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ALTA's Annual Convention, October 15-18, 2008 New England Land Title Association Adopts the Principles of Fair Conduct Quality Sales Education at an Affordable Price ALTA AMT Relief Bill(H.R. 6225) Press Release [PDF] "Innovative Strategies in Today's Market" – Registration Open for ALTA's Annual Convention ALTA Title Agents Executive Conference Room Block has been Extended Through Monday, June 23, 2008 Kurt Pfotenhauer Interviewed by U.S. News & World Report Reserve Your Room Now for the ALTA Title Agents Executive Conference ATLA Files Joint RESPA Letter with REALTORS® and Consumers [PDF] How to Sell When Nobody's Buying ALTA's Land Title Institute Announces Summer Sales Series Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John K. Veroneau to Address ALTA 2008 Annual Convention Bipartisan Health Plan Bill Introduced Housing Economist Criticizes HUD RESPA Economic Analysis ALTA Announces Year-End Industry Financial Data is Now Available Summer School With LTI more > > Technology News MBA Releases White Paper on Key Components for Information Security Programs First eRecording for All American Title Accepted in Hillsborough County, Fl. Notaries to Provide Revolutionary Solution for Securing Signers' Electronic Identities Xerox Simplifies Loan Process with Electronic Signature TSS Software Selected by Ohio Title Agency LSSI and Loan-Score Form Strategic Alliance MISMO® Releases Version 1.2 Commercial Reference Model Encomia Enhances eDisclosures Product MISMO Holds Interim Meeting on Version 3.0 e-Signs of Life in the Mortgage Industry MISMO® and PRIA Release IPR Disclosure Draft of Business Requirements for eRecording Electronic Recordable Instruments more > > Other Headlines From Papers Across the Country Fortes Launches Nationwide Mortgage Platform Housing Wire | Jul 02 2008 Bush: Housing Deal Possible with `less Politics' Kansas City Star | Jul 02 2008 Bank of America Completes Countrywide Buy Reuters | Jul 01 2008 Freddie Mac Shares Fall as Housing Troubles Worsen Business Week | Jul 01 2008 Wachovia Moves Away From Pick-a-payment Home Loan The Charlotte Observer | Jul 01 2008 Vacant Homes Spread Blight in Suburb and City Alike The Christian Science Monitor | July 1, 2008 Piper Jaffray Cuts Estimates on Title Insurers Yahoo Finance | June 27, 2008 Mortgage Rates Creeping Upward USA TODAY | Jun 30 2008 Senator Stalls Housing Relief With Call for Energy Credits Washington Post | June 26 2008 (Registration Required) more > > Industry News Stewart National Title Services Announces Opening of New Baltimore, MD, Office October Research Announces Death of Founder, Publisher LandAmerica to Merge Underwriting Subsidiaries A Shareholder Class Action Has Been Filed on Behalf of Purchasers of First American Corporation Securities Stewart® Forms Multi-State Trustee Company to Address Foreclosure Needs more > > Print Friendly

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