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The Legal Description traveled to D.C. and sat in on oral arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for Pung v Isabella County, a case that could have significant implications for the entire tax lien foreclosure process. Afterwards, we caught up with one of the attorneys who was in the court representing the Pung family for her takeaways from the Justices’ line of questioning.

A group of Ohio homeowners protesting Cuyahoga County’s foreclosure and tax sale practices look to take their class action suit to the state’s Supreme Court following defeats in trial and appeals courts.

An exceptive relief order was issued by the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network that loosens some geographic targeting order recordkeeping requirements for banking institutions in Minnesota, as part of an investigation into government benefits fraud.

Lawmakers in Hawaii are weighing a bill that would, if enacted, impose requirements on the state’s Bureau of Conveyances to mitigate the risk of fraudulent land title recordings.

An assembly bill under consideration by the California legislature would lengthen the time title insurance rate increases would have to be publicly displayed before they are enacted.

According to an announcement by the Mississippi Insurance Department, more than $44 million was recovered for insurance customers in the state throughout calendar year 2025.

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance announced a promotion in its Division of Insurance on March 3, as well as a new team member.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Property Assessed Clean Energy rule was upheld by a U.S. District Court, ending a legal challenge by a trade union alleging  10th amendment violations.

Representatives of the Federal Judiciary recently urged Congress to grant real property authority so federal courthouses and other critical facilities can be kept from falling into disrepair.

Under a new bill being advanced by the Florida state senate, public records related to investigations into cybersecurity events would be considered exempt from public disclosure until the relevant investigations are complete or inactive.

Jennifer Davenport, who became acting attorney general of New Jersey in January, was officially confirmed as attorney general by a unanimous state senate vote on Feb. 24.

The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has announced that its consumer advocates were able to recover more than $1 million in Q4 2025, bringing last year’s total to more than $7 million.

Fidelity National Financial’s case against the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network over the new real estate transaction reporting rule came to an end on Feb. 20, with a U.S. District judge ordering summary judgement in the Treasury’s favor.

As Pung v. Isabella County goes before the Supreme Court, a National Tax Lien Association webinar recently broke down the details of the case and the case’s potential implications for the entire tax lien foreclosure process.

The last week of February will be a busy time for the team behind The Legal Description, as they’ll be taking to the field for both a Supreme Court hearing on excess equity and the 2026 Property Records Industry Association Winter Symposium.

A bill that would classify insurance fraud as a class B felony in Washington state was approved by the state senate on Feb. 17 and has been passed on to house committee review.

Two state bills are advancing through the Arizona state senate, both outlining new protections against deed fraud and procedural requirements for the recording of property instruments.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has announced its strategic priorities for 2026, including a focus on modernization, resilience and leadership amid a changing industry landscape.