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NYSLTA Executive Director Robert Treuber comments on New York Attorney General Letitia James' recent enforcement action against Avoid Probate New York LLC, a firm accused of misleading homeowners through the illegal drafting of “transfer-on-death” deeds.

The New York State Land Title Association praised a newly enacted state law which makes Non-Title Recorded Agreements for Personal Services unenforceable in New York and protects homeowners against the filing of unfair fee agreements in property records.

An appeals court rules on whether a woman whose home was taken in a foreclosure scam was valid in suing the title service entities that recorded the deed.

Effective at the beginning of the new year, segments of the Ohio Revised Code will be updated to remove the penalties on the prepayment of residential mortgage loans under $116,356.

During their 2025 fall national meeting, members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected the officers that will represent the organization in 2026.

The insurance departments of Idaho, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Vermont had their accreditation status renewed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

With identify theft reports showing no signs of diminishing, the Alabama Department of Insurance has shared a series of tips for consumers from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

A new voice entered the legal battle between Fidelity National Financial and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) over the upcoming residential real estate reporting rule as a U.S. magistrate judge Samuel Horovitz filed a report recommending summary judgment in FinCEN’s favor, labeling Fidelity’s arguments against the rule “unpersuasive.”

After a property transaction derailed due to a $13 million fraudulent fund transfer, the real estate company and title agency involved entered litigation. A bench trial ensued to determine which party is at fault.

Legislators in Missouri are considering HB 1943, which would implement a series of statutes and provisions governing the recording of deeds, as well as the reporting and investigation of suspected fraudulent documents.

With title theft and seller impersonation on the rise, one title insurance company has become one of the first in the country to offer dedicated coverage that provides no-cost legal defense in the event of title theft.

Insurers in New Mexico were subject to a notice from the state’s superintendent of insurance of the mandatory reporting requirements under the New Mexico Insurance Fraud Act.

Through its consumer advocacy efforts across industries including insurance and mortgage lending, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation announced recently that it had returned $5.6 million to consumers so far this year, including $1.8 million in Q3.