Lawmakers Clinch Deal on Decade-Long Fight Against Shell Companies
The most sweeping overhaul of financial crime safeguards in decades is poised to be attached to must-pass defense legislation in the coming weeks — a…
Author: Land Title Association of Mississippi
The Land Title Association of Mississippi is a professional association dedicated to creating an environment which enables its members to provide the public with the highest quality land title evidencing, title insurance and settlement services.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Conforming Loan Limits Increase for 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a new baseline conforming loan limit for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2021: $548,250. This is a 7.5%…
Free Webinar: What You Need to Know About the 2021 ALTA Policy Forms
Want to get ahead of the curve and learn more about upcoming changes to the ALTA policy forms? You are in luck! ALTA is offering…
Member Highlight – Associate: SoftPro
Associate Member Hank Keeping is a sales consultant for SoftPro, the nation’s leading provider of title, closing and escrow software. Offering an award-winning suite of…
Video: How to Report Wire Fraud to FBI
ALTA has created a two-minute video explaining how to submit a wire transfer fraud complaint with the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Filing a complaint…
Member Highlight – Underwriter: Cass Tinsley
Cass Tinsley, an LTAMS underwriter member, received his undergraduate degree from Samford University in 1990, and earned his law degree from Cumberland School of Law…
Broadwater Hotel to become a $1.2B casino resort
Universal Music Group announced that Biloxi will be one of the first three locations that will launch its new UMUSIC Hotels. According to a Friday…
ALTA Launches Wire Transfer Fraud Education Campaign
ALTA launches a campaign aimed to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. Specific to the title and settlement industry, the goal is to help…
Mississippi’s residential sales are booming
According to various Mississippi Realtors, residential sales are strong across the state. All of the traditional hot spots – DeSoto County, the Greater Jackson Metro…
Member Highlight – Agent: Courtney Robbins
Courtney Robbins began her career as an officer in the trust department at a prominent bank in Jackson. She then worked as a prospect research…
They say love is a journey …
Adoption is an amazing thing. It can be exciting, stressful, overwhelming, and humbling. One of our very own – the Joe Powell and his family…
ICE Prepares to Unleash a “Fully Digital Mortgage Ecosystem”
The Intercontinental Exchange (known as “ICE”) announced on Friday that it has received regulatory approval and fully completed its $11 billion acquisition of Ellie Mae.…
Request for Comment: 2021 ALTA Policy and Commitment Forms
ALTA is preparing to release its 2021 ALTA Commitment, Loan Policy, and Owner’s Policy. The new forms are intended to become effective as of July…
Fannie, Freddie to Delay Mortgage Refinance Surcharge Until Dec. 1
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will delay a contentious 0.5% surcharge on most refinanced home…
FHFA Reconsidering Refinance Surcharge
According to several reports, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are considering delaying the implementation of the purposed adverse market finance fee of 50 basis points.…
Member Highlight – Agent: Jana Manlove
Although Jana Manlove began her legal career working for an insurance defense firm, she has found her niche in the field of real estate curative…
MISMO® Releases Proposed Commercial Appraisal Data Standards
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…
Member Highlight – Agent: Gardner Richey
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…
45,815 Mississippi companies receive PPP loans
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…
NEW LAW: Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts
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…