Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued new guidelines and definitions that include among our nation’s essential…
Earlier today (March 24, 2020), Governor Reeves issued Executive Order no. 1463. Pursuant to this order, professional services, including legal services, real estate services, and…
Over the past few weeks, we have been closely monitoring the situation in the United States with respect to the coronavirus (COVID-19) to assess the…
As we all navigate local, state and federal response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), I wanted to reach out to remind you that LTAMS is here for…
On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a national emergency due to the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Mississippi Supreme Court…
Guthrie “Guff” Abbott, Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has been recently recognized by the Land Title Association of…
The American Land Title Association (ALTA), which represents the real estate settlement services, abstract and title insurance industry, has been a long-time advocate for efforts…
One of the first Honorary Members of LTAMS, Don Ogden has been a driver in the Mississippi title industry for years. After he graduated law…
The third set of discussion drafts of the proposed revisions to the standard ALTA 2006 Loan and Owner’s Title Insurance Policies has been released. The…
The GAP Act forms published by the MSSC are now available on the Mississippi Judicial College web site. GAP refers to the Mississippi Guardianship and…
At each Annual Conference, two (2) directors from among the Agent and Abstractor members and two (2) directors from among the Underwriter members are elected…
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are issuing this statement to remind supervised financial institutions of sound…
Matthew Morris, President and former Chief Executive Officer of Stewart Information Services Corporation, announced his departure effective Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Morris will continue to…
The son of a forester and a school teacher, Philip Hollimon grew up in the small town of Petal, Mississippi. He received an undergraduate degree…
Mark Bond, a partner in the Gulfport office of Balch & Bingham LLP, was well prepared for the practice of real estate law by his…
A lifelong resident of Laurel, Mason Wood returned home after being admitted to the Mississippi Bar to begin his legal practice with Caves & Caves,…
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (“MISMO“) issued new templates for closing instructions on October 18, 2019. The new templates are the result efforts by…
Jeff Lees started out early in the title business, working as a runner for a closing lawyer during his junior year in high school. He…
The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced on September 30, 2019, that it will allow the government-sponsored enterprises to retain…
Soon certain home sales of $400,000 and under will not need an appraisal. Federal regulators have approved a proposal to increase the threshold at which…
