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ATG Shareholders' Meeting
09/04/2012 - 2:44pm
More details to come. ATG Members: Save the date and watch for your proxy card in the mail.
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New Wisconsin Construction Escrow Forms
08/28/2012 - 9:28am
NOTE: For in-depth information on this topic, attend our online seminar October 18, 2012, and earn 1.5 hours of CLE: Construction Liens and Disbursing in Wisconsin  WISCONSIN UNDERWRITING BULLETIN...
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Commercial Department at ATG Can Offer More Competitive Rates
08/24/2012 - 3:19pm
  All members who have an order above one million dollars should contact ATG’s Commercial Department for a lower rate bid on these transactions. The Commercial Department can assist members by...
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EZ DEC and Revenue Stamps for Cook County Transactions
07/27/2012 - 12:00am
  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ATTN ATG Members and Closers: We have just been informed that as of today, July 27, 2012, there is no money in the stamp machines for State, County, and City stamps....
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CALL TO ACTION: CFPB Releases Closing Disclosure Form - Review/Submit Comments by 11.6.12
07/20/2012 - 10:26am
Options within the CFPB’s Proposed Closing Disclosure form could potentially displace title insurance agents from our role in the closing process. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...
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Bankruptcy Court Voids Mortgage for Failure to Include an Interest Rate
07/13/2012 - 9:44am
In re Crane, BR 11-90592, 2012 WL 1155738 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. Apr. 5, 2012); on appeal as, The Gifford State Bank v Richardson, 12-CV-21146 (C. D. Ill.). Summary:  Mortgages are avoidable in bankruptcy...
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Hold Harmless Letters: What They Mean for Claims Administration
07/06/2012 - 4:38pm
A hold harmless letter is an indemnity agreement between two title insurance underwriters wherein, one underwriter agrees to indemnify the other for any claim that may arise out of a particular title...
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