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The Arizona Legislature is considering legislation regarding civil judgment liens on homestead property. Read on for more details.

The insured owner of property in Jackson County, Wisc., filed suit against its insurer, alleging the insurer breached its policy by failing to provide a defense in an underlying lawsuit challenging the insured’s title to property. Read on for more details.

The Texas Legislature passed legislation providing a statute of limitations for quitclaim deeds. The bill awaits the governor’s signature. Read on for more details.

The California State Legislature is considering legislation that would, among other things, make void and unenforceable any covenant, restriction or condition in a deed affecting the transfer or sale of an interest in a planned development. Read on for more details.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra recently issued an opinion addressing the duration of a nuisance abatement lien. Read on for more details.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.107, extending, among other things, the ability for notaries to perform notarizations utilizing audio-video technology until June 9, 2021. Read on for more details.

Days after the announcement Stephen Robertson will be stepping down as commissioner of the Indiana Department of Insurance, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced his replacement. Read on for more details.

After her property was foreclosed upon, the owner of property in Illinois filed suit, alleging several entities and individuals defrauded her out of her property. She filed the current suit in the U.S. Court for Federal Claims, alleging the United States participated in the fraud or permitted the fraud to occur. Read on for the court’s ruling on the United States’ motion to dismiss.

Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) reintroduced the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. Nearly identical bipartisan legislation to allow the immediate nationwide use of remote online notarizations was introduced last Congress. Read on for more details.

The Texas Legislature passed legislation regarding the financing of residential real estate purchases by means of a wrap mortgage loan. Read on for more details.

A national bank moved to remand its breach of contract and insurance bad faith claim against its title insurer for failing to defend it against a homeowner’s association’s foreclosure. Read on for more details.

The Texas Legislature is considering legislation that would amend the state’s statutes regarding mechanic’s liens. Read on for more details.

The former president of an Oklahoma City, Okla.-based mortgage company pleaded guilty to defrauding two locally based banks, Fannie Mae, and others through a broad range of fraudulent conduct over the course of three years. Read on for more details.

The North Carolina Legislature is considering legislation that would allow for remote notarizations. Read on for more details.

The holder of a mortgage sought to remand to state court a breach of contract dispute after a title insurer denied a claim regarding a homeowner’s association’s foreclosure of property in Nevada. Read on for more details.

A Utah homeowner, proceeding in forma pauperis, filed suit against multiple parties to her foreclosure. She challenged a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation the court dismiss the case before the case went before the chief U.S. district judge for the District of Utah. Read on for more details.

The Illinois General Assembly is considering legislation that would allow consumers to have the option to consult with legal counsel before title insurance payment obligations are effective. Read on for more details.

A Sunset Park, N.Y. attorney was sentenced to time in prison for stealing down payment funds he received to hold in escrow for clients he represented in the sale of their homes. Read on for more details.

The Texas Legislature is considering legislation that would add new reporting requirements for loan and title insurance transactions involving foreign companies and real property located near military bases. Read on for more details.

The holder of a current mortgage on property in Hartford, Conn., filed a quiet title action against the holder of a mortgage granted several years ago by a previous owner. Read on for more details.

The Connecticut General Assembly is considering legislation that would, among other things, allow notaries to perform remote notarizations between the time of its passage and Dec. 31, 2021. Read on for more details.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released two reports showing issues which need to be tackled to help mortgage borrowers with COVID-19 related foreclosure and forbearance issues. Read on for more details.

The longest-serving commissioner of the Indiana Department of Insurance will leave his position on June 1. Read on for more details.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the arrests of 12 individuals on 133 felony counts for allegedly operating a sophisticated mortgage fraud and green loan scheme throughout southern California. The scheme resulted in a loss of approximately $15 million over the course of several years. Read on for more details.