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Fund/Florida Underwriting Bulletin Modifying Online Notary Requirem...

Fund/Florida Underwriting Bulletin Modifying Online Notary Requirements

Remote Online Notarization has not proven helpful when loan documents must be signed.  Most lenders require wet-signed Notes and in many situations, do not allow any loan documents to be signed electronically.  This has forced many title agents and borrowers into some form of face to face interaction between borrower and a notary, a situation that is not ideal under the current COVID-19 pandemic.

04/17/2020


 Alert: Underwriting Guidelines for RON

Alert: Underwriting Guidelines for RON

The new Florida law authorizing remote online notarization (RON) is now in effect but it will take some time before there are Florida RONs registered and taking acknowledgements and oaths under the new law.  As such, title insurance agents are going to be presented with marketing, legal and underwriting issues related to the use of RON notaries from other states.

01/07/2020


Say Hello to RON (and Goodbye to Mailaway Closings)

Say Hello to RON (and Goodbye to Mailaway Closings)

By Michael Rothman, Esq., The Fund’s Legal Education Manager 

Every real estate professional involved in a transaction with an out-of-town seller can relate to the dread of opening a FedEx envelope supposedly containing the fully executed deed, only to find that the seller signed in the wrong place, there are no witnesses, and the notary’s commission expired last month. Or, of the seller traveling abroad who missed her appointment at the local embassy, only to be told that the next available appointment won’t be for three weeks. Thankfully, with the advent of RON, the stressful days of “mailaway closings” may soon be a thing of the past.

12/05/2019


New Episode of Title Now! Increase Your Market Presence and Be Succ...

New Episode of Title Now! Increase Your Market Presence and Be Successful

Listen as Melissa Jay Murphy talks with TitleTap's Dean Collura about how attorney title agents can market more effectively and easily.

07/26/2019


3 Social Media Ideas to Use RIGHT NOW to Drive Millennial Home Buyers

3 Social Media Ideas to Use RIGHT NOW to Drive Millennial Home Buyers

Meaningful content is key when leveraging online marketing.  To add to your content stack we are going to share three topic ideas to use on social media to help drive direct consumer business to your title insurance practice.  A lot of marketing in the title industry has been historically focused on real estate agents and lenders – and rightfully so. 06/19/2018


7 Proven Ways to Market Your Title Insurance Practice In 2018

7 Proven Ways to Market Your Title Insurance Practice In 2018

It’s 2018 and the big question is what are you doing to help market your title insurance practice in a meaningful way? 

If you are still thinking about that answer, we’d like to share seven tips to help you jump start your plan or enhance the one you have!

05/23/2018


Alert! Unrecorded Utility Easements

Alert! Unrecorded Utility Easements

The Fund has become aware of unrecorded utility easements between 1940-1980, in favor of Sumter Electric Cooperative, INC. They were recently recorded in Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties.

04/19/2018


5 Must Haves to Optimize Your Website

5 Must Haves to Optimize Your Website

If you are beginning to develop an online presence or exploring ways to freshen things up, your website is a great place to start.  Your website is one channel that most of your customers will likely tune in to and will serve as a landing spot for any other online marketing you may do through social media, email, video, etc.    

So where is a good place to start? 

In collaboration with TitleTap, we have compiled a short list of tips below to get things moving in the right direction.

04/18/2018


ALERT! Alleged Suspicious Activity

ALERT! Alleged Suspicious Activity

It has been brought to our attention that there may have been suspicious activity regarding attempted sales of real estate with the typical scenario as follows: 04/11/2018


ALERT: Scam Involving Sale of Vacant Lots – It’s Back!

ALERT: Scam Involving Sale of Vacant Lots – It’s Back!

Alerts about this scam were sent to Fund Members in 2009 and 2010. We have not heard much about it since then, until now.

03/06/2018

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