First American Title Insurance Company agents have come to know Gardner Richey as a talented and resourceful agent representative, but he recently began a new chapter in his career by joining the firm of Brock Maples, PLLC, in Madison, Mississippi. …
On July 6, 2020, the federal government released the names of 45,815 companies and organizations in Mississippi that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, which were designed to keep the economy afloat during the coronavirus. The vast majority of those …
House Bill 1156, which would create the Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts, was approved by Governor Reeves on June 25, 2020, and becomes effective July 1, 2021. This legislation was introduced at the request of the Land Title Association …
ALTA recently introduced a new campaign entitled “Our Title is Protection.” Meet the defenders, private investigators, guardians, and bodyguards of the American Dream. There are more than 120,000 title insurance professionals who make sure the home you buy can’t be …
In a recent case, Diamondhead Country Club and Property Owners Association Inc. v. Committee for Contractual Covenants Compliance Inc., 2020 WL 3055993, at *1 (Miss.App., 2020), the Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision to not modify a …
Legislation by State Representative Shane Aguirre (R-17) that would authorize electronic notarization of documents received approval Tuesday (June 2, 2020) from the Senate Judiciary, Division A committee. Aguirre introduced House Bill 1156 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic at the request …
The Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019 has been included as part of House Democrats’ proposal for a fourth stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The SAFE Banking Act (HR 1595) provides a legal safe …
Watch Courtney Robbins, an attorney with Luckett Land Title and the current LTAMS Legislative Chair, demonstrate how to use the new identity verification process – a free resource available to all LTAMS members.
Like many of the best real estate abstractors, Jeaneen Bobo learned her craft through one-on-one training by a close friend. As she was going through a divorce in 1991, going into business as an independent abstractor gave her the means …
We understand that the Hinds County Chancery Clerk’s office is currently behind on recording and indexing documents submitted electronically through all of its e-recording vendors. The Clerk’s office has over 500 documents currently pending recording and indexing. Any additional documents submitted for e-recording …