Fund News and Alerts

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

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!

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

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

Additional Warning About the Ongoing Email Hacking Scam

08/04/2016

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

01/05/2016

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

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

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