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                  Mark Your Calendar: 2008 Annual Convention October 15-18 Koloa, Hawaii Thanks For Attending! 2008 Federal Conference March 10-12, 2008 Washington DC 2008 Tech Forum April 13-15 Las Vegas, Nevada                   ALTA News South Dakota Land Title Association Adopts the Principles of Fair Conduct Annual Convention Call For Presentations - Closes Tomorrow Update on RESPA Dear Colleague Letter ALTA Officials Meet With HUD On Proposed RESPA Rule Learn How to be a Change Agent for Your Business ALTA Action Alert - Submit Your Comments to HUD on Proposed RESPA Reform by May 13 2008 Tech Forum Proceedings & Photos Available Online Douglas Duncan, Vice President and Chief Economist, Fannie Mae to Address ALTA's 2008 Annual Convention House Financial Services Committee to Mark Up Housing Rescue Legislation Revisions of Existing and New ALTA Forms and Related Documents Are Listed for Comment ALTA Names Michelle Korsmo Senior Vice President, Marketing & Member Programs [PDF] more > > Technology News First American's Suit-on-Note Scoring Module Quantifies Optimal Resolution Projections for Investors and Servicers e-Signs of Life in the Mortgage Industry Universal Settlements Announces Launch of Strategic Markets Division TitleVest Launches Grow Paperless™: Manhattan-based Title Insurance Company TSS Software Acquires ClosersEdge MISMO® Releases MXCompliance Title v2.3.2 Request and Response Certification First American CoreLogic Announces REiSource OneMove(TM) Signs Mortgage Processing Integration Agreement with First Canadian Title Landata Technologies, Inc. and Optical Storage Solutions Form a Strategic Alliance Titledge Group Acquires myClosingSPACE.com MISMO® and PRIA Release IPR Disclosure Draft of Business Requirements for eRecording Electronic Recordable Instruments more > > Other Headlines From Papers Across the Country The New Mortgage Rate Calculus CNN Money | May 08 2008 Conflict Over Housing Crisis Threatens Rescue Package Associated Press | May 08 2008 Home-buyer-friendly Policies Help Out in S.c. The Post and Courier | May 07 2008 March Pending Sales Down 20% Over Year Ago Philadelphia Inquire | May 08 2008 Fannie Offers Dismal Housing Outlook CNN Money | May 07 2008 Fannie Posts Loss, to Cut Payout, Raise Capita Reuters | May 06 2008 Bernanke: Foreclosure Woes Require Action CNN Money | May 06 2008 Rep. Frank Wants Answers on Jumbo Loan Inaction International Herald Tribune | May 06 2008 more > > Industry News LandAmerica's Dan A. Robledo Inducted to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals LandAmerica Fraud Detection Program Helps Agent Partners Safeguard Revenues and Avoid Costly Fraud Claims The First American Corporation Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2008 Stewart Information Services Corporation Reported Its Quarter results LandAmerica Releases First Quarter Results Stewart Title Ltd. Offers Lenders Cover Against Loss Resulting From Mortgage Fraud Old Republic Posts 1Q Loss on Mortgage, Title Insurance Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 EPS of $0.13 more > > Print Friendly

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