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During The Property Records Industry Association’s Annual Conference, a panel of speakers from across the recording industry spoke about how they are working to combat deed theft.

A circuit judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida granted Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s motion for summary judgment in her suit against MV Realty PBC LLC.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to authorize disinterested custodians to certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is a complete and accurate reproduction of the electronic record.

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is considering legislation to amend the Insurance Department Act of 1921 regarding the powers and duties of the department and insurance producer licensing.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed suit against MV Realty PBC, alleging it violated Minnesota consumer protection laws.

Three New Jersey licensed attorneys and a New Jersey licensed Realtor were indicted for their roles in a short sale fraud scheme.

After prevailing in a title insurance dispute stemming from litigation over a homeowners association’s foreclosure sale, the title insurer sought attorneys fees from the bank that sued it.

In the latest complaint in a long dispute with guarantors of two loans under which the guarantors agreed to a confessed-judgment provision, a bank sought partial judgment on the pleadings on the guarantors’ tortious interference and slander of title counterclaims.

October Research presented “Fraud Threats Facing the Title Industry” to discuss the prevalence of fraud and to offer insights on new fraud prevention techniques.

When Congress passed, and President Joe Biden subsequently signed, H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, it included an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The extension of the NFIP was supported by several industry associations.

The final four of 12 individuals have been sentenced for their roles in perpetrating a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme involving identity theft and money laundering.

The Texas Department of Insurance issued a mandatory data call, requiring title insurance underwriting companies that do business in Texas to submit data to the department annually.

After purchasing property in Delta County, Colo., a property owner found that his policy disclosed and excluded from coverage an access easement for adjacent property. He was asked to execute an easement deed. The situation escalated and he filed suit against the adjacent property owner and the title company.

The California Legislature passed legislation establishing a procedure by which a dispossessed owner of property that was taken because of racially motivated eminent domain may receive compensation.

A California court granted California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s motion for a preliminary injunction against MV Realty, which he alleged engaged in a predatory scheme to lure homeowners into homeowner benefit agreements.

The California Legislature passed legislation that would prohibit state and local agencies from publicly posting certain information, including the home address and the assessor parcel number associated with the home address, of any elected or appointed official without obtaining the written permission of that individual.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a beneficial ownership reporting outreach and educational toolkit to help small-business owners with beneficial ownership reporting requirements.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a warning about how to spot and avoid mortgage assistance scams, citing increased reports of such scams to his Office’s Consumer Action Division.