Fund News and Alerts

Alert: Fund/Florida Underwriting Bulletin COVID-19 – CARES Act and Federal Foreclosures – Further Extended

Summary: By Executive Order, the moratorium on ALL Florida foreclosures and residential evictions has been extended to August 1, 2020.  Additionally, the CARES ACT moratorium on residential foreclosures or foreclosure related evictions of residential loans insured or guaranteed by FHA, VA, USDA or loans that are owned or securitized by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac has been extended to August 31, 2020.

07/02/2020

Alert: Suspicious Email from Old Republic Title Employee

We believe a large group of Fund Members may have received an email that appears to come from an Old Republic Title employee.  An image of the suspicious email is below.

If you received this email, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK AS REQUESTED IN THE EMAIL.  Delete it.  If you have downloaded the document, you need to contact your IT support person and have them investigate whether your system has been compromised.

Please give this your immediate attention. If you have questions, please contact Melissa Murphy at mmurphy@thefund.com

07/02/2020

Insuring the Gap; No Indemnity Required

Throughout this period of uncertainty, The Fund is here to support you every step of the way. 

05/21/2020

Alert: Fund/Florida Underwriting Bulletin COVID-19 – CARES Act and Federal Foreclosures – Revised

Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020 (“CARES Act”) provides for financial relief due to the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic.

05/21/2020

ALERT! FinCEN GTO Extended

A new Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) has been issued effective May 10, 2020 and ending on November 5, 2020.

View the New Geographic Targeting Order (GTO)

05/08/2020

Alert: Fund/Florida Underwriting Bulletin COVID-19 – CARES Act and Federal Foreclosures

Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020 (“CARES Act”) provides for financial relief due to the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic.

05/01/2020

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

DoubleTime® 8.5 is Now Available!

The newest version of DoubleTime includes several key enhancements and additions to make your life easier.

Install the DoubleTime^® 8.5 update to use new software features.

04/13/2020

Alert: Fund Underwriting Guidelines Incident to COVID-19 Pandemic

During recent weeks, Fund Members have encountered a multitude of challenges related to local stay-at-home orders and Governor DeSantis’s Safer At Home Executive Order 20-91. Several local government recording offices have closed to foot traffic, and availability of providers for services ancillary to real estate closings has become limited.  In light of the foregoing, this Fund Alert summarizes underwriting guidelines applicable to Fund Members engaged in closing real estate transactions insured by Old Republic.  

04/08/2020

Message from the President

Throughout the company, Fund employees are working together to best serve the evolving needs of our Members and our employees in this unprecedented time. Caring for our Members and our employees is our top priority.  For the safety and well-being of our employees, we have transitioned most of them to work from home.  The Fund’s commitment to provide quality products and services remains unchanged. 

03/30/2020