The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has again renewed geographic targeting orders requiring title insurance companies to identify the individuals behind shell companies involved in non-financed purchases of residential real estate.
MV Realty, a Florida-based real estate company that has faced legal action in several states, has been hit with an injunction requested by the Florida attorney general’s office, which has investigated the company for deceptive practices.
More than 170 Colorado homeowners have been released from “onerous” agreements with California-based real estate company HomeOptions after a settlement was reached by the state’s attorney general.
The Government Accountability Office published a list of recommendations for how three federal agencies tasked with identifying and preventing scammers from harming consumers, companies and national security can better collaborate to accomplish certain shared objectives.
The Insurance Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2025 was introduced to the California State Senate on April 9, aiming to establish a framework of modern privacy rights for insurance licensees and their third-party service providers.
A real estate broker from Chicago was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role in a multi-year fraud scheme that cost investors more than $3 million.
During the Property Records Industry Association’s 2025 Winter Symposium, expert panelists delivered an update on the ongoing threat of deed fraud and shared thoughts on how local recorders can be part of the solution.
An Oakland-based realty company charged with engaging in a predatory real estate scheme impacting more than 500 California homeowners has reached a settlement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and Department of Financial Services have traded memos in a dispute over a proposed separation of the two regulatory bodies.
The Office of the Comptroller of Currency notified Congress that several of its administrative email accounts were compromised by unauthorized activity in February, putting sensitive information at risk.
The North Carolina legislature is considering an act to allow registers of deeds to refuse certain suspicious instruments, require ID from non-trusted submitters, and expedite quiet title actions after fraud attempts.
The U.S. District Attorney’s office has announced a guilty plea from a St. Louis man charged with fraudulently obtaining home mortgages worth more than $1.2 million. The suspect is facing up to 30 years in prison or up to $1 million in fines.