Fund News and Alerts


Alert: Spoofed Email Appears to Come from ALTA CEO

Alert: Spoofed Email Appears to Come from ALTA CEO

ALTA is alerting its members to delete a phishing email that appears to come from CEO Michelle Korsmo with the subject line "Case S.I 691/2017: Your Firm's Attention is Required" asking for prompt attention.

08/09/2017


UPDATE - Email Hacking Scam

UPDATE - Email Hacking Scam

Additional Warning About the Ongoing Email Hacking Scam

08/04/2016


Your support can help TITL impact important legislative decisions f...

Your support can help TITL impact important legislative decisions for our industry!

Title Insurance Through Lawyers (TITL) is your voice in the political arena of Tallahassee, and this election season all 160 legislative seats between the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives will be on the ballot! This typically only happens once every 10 years, so now is the perfect opportunity for TITL to make a difference by educating and building strong relationships with Florida’s legislators, and we can’t do it without you!

04/15/2016


Email Hackers Update

Email Hackers Update

Email hackers are changing wiring instructions in order to steal the seller's proceeds.

01/05/2016


Authorized Agent Program Available Through Old Republic

Authorized Agent Program Available Through Old Republic

The Fund, through Old Republic, is pleased to announce the availability of our Authorized Agent Program.  This program, in conjunction with our Members' efforts to comply with the American Land Title Association's Best Practices, should provide lenders, clients, customers and consumers additional confidence and comfort that the title settlement transactions you process are done the right way, with integrity and ethics.

12/15/2015


Fake Check Scam Reminder

Fake Check Scam Reminder

Over the past several years, we have published several alerts and spoken at Assembly and other seminars about the Fake Check Scam. It is time to publish a reminder.

11/13/2015


Email Hacks

Email Hacks

Hackers sending emails to the closing agent directing a change to the disbursement instructions. 09/02/2015


TRID Effective Date has Moved!

TRID Effective Date has Moved!

The effective date is moved to October 3rd!

06/18/2015


Doral Bank of San Juan, Puerto Rico CLOSED

Doral Bank of San Juan, Puerto Rico CLOSED

We have been advised that on Friday, February 27, 2015, Doral Bank, San Juan, Puerto Rico, was closed by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named Receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, to acquire the banking operations, including all the deposits, of Doral Bank.

02/27/2015


International Promissory Notes

International Promissory Notes

We have been made aware of several completed and in-progress transactions where the funds to purchase the property were held by a third party and were in the form of an International Promissory Note (IPN) rather than cash. It is unclear at this time whether IPNs are legal tender. One of the sellers has filed suit to halt the transfer of the property after receiving no funds, but instead, an IPN.

02/13/2015

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