The Philadelphia Records Department is offering an email alert service for notaries public to help them determine if their signature and notary stamp were used fraudulently on a document recorded in its office.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a proclamation designating October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, highlighting resources for small businesses and New Yorkers.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency assessed a $6 million civil money penalty against Sterling Bank and Trust, FSB for violations related to the bank’s Advantage Loan Program.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule establishing a beneficial ownership information reporting requirement, pursuant to the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

When purchasing property in Hudson, N.H., with her former husband, a policyholder believed the closer would conduct a title search. The lender’s instructions said the closer was to prove no delinquent taxes, undisclosed liens, judgments or assessments were attached to the property. When the policy holder went to sell the property, defects were discovered. She then sued the closer for negligence.

The Michigan Legislature is considering legislation that would amend 1895 PA 161, “An act to require county treasurers to furnish transcripts and abstracts of records and fixing the fees to be paid therefor.”

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane named a new director of government relations and a director of health insurance regulatory affairs and national partnerships in the Maryland Insurance Administration.

During its annual conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., the Property Records Industry Association elected six directors in three categories to serve two-year terms on its board of directors.

A Quincy, Mass., real estate broker was sentenced in federal court in Boston for operating a scheme in which he falsely marketed properties that were not for sale, or had already been sold, and then stole the buyers’ real estate deposits.