American Land Title Association

The new 2016 ALTA Commitment both streamlines the existing features of the title insurance commitment and, for the first time, expressly sets out many of the fundamental title insurance industry assumptions underlying such commitments.

Industries as diverse as banking, agriculture, fashion and gemology have all looked to blockchain technology as a disruptor with the capability to create new efficiencies. While perceived as the Holy Grail of digital land records, is there any substance behind the blockchain hype?

While companies may have spam filters and antivirus software, spam and phishing emails can still slip through employee inboxes. Email recipients are the most critical element in preventing an attack. Read on for some tips on how to identify the authenticity of a questionable email.

While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized amendments to the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (TRID) rule, it didn’t squash the debate on what documents can be shared. It is important to note that the regulation did not implement any changes on data privacy. TRID requires creditors to provide certain mortgage disclosures to the consumer, but the rule does not go so far as to mandate sharing.