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ATG Settles Litigation with State over DS-1 Disclosure of Financial Interest

11/23/2021 - 11:45am
New Forms to be Implemented March 1, 2022 ATG successfully settled its litigation with the State of Illinois regarding the state-promulgated DS-1 Disclosure of Financial Interest. Beginning March 1,...

CertifID Available for Closings in ATG Champaign Office

09/23/2021 - 12:48pm
ATG’s System for Protecting Your Clients from Wire Fraud Effective October 1, 2021, for Transactions Closing in Champaign Office Wire fraud schemes targeting real estate transactions continue to...

ATG COVID-19 Update #26: Masks Required in ATG Offices

08/02/2021 - 6:21pm
Agents in All States Effective Immediately ATG continues to follow the CDC and local governmental recommendations for health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. For your protection, we are re-...

New Illinois Legislation Passed Regarding Remote Notarization

07/29/2021 - 9:58am
EDITOR'S NOTE: See the August update. Hot Topic (originally posted July 29, 2021): Public Act 102-160 | Illinois Notary Public Act Revision On July 26, 2021, SB2664 was signed into law as Public Act...

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...

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.

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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