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In a new court filing, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network held firm in defense of its real estate transaction reporting rule against Fidelity National Financial, leaning heavily on a recent recommendation by a magistrate judge.

The McCarran-Ferguson Restoration Act, which would abolish the U.S. Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office, was introduced to Congress as an attempt to return regulatory authority over the insurance industry to state-level entities.

A law introduced by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley would allow law enforcement agencies to seize cryptocurrency and similar digital assets as part of criminal investigations.

A bill under consideration by Maryland legislators would allow buyers of controllable electronic records to receive the rights to transfer previously held by the seller.

According to an announcement by Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, the Kansas Department of Insurance recovered $56.7 million for Kansas policyholders in 2025.

Cybersecurity expert Matt Lee breaks down some of the cutting-edge methods fraudsters are using to compromise real estate transactions, hack valuable information and hold title agencies for ransom.

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services has established a series of guidelines for financial service providers utilizing or planning to utilize artificial intelligence in their workflows to mitigate negative consumer outcomes.

A bill under review by Florida legislators would make some data related to ongoing cybersecurity investigations exempt from public information disclosure laws until the relevant investigations are complete.

A memo from the New York State Land Title Association break downs the implications of a recently enacted state bill that updates rules and proceedings related to access to neighboring properties for the facilitation of repairs.

A warning from the California Department of Real Estate details an ongoing threat posed by vacant land scams and shares warning signs that licensees should watch for.

According to a federal grand jury indictment, two real estate investors and their co-conspirators are accused of double-pledging properties in order to obtain multiple loans and conspiring to conceal information from lenders and investors.

According to a study by FundingShield, nearly half of all transactions recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025 indicated significant risks for title fraud and wire fraud, including wiring instruction errors and licensing irregularities, which hit a record high.

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has undertaken a multi-tiered anti-money laundering operation targeting more than 100 U.S. money services businesses operating along the southwest border.

A bill recently brought before Virginia lawmakers would codify a series of standards and legal definitions relating to notarization and the electronic filing of land records.

A bill under consideration by the California legislature would institute protections for the private data of consumers and place limits on collection, use, retention and sharing of that data by private businesses.

Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed a new director of the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions, effective Jan. 12.

A disbarred former attorney of Queens Village, N.Y., was sentenced to between one and three years of prison time for stealing more than $1 million dollars from an Astoria church’s escrow fund after pleading guilty in November 2025.

Fidelity National Financial has fired back following a magistrate judge’s recommendation that the U.S. Treasury Department and its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network be granted summary judgment in an ongoing suit concerning the upcoming residential real estate reporting rule.

A cybersecurity study by the World Economic Forum analyzed a number of technological trends and the modern threat landscape, including artificial intelligence-enabled cybercrime, geopolitical factors and evolving fraud vectors.

A bill being considered by Indiana lawmakers would crack down on deed fraud by codifying the conveyance of a title to real property by recording a false or fraudulent deed as a deceptive act enforceable by the attorney general.

A new bill under consideration by the Virginia legislature would require settlement agents to notify purchasers of residential real estate of the purchaser’s right to remove a restrictive covenant contained in an instrument affecting the title of the property.

The chief information officer of Texas was appointed to the office of Commissioner of Insurance by Gov. Greg Abbot on Jan. 8.

Regulators with the Nevada Division of Insurance were able to return more than $9.6 million to consumers in the state in calendar year 2025.