot be obtained from the lender. In these instances, consider the following alternative methods to insuring...
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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...
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