Title Insurance Industry & Technology News 08/15/18
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Compliments of Marianne Mathieu
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NEW events posted since the last issue!
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Education & Networking Events by Region:
- Northeast: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT
- Mid-Atlantic: D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV
- Midwest: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, WI, SD
- Southeast: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MI, NC, SC, TN
- Southwest: AZ, NM, OK, TX
- West: AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
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Fannie Mae warns of raft of fake employers being used on borrowers’ mortgages
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Housing Wire - 10 new potentially fake companies are showing up in mortgage documents
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Bloomberg - This city of 670,000, a onetime hub for textile and apparel production, seems to have found the answer to the question confounding the U.S. right now: How do you revive postindustrial towns and make them part of the knowledge economy?
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Is Silicon Valley doomed to become the next Detroit?
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Fast Company - There was a time when California’s Santa Clara Valley, bucolic home to orchards and vineyards, was known as “the valley of heart’s delight.”
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Random Acts of Entertainment
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JD Supra - While sharing a meal, playing golf or attending an event together can be a very effective way to strengthen client relationships, random acts of entertainment will not result in business development success.
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Notice and opportunities to comment
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CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) - Check here for notices and opportunities to comment posted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP). These requests can include: proposed rules, requests for information, and Paperwork Reduction Act notices that give the public an opportunity to comment on certain planned or existing reporting, record keeping, and disclosure requirements.
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Fight Over Virginia Tech Sportswriter's Twitter Account: Who Owns Employees' Social Media Accounts?
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JD Supra - It is common for a businesses to promote itself through social media and encourage its employees to do the same. So when does a social media account belong to the employer and when does it belong to the employee?
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Sub-Subcontractor Loses Mechanics’ Lien Rights
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JD Supra - A recent decision from the Iowa Court of Appeals highlights a significant trap for contractors working on commercial construction.
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The Power to Change an Otherwise Irrevocable Trust (HB121)
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Morgan and DiSalvo, P.C. - The GA Trust Code will be modernized and greatly improved beginning on July 1, 2018.
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Courts Address Condo Laws, But Questions Remain
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DS News - The myriad issues plaguing the Illinois Condominium Law arena have been subject to several recent opinions from two separate divisions within the 1st District Appellate Court. Unfortunately, the contrasting court rulings ultimately serve to confuse more than clarify.
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Hackers can steal data from the enterprise using only a fax number
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ZDNet - Fax machines are still widely used by businesses and a communications protocol vulnerability is leaving them exposed to cyberattacks.
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Swann's home security camera recordings could be hijacked
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BBC - A popular wireless security camera designed to safeguard businesses and homes was vulnerable to a spying hack.
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New Whitepaper Explores the Future of Blockchain and the Real Estate Industry
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PR.com - Tellus Title Company, a Sacramento-based startup, recently released a ground-breaking whitepaper that explores the possibilities of creating a cutting-edge blockchain protocol designed for the Real Estate industry.
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Title Agency & People in the News
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Innovating Title Operations for the Future
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DS News - With a career spanning three decades in the national title and closing field, Jill Cadwell has honed her expertise in various executive positions at leading title and closing firms.
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Cherry Creek mother-daughter title company execs indicted for allegedly stealing $733K in client funds
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The Denver Post - Owners of Foresight and Williams title firms to be arraigned after indictments
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Title Agents Go Nationwide
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For agents interested in growing their businesses by expanding into multiple states, we’re here to make the process simple and profitable. We offer you one point of contact to streamline your options and solutions.
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Famous Landmarks, Before They Were Finished
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Atlas Obscura - Revealing photos of works-in-progress.
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The Complicated Fight Over Walt Whitman's Sole Surviving NYC Home
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Gothamist - Walt Whitman, America's bard and eternal pride of Brooklyn, never stayed in one place for very long. During 28 years as a resident of Brooklyn, he had at least 15 different addresses.
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Sheep Romps on a Trampoline
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Neatorama - A family in Marlborough, New Zealand, has a pet sheep named Bacon, which you have to admit is a slightly better name than Mutton. Bacon is having a great time on the backyard trampoline.
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In a Town of 11 People, Mysterious Disappearance Turns Neighbor Against Neighbor
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The New York Times - Dusk was falling on the sweltering hot day of Dec. 16, 2017, when Paddy Moriarty went to the Pink Panther, the only hotel and bar in this tiny, dusty town, to end the day with his usual round of drinks.
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Marianne Mathieu, NTP
Vice President/National Agency Accounts
Fidelity National Title Group
347-987-0677
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