General Counsel Blog

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  04/18/2024

  Exciting News about Wire Fraud Protection

  Hello Members! A quick blog posting before I am off for a week or so, but I have such great news to share that I didn't want to wait until I returned to my desk.

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  04/12/2024

  Political Committee, Photo IDs & Hernando County Problems

  Hello Members! Hope all is well.  I just got back from an Old Republic Title manager's meeting and learned a lot about what ORT is doing to support its agents and its employees.  Good stuff.  Will share some of what I learned over the next several blogs so stay tuned.  A couple of things to talk about this week.

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  03/28/2024

  Luck, Legal Ed & A Big Loss

  Hello Members! I have survived the first weekend of March Madness with my soul intact, even though my Gators lost. They fought valiantly, but you can't compete with luck (which is the life force to which I attribute Colorado's winning shot.) I did, however, come away with several thoughts.

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  03/19/2024

  FinCEN GTO Expands, FNMA Pilot Returns

  Hello Members! So much to talk about! And all while keeping track of basketball conference championships (women and men) and then…..my favorite…..MARCH MADNESS! But more pressing things must be mentioned than my bracket (and how my Gators will fare) so please read on.

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  02/09/2024

  Assembly Registration, Foreign Interests Ruling & New CLE Requirements

  Dear Members, I hope everyone is well. Market is picking up ever so slightly… interest rates are down a little bit… maybe things are looking up! I am focused on what is going on in the legislative session and regret that I have not been paying as much attention to things that you might really want to know about! So my apologies and hope you find this information worthwhile.

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  01/16/2024

  Surcharge, Bills & Witness Addresses

  Hello Members! This year has gotten off to a busy start, primarily because of the early legislative session.  Sorry for the delay in getting something out to you in 2024!  Here are some things that are top of mind to me right now.

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  12/19/2023

  New Forms & New Priorities for New Year

  Hello Members! This is likely my last blog posting for 2023 so happy holidays and best wishes for 2024. If you are traveling, safe travels and I hope your transportation goes without any hitches. I am lucky that my family "lives local" and so we will be together with less effort than most!  So here is what is top of mind for me this week.

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  11/27/2023

  Property Alert Services, Foreign Interests Update & Fund Commercial Training

  Hello Members! Lots of stuff is happening that I think is worthy of your attention, not the least of which is that Thanksgiving is over, which means the holidays and year-end are coming soon. Hope you have your coping tools ready to go (whatever they may be)! Always a stressful time……

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  11/27/2023

  Property Alert Services, Foreign Interests Update & Fund Commercial Training

  Hello Members! Lots of stuff is happening that I think is worthy of your attention, not the least of which is that Thanksgiving is over, which means the holidays and year-end are coming soon. Hope you have your coping tools ready to go (whatever they may be)! Always a stressful time……

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  11/09/2023

  ALTA Survey, Gov't Shutdown & Expanded FinCEN GTO

  Hello Fund Members! I just got back from the Florida Land Title Association Convention and listened to several very good presentations on different aspects of our industry. The one that made the biggest impression on me was, of course, about the ever-evolving face of cyber fraud presented by Tom Cronkright of CertifID.  The fraudsters are definitely leveraging technology to find new ways to fool you (and others). Help the industry out by completing the ALTA cyber crime survey. You do not need to be a member of ALTA to complete the survey and your experiences will help ALTA present a comprehensive picture of what is going on from our perspective. Here is a link to the study.  Complete the study today