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FBI Reports Cybercrime Losses Hit $12.5B, Record Number of Complaints Filed in 2023

All Cash Buyers Highest Since 2014

Treasury Issues Proposed Real Estate Anti-Money Laundering Rule

Multilingual Marketing Materials Available to ALTA Members

Survey: Title Companies Report Increase in Cyberattacks But Mitigation Efforts Help

ALTA Survey: Digital Closings Increase, but Barriers Slow Adoption

The New Normal: How Title Agencies Are Fighting Crime Without a Badge

Oregon Joins Growing List of States to Pass Comprehensive Data Privacy Law

When Will ChatGPT Open Its Own Title Agency?

Delaware Passes Comprehensive Privacy Law

Texas, Florida Latest States to Pass Data Privacy Bills

Fannie Mae Survey: Homebuyers Remain Satisfied With Mortgage Process

Webinar Recording: The State of Wire Fraud in the Title Industry

Report: $1.4B in Suspected Wire Fraud Identified by CertifID in 2022

iTitle Agent: Automation and Artificial Intelligence Can Reduce Costs, Improve Efficiency

ALTA Decertifies Several 2006 Policy Forms

Freddie: Rapidly Rising Rates, Declining Demand Driving Housing Market Slowdown

Solidifi: More Borrowers Reviewing Documents Online Prior to Closing

RON Use Projected to Increase in 2022

Fannie Mae: Housing Expected to Cool Further as Mortgage Rates Move Higher

FHFA, GSEs Release Equitable Housing Finance Plans

ALTA Continues to Educate Consumers About Title Insurance During Homeownership Month

Digital Closings Using RON Puts ‘Consumers in the Driver’s Seat’

CFPB Increases Civil Penalty for Certain RESPA Violations

Addressing Illegal Covenants in Historic Land Records

Insuring Native American Land Webinar Series

Report: Closing Fees as Percentage of Purchase Price Decreases

2021 ALTA Commercial Network Webinar Series

Mortgage Fraud Increases as Market Shifts to Purchases

Consumers Call Remote Online Notarization Process Safe, Secure

37 States Now Have RON Legislation

Fannie Mae Issues Guidance Regarding Remote Ink-signed Notarizations

Title Industry Asks Congress to Support Nationwide Use of RON

U.S. Interior Department Takes Steps to Restore Native American Land

Survey: Title Professionals Targeted for Wire Fraud in a Third of all Transactions

April Is National Fair Housing Month

Multifamily Housing Down in 2021 but Will Rebound in 2022

GAO Says FinCEN Should Enhance Procedures for Implementing and Evaluating GTOs

Fannie Mae Updates Refi Volume Forecast as Housing Demonstrates Resilience

Why Our Economy Is Generating More Investment Growth in IP than IT

FTC Reports Millennials More Likely to Fall Prey to Fraud

Reaching Customers in a Digital Age

How Has the Housing Market Changed Since the End of the Great Recession?

Zealous Gen Z: Many in This Group Saving Early to be Homebuyers by Age 25

The Benefits of E-Recording

Blockchain 101: How It Works

ClosingCorp Reports 2018 Average Closing Costs

How Have the 2017 Tax Law Changes Impacted Real Estate Prices?

Need Resources to Give Presentations to Real Estate Agents, Consumers?

How Criminals Can Spoof Your Phone

Boost Your Marketing Efforts With These Brandable Ads

The Ultimate Signer Experience: How Tech is Driving Change for Title Agencies

Let’s Talk Robots – How Will the Forces of Creative Destruction Impact the Title Industry?

BuyerDocs Unveils Service That Sends Wire Instructions Via Text

What Do Consumers Really Want from the Mortgage Process?

2030 Marks Important Milestone for U.S. Population, Housing Market

What Tax Reform Means for Real Estate Industry, ALTA Members

Technology Driving Change in Lender, Real Estate Business

The Importance of Educating Clients About the Threat of Wire Fraud

ALTA to Launch ‘Whatever You Call Home’ Campaign

Go Where Your Customers Are

FinCEN Addresses GTO Questions

ALTA Develops Tools to Help Comply With FinCEN Order to Identify Money-laundering Schemes

ALTA Continues Consumer-education Campaign on Pandora

Survey Shows Consumer Demand to View Closing Documents in Advance, Sign Electronically

ALTA CEO Talks with NPR About FinCEN Order for Title Insurers to Provide Info About Suspicious All-cash Deals in Miami, Manhattan

Census Bureau, HUD Highlight Characteristics of New Housing

Hottest Neighborhoods of 2014