Call For LTAMS Board Nominations – 2023
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…
Category: News
Press Release: Paymints.io included in ETA’s Top 10 Payments Independent Software Vendor Award Winners
Charlotte, N.C. – Paymints.io, a secure, digital, white-label SaaS platform thatallows title companies and escrow officers to send and receive electronic payments for manytypes of…
Supreme Court will hear a case challenging CFPB funding
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The order taking…
ALTA Applauds Passage of SECURE Notarization Act in the House of Representatives
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…
Title Company’s Crime Policy Covers Fraudulent Wire Transfer
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.…
Member Highlight – Funny (and True) Stories from LTAMS Members
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…
FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses
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…
Cyberattack – Cott Systems
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 Decertifies Several 2006 Policy Forms
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…
Legislative Update: Garbage Liens
Our association has been working since before the 2022 legislative session to push through legislation requiring Garbage Liens to be discoverable in the public record.…
Member Highlight – Top 10 Lessons Learned in the Title Business
For all of our title industry professionals who have been very good this year, LTAMS has a special holiday gift – the collected advice shared…
LTAMS Membership Committee Wants Your Stories
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…
Webinar – Wire Fraud: Current Trends
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…
Member Highlight – Agent: R. Neill Bryant
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…
Extension: Waiver of In-Person CLE Requirement
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…
Deadline to adopt 2021 forms – Jan 1, 2024
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…
Member Highlight – Agent: Leslie R. Sadler
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…
Legislation Not Enacted: Garbage Liens
No legislation (SB 2457 | HB 725 | HB 1069 – all died in Committee or on Calendar) was enacted to address the problem of…
Legislative Update: Evictions
In Conner v. Alltin, LLC 2021 WL 5588731 (Nov. 30, 2021), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi held that certain…
Legislative Update: Cannabis
The new Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, SB 2095, raises some interesting zoning issues. First, the Act describes where cannabis facilities can be located by reference…