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Ohio Association Sues Department of Insurance

The Ohio Association of Independent Title Agents filed a lawsuit with the Ohio Supreme Court against Mary Jo Hudson, the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance. The suit claims that the director and her department have failed to enforce currently existing rules prohibiting banks, Realtors and mortgage brokers and their subsidiaries, also known as controlled business arrangements, from engaging in the business of title insurance. The association seeks to prevent the spread of kickbacks and referral schemes in the real estate industry by asking the Ohio Supreme Court to compel Hudson's office to comply with current laws.


FNIS Launches Red Flag Service Solution

Fidelity recently unveiled its newest fraud mitigation and compliance solution, which was created to help financial institutions comply with the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.


Jess Barker
CentRealTech Pens White Paper on Title Insurance Automation

The company's white paper encourages title companies to endorse a Web-based, automation solution for conducting title searches rather than relying upon more traditional methods.


AccuSearch Company
Stewart Title, AREAA Join Forces to Assist Asian Homebuyers

Stewart Title and the Asian Real Estate Association of America began a 12-month partnership to translate common real estate documents into Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.


SEC, Bank of America, Government Agencies Reach Settlement

The North American Securities Administrators Association and the Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with Bank of America over auction rate securities.


Friday Fast Facts

Weekly developments in the title insurance industry (October 4 - October 10, 2008)


Mortgage Rates Offer Testament to Market's Volatility

Bankrate reported that mortgage rates remain volatile as heightened economic worries continue to stir fear; some feel the credit crunch will only create greater uncertainty in mortgage rates.


Florida AG Breaks up Mortgage Fraud Ring

The charges against nine Florida residents who allegedly operated a mortgage fraud ring in South Florida could result in lengthy prison terms should they be found guilty.


ICREA, SecondSpace Form Partnership

The International Consortium of Real Estate Associations and SecondSpace recently formed a multi-year technology and marketing partnership to benefit their members.


Virginia City Council Approves the Use of Eminent Domain

The Bristol City Council voted in favor of using eminent domain to obtain construction easements for a pending sewer project if negotations with local property owners fail.


ALTA Releases Title Industry's Financial Results for First Half of 2008

The American Land Title Association reported an operating loss of $204.7 million, compared to an operating gain of $64.1 million for same period in 2007.


MBA Notes Slight Uptick in Weekly Mortgage Applications

The Market Composite Index rose 2.2 percent on both the seasonally adjusted basis and an unadjusted basis from the previous week. Yet, it remained 28.6 percent lower than it was one year ago.


Missouri Man Receives 18 Months for Wire Fraud

A U.S. district judge sentenced a resident of St. Charles, Missouri to 18 months in prison following the man's June 2008 guilty plea to one felony count of wire fraud.


On the Blogs

Mineral Rights Lawsuit Spotlights Property Rights "Balancing Act"
Blurbs from the Bossman
2008/10/10
A recent local news item provides the perfect illustration of why the proper evidencing and reporting of title to real estate interests is so important to our fundamental rights as well as to the regi...
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Sheriff Refuses To Serve Evictions Resulting From Foreclosures
Source of Title Blog
2008/10/09
It seems rather obvious that if you don't make your payments, the lender will foreclose and you will be evicted from your home. But, what if the owner doesn't live there? What about the landlords th...
4 comments

Is Traditional Abstracting Making A Comeback?
Source of Title Blog
2008/10/08
In most parts of the country, true abstracting hasn't been done in a long time. I have never done a true abstract. Though we often refer to a title search as an abstract today, it is not quite the s...
3 comments

Bipartisan effort in Congress underway to restore "Down Payment Assistance" scam
Slade Smith's Blog
2008/10/07
Leave it to the geniuses in Congress-- they already want to undo the smartest move they've made all year. As part of The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, signed into law by President Bush i...
3 comments

The Ohio Association Of Independent Title Agents Heads To The Ohio Supreme Court
Source of Title Blog
2008/10/03
Mandamus: A command by order or writ issuing from a court of law of competent jurisdiction, in the name of the state or sovereign, directed to some inferior court, tribunal, or board, or to some corpo...
2 comments

How A County Turned Four Dollars Into Hundreds
Source of Title Blog
2008/09/25
We recently did a title search for a client and it revealed a state tax lien that held things up for weeks. The lien was not released, but the client insisted that they spoke with a state official wh...
5 comments

How "my side" blew it on GSE reform
Slade Smith's Blog
2008/09/18
In my previous entry, I focused on the flawed GSE reform bill which passed the House in 2005. As it turns out, there was a much stronger bill coming out of the Senate Banking Committee at about the ...
2 comments

Mike's Email
Source of Title Blog
2008/09/17
I wrote recently about Mike Pryor, the president-elect of ALTA. (See I like Mike). Mike is a traditional title guy that really understands the importance of providing a quality product and service to...
1 comments

Growing Pains: More on the OAITA
Source of Title Blog
2008/09/16
The organizational discussions at the inaugural meeting of the Ohio Association of Independent Title Agents ( OAITA ) reminded me of the early days of the National Association of Land Title Examiners ...
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The Fannie And Freddie Bailout Is Good For Everyone, Except... Well... Everyone
Source of Title Blog
2008/09/15
If we try to imagine who benefits by the Fannie and Freddie bailout by the Federal Government we could include Wall Street Investors, homeowners, mortgage lenders, foreign investors, politicians, etc....
2 comments

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