The American Land Title Association (ALTA) the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, [-] applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing…
The Fifth Circuit has affirmed that a title company’s crime protection policy applies to cover loss from a fraudulent wire transfer. In Valero Title Inc.…
Just in case you could use a little fun as we move forward in 2023, we have gathered your best stories of absolutely true, unusual…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Jan. 5 proposed a rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete agreements with their workers. The FTC’s new…
An apparent cyberattack last month against a records management vendor has left local governments in a number of states without the ability to allow for…
ALTA decertified certain 2006 series policy forms effective Dec. 31, 2022. ALTA decertification establishes that the association no longer officially supports the forms, and will…
For all of our title industry professionals who have been very good this year, LTAMS has a special holiday gift – the collected advice shared…
The LTAMS Membership Committee is seeking your help for an upcoming member highlight article. What better way to start off the new year than with…
Join us on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, for a live webinar on wire fraud. A hard hitting session by Matt…
Neill Bryant followed a unique path into real estate law from a job as a petroleum landman working on an oil company’s bankruptcy case. A…
In an order signed November 10, 2022, the Mississippi Supreme Court has extended the temporary waiver of the in-person requirement for an attorney’s continuing legal…
Freddie Mac updated its Selling Guide to extend the date for the required use of the 2021 ALTA Policy Forms on Nov. 2nd. The new…
Although she was born and raised in Lake Village, Arkansas, Leslie Sadler has called Mississippi home for more than 20 years. She received a bachelor’s…
We have been advised that effective September 1, 2022, the Official Public Notice Posting Board shall be located in the main lobby of the Rankin…
We are excited to introduce Kenneth “Ken” Farmer as the newest team member in ALMA! Ken joins our team as Associate Regional Underwriting Counsel for…
The Land Title Association of Mississippi is pleased to welcome Rene’ Garner in the newly established position of Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors.…
As a professor at the Mississippi College School of Law, Donald Campbell has a different perspective on the real estate title industry from the majority…
Delaware, Rhode Island, and North Carolina are the latest states to pass bills that allow for remote online notarization (RON). Rhode Island’s legislation goes into…
Maine has joined 39 other states to allow remote online notarization (RON) after Gov. Janet Mills signed into law LD 2023. The legislation went into…
On June 28, 2022, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched an extensive campaign to expose and defeat what it views as Consumer Finance Protection Bureau…
