Fund Alerts
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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Email Hackers Update
Email hackers are changing wiring instructions in order to steal the seller's proceeds.
01/05/2016 -
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 -
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