Category: Title Matters

FinCEN Delays AML Real Estate Reporting Rule September 30, 2025 The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced Sept. 30 it will postpone reporting requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers Rule until March 1, 2026. “FinCEN’s decision to postpone its reporting requirements shows recognition of the valid concerns raised by ALTA members and Congress about implementation,”…

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From NAILTA view the article here. WEST, a company committed to protecting title agents, real estate professionals and lenders from cyber fraud, issued an alert for industry members to be on the lookout for watering hole attacks after an escrow assistant became the victim of one. The escrow assistant was searching online for a subordination agreement and thought they…

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As a valued LAILTA member, we wanted to pass on this important information to you. The events surrounding the COVID-19 virus has created unprecedented economic impact to our businesses. If the US House passes the 2T stimulus tomorrow then small businesses can apply to their local lender (not directly through SBA) as long as they are approved by the…

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  NOTARY DISCLAIMER STAMPS in light of First Circuit ruling issued September 24, 2018 in The Matter of the Succession of Sandra Gabor Dale, you may want to review stamps you use when executing a document you did not prepare. In the Succ. of Dale a notary used a stamp on a Last Will and Testament in notarial form…

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Finally, some sanity from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!  The following is from the Opinion page of the Wall Street Journal today, January 24, 2018: “The CFPB Has Pushed Its Last Envelope By Mick Mulvaney When I arrived at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in November, I told employees that despite what they might have heard, I had no…

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By Mitchell R. Landry, President | Louisiana Association of Independent Land Title Agents As title, banking, mortgage, insurance and real estate professionals, we, as an industry, are responsible for many of the protections necessary to ensure the safety of our clients’ personal information, assets and transactions.  We have all instituted safeguards in our respective sectors to do just that. …

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TITLE MATTERS August 2017  This August 2017 Title Matters is presented by: Robin Perrero M & M Title Shreveport, LA I checked with my bank and the money isn’t there!  Whether you are the title agent, who wired out seller’s proceeds or a payoff amount, a seller expecting sales proceeds to be wired into your checking account, or a…

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