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Zoom Phishing Scam Warning
07/20/2021 - 4:55pm
As COVID-19 safeguards have led to an explosion of online video conferencing (using platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and others) the fraud community has responded, and Zoom was its first...
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Niles Eliminating Pre-Inspections
06/30/2021 - 9:34am
The Village of Niles will no longer require pre-transfer inspections starting August 1, 2021. Questions? Read the Village's June 23, 2021, announcement for details and contact information.
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Stealing House?
04/01/2021 - 2:29pm
by Frank Pellegrini EDITOR'S NOTE: Like wire fraud, home-title fraud is on the rise. There are fraud-monitoring services available for a price, but as our author points out, homeowners in many...
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Wisconsin Updates Remote Online Notarization Guidelines
02/16/2021 - 10:06am
On January 27, 2021, the State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) released a notice with guidelines for implementing remote online notarization (RON) in Wisconsin. The notice...
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Wire Instructions Update for Chicago-Area Closings
01/20/2021 - 11:52am
ATG updated the Wire Transfer Instructions for closings in our Chicago-area offices (see details). For closings in other ATG offices, see Wire Transfer Instructions. ATG has procedures in place for...
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Closing Protection Letter FAQs
11/24/2020 - 11:48am
What is a Closing Protection Letter (CPL)? A form of insurance issued by title insurance underwriters to Buyers (or owners in the case of a refinance), Sellers, and Lenders insuring the actions of...
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ATG COVID-19 Update #24: New Procedures to Keep Our Partners, Customers, and Employees Safe

11/13/2020 - 12:27pm
EDITOR'S NOTE: For all ATG updates related to this topic, see COVID-19 Updates. All ATG Agents COVID-19 cases are rising across the nation and here in Illinois.The health and safety of our customers...
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