The Council of the District of Columbia has introduced a bill that would establish a process for property owners in a tax sale foreclosure to claim the equity in their property while it triggers a judicial sale by a trustee to return surplus funds to the owner.

Montana regulators prevented more than $1 million in fraud-related losses for Montanans in the second quarter of 2026, bringing the total amount of losses prevented this year to more than $2 million.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has made several appointments to the California Department of Insurance’s governing boards to support its mission of protecting consumers and businesses in the state.

Upon request by the respondent, an existing appeals case was reopened by a Washington state court, with the dispute centering around the billing jurisdiction of remote title settlement services.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on the development of data centers in the state, with the goal of using that year to create comprehensive standards for future projects.

In their relentless pursuit of ill-gotten gains, property crime scammers are increasingly targeting notaries due to their publicly available information and involvement in high-value transactions, according to a bulletin from the National Notary Association.

So far this year, the North Dakota Insurance & Securities Department has secured $140,000 from settlements as part of multi-state enforcement actions. Those funds have been diverted to the North Dakota Investor Education and Technology Fund.

The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office has levied charges against two Pittsburg men, who are accused of submitting fraudulent deed transfers for 43 separate properties in Allegheny County using counterfeit notary stamps.

A property owner appealed a district court decision favoring his title insurance provider, which had previously denied him coverage in an easement dispute with his neighbors. In his appeal, the plaintiff claims his title company is liable for bad faith damages, among other arguments.