MISMO, the mortgage industry’s standards organization, recently released proposed data standards for commercial property appraisals. The new dataset will facilitate the efficient exchange of appraisal…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.,…
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…
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…
Watch Courtney Robbins, an attorney with Luckett Land Title and the current LTAMS Legislative Chair, demonstrate how to use the new identity verification process –…
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…
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 Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education petitioned for the temporary removal of the limit on CLE credit earned through online programs. In support of…
For the past few years, ALTA and the Mortgage Bankers Association have been working with the Mortgage Industry’s Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) to create uniform…
According to a recent poll of Qualia customers, it appears that the majority of title & escrow companies across the country switched to working remotely…
We know that healthy employees are crucial to your business. As we move from the shelter-in-place order to the safer-at-home order, here are 10 ways…
Qualia’s goal is focused: provide the necessary infrastructure to streamline the home closing experience. And since its founding in 2015, it has achieved that goal…
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated almost $350 billion to help small businesses keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic…
In response to the COVID-19 national emergency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have provided temporary guidance to lenders on several policy areas to support mortgage…
The new executive order (No. 1466) issued Wednesday, April 1st, by Gov. Reeves limits activities statewide to essential services as defined by prior Executive Order…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac modified their single-family seller guides including temporary requirements for remote online notarizations (RON) and…
