The Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS), a private corporate experiment gone awry, has siphoned tens of millions of dollars away from state and county government recording offices and prevented those public officials from investing in safer and more accessible land title record system upgrades and improvements. Step1 – Create a land title record grant program for…
Wow. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the much-anticipated Bevilacqua v. Rodriguez case, ruled that buyers of some foreclosed homes may not be the legal owners of those properties, even though they purchased the homes through a foreclosure proceeding and even in cases where they attempted a “try-title” (mostly equivalent to a state quiet title action) to…
The Indiana Association of Independent Land Title Agents (IAILTA) held their second organizational meeting on Monday, September 19, 2011 in Noblesville, Indiana. IAILTA is now accepting nominations for all Board positions including: · President · Vice President · Secretary · Treasurer · and (3) At-Large Trustee positions If you are interested in helping to…
1st Annual LAILTA Seminar Novemer 4, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the Crowne Plaza Hotel 4728 Constitution Ave, Baton Rouge, LA For more information, please visit their website by clicking here! LAILTA is a non-profit trade association that represents the interests of independent title insurance agents and independent real estate settlement professionals from across the…
NAILTA completed recent officer and board elections for the next term and is proud to announce that the following individuals will be serving in the respective positions: Charles W. Proctor (PA) – President Anthony Affatati (NJ) – Vice President Robert B. Holman (OH) – Secretary Dallys Novarina (PA) – Treasurer Patrick J. Brennan (PA) – At-Large Trustee Annamarie Tucky (OH) –…
Last month, independent title agents in Indiana and Louisiana gathered to organize their own state independent land title agent organizations with the help and support of NAILTA. The Indiana Association of Independent Land Title Agents (IAILTA) and the Louisiana Association of Independent Land Title Agents (LAILTA) are now fully operational and seeking additional members. Congratulations to…
Gregory W. Happ, an attorney from Medina, Ohio, is the 2011 NAILTA Cup Award winner. The NAILTA Cup recognizes a NAILTA member who has helped to protect and promote the principles of the independent land title agent. The award was provided at the NAILTA convention in Baltimore, MD in April, 2011.
Gerald K. Carlisle, Esq. of Gates Mills, Ohio and the founding principal of Ohio Title Corporation was awarded the 2011 OAITA Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award for his fifty-plus years of service to the title insurance community in Ohio and his tireless efforts to improve the quality of independent title agents and settlement professionals. Mr. Carlisle…
The Ohio Association of Independent Title Agents (OAITA) held its 4th Annual Convention on August 8, 2011 and received special commendation from its Guest Speaker, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, for helping to preserve and protect the interests of small business in Ohio.
The National Association of Independent Land Title Agents (NAILTA) has issued a position paper on Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur’s HR 2425 which would again ask HUD to investigate the Mortgage Electronic Registry System (MERS) through a HUD study and limit the accessibility to MERS by governement sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which curiously,…
