Archive for the 'Title Insurance' Category
By: Myles, April 7th, 2011
On April 7, 2011 MylesTitle held yet another successful Advisory Council Breakfast Seminar. For three (3) years running now, every quarter, MylesTitle features key topics and noted speakers that highlight the key issues of the day, related to the real estate marketplace.We gather some of the most respected lawyers, bankers, investors and developers in the […]
Tags: Distressed Properties, Title Insurance Issues, Workouts
Posted in Distressed Properties, Workouts, Title Insurance |
By: Myles, February 15th, 2011
This is huge news for all of us Real Estate wonks. MERS has just been struck down by a Federal Bankruptcy judge.As reported in NewsUnwrapped – a Blog written by local Baltimorean, Steve Meizlish, with the specific intent of Telling-The-Story-Behind-The-Story — we see what could be the beginnings of the unraveling of the Real Estate infrastructure as we […]
Tags: foreclosures, MERS, Title
Posted in Mortgage Fraud, Bankruptcy, Title Insurance, Real Estate Owned, MERS, Mortgage Baced Securities, Foreclosures, Attorneys, Residential Real Estate, Delinquency Rates, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Title Policies |
By: Myles, October 19th, 2010
Is it really possible that Congress will waive its magic legislative wand and pass a bill to “forgive” banks for the potentially criminal errors they made in foreclosure proceedings?
In a blog column posted Friday, October 15, 2010 by John Carney, a CNBC editor, argues that lawmakers in DC won’t allow the country’s largest issuers of mortgages to suffer […]
Tags: foreclosures, Maryland Commercial Title, MBS, Title
Posted in Congresss, Title Insurance, Mortgages, Title Policies, Regulation |
By: Myles, October 11th, 2010
Old Republic National Title, one of the country’s largest title insurance companies announced that it won’t insure homes that have been foreclosed on by J.P. Morgan Chase.
The New York Times obtained a company memo that said Old Republic would not write policies on foreclosed Chase properties until “objectionable issues have been resolved.” Earlier last week, […]
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By: Myles, July 11th, 2009
The American Land Title Association (ALTA) testified Thursday, June 25, 2009 in Annapolis, Md., during a public hearing held by the Maryland Insurance Commission (MIC) to Study the Title Insurance Industry.
Notably, no community members voiced concern to the commission. More than 35 title insurance professionals listened to testimony from 10 individuals, including Justin Ailes, ALTA’s director of government affairs. […]
Tags: Maryland Insurance Commission Title Testimony, Title Insurance
Posted in Title Insurance, Title Policies |