Title Chat Newsletters

The Title Chat is North American's newsletter on current industry topics.

The title insurance industry is a complex, constantly changing world. Each month, one of North American’s experienced staff of underwriters focuses on a current national topic to bring to the attention of our customers, associates and business partners. Topics include closing issues, title and title insurance issues, and title insurance business issues.

	#01 Title Chat - OCT 2001 - Land Flips
	#02 Title Chat - DEC 2001 - Right of Appeal
	#03 Title Chat - JAN 2002 - Caveats of the Right of Rescission
	#04 Title Chat - FEB 2002 - Persons in the Military
	#05 Title Chat - MAR 2002 - Preparing the Deed of Conveyance
	#06 Title Chat - APR 2002 - Homestead, Part 1 - Joinder by Spouse
	#07 Title Chat - MAY 2002 - Homestead, Part 2 - Joinder by Spouse (continued)
	#08 Title Chat - JUN 2002 - Homestead, Part 3 - Legal Separation
	#09 Title Chat - AUG 2002 - Homestead, Part 4 - Incapacity
	#10 Title Chat - SEP 2002 - Homestead, Part 5 - Power of Attorney and Incapacity
	#11 Title Chat - OCT 2002 - Homestead, Part 6 - Marital Agreements
	#12 Title Chat - NOV 2002 - RESPA Reform
	#13 Title Chat - DEC 2002 - Why Title Insurance
	#14 Title Chat - JAN 2003 - Why Title Insurance - Some Reasons
	#15 Title Chat - FEB 2003 - Why Title Insurance - Where the Title Premium Goes
	#16 Title Chat - MAR 2003 - Why Title Insurance - Is the Land Where it belongs
	#17 Title Chat - APR 2003 - Why Title Insurance - Violation of Restrictions
	#18 Title Chat - MAY 2003 - Why Title Insurance - More Violation of Restrictions
	#19 Title Chat - JUN 2003 - Recent Federal Action Involving Property Flips
	#20 Title Chat - JUL 2003 - Why Title Insurance - Claim Payments
	#21 Title Chat - AUG 2003 - Why Title Insurance - Undisclosed Easements
	#22 Title Chat - SEP 2003 - Why Title Insurance - Common Restrictions
	#23 Title Chat - OCT 2003 - Some Changes To Federal Regulations
	#24 Title Chat - NOV 2003 - Recording Offices - Closings - Computers - Are They Compatible
	#25 Title Chat - DEC 2003 - Illegal Rebates Can Be Costly
	#26 Title Chat - JAN 2004 - A Christmas Present from Congress and the President
	#27 Title Chat - FEB 2004 - Persons in the Military (continued)
	#28 Title Chat - MAR 2004 - What Happened to that Title Insurance Company
	#29 Title Chat - APR 2004 - Why Title Insurance - How Does the Title Defect Get Fixed
	#30 Title Chat - MAY 2004 - Why Title Insurance - How Does the Title Defect Get Fixed, Part 2
	#31 Title Chat - JUN 2004 - Title Insurance Claims and Claim Related Expenses
	#32 Title Chat - JUL 2004 - What Can Happen When a Boundary Line is Changed
	#33 Title Chat - AUG 2004 - Forgery Prevention Program Reward Claimed
	#34 Title Chat - SEP 2004 - Warning Signs of Possible Forgery
	#35 Title Chat - OCT 2004 - Warning Signs of Possible Forgery (continued)
	#36 Title Chat - NOV 2004 - Warning Signs of Possible Forgery (conclusion)
	#37 Title Chat - DEC 2004 - Another Fraud & Forgery Reward Claimed
	#38 Title Chat - JAN 2005 - HUD Issues Interim Rule Exemption Exempting Certain Governmental Agency Sales and Inherited Prop....
	#39 Title Chat - FEB 2005 - Appraisal Inflation - What is It
	#40 Title Chat - MAR 2005 - What if the Borrower Files for Bankruptcy Before the Closing
	#41 Title Chat - APR 2005 - Two More Forgery Prevention Program Rewards Claimed in March
	#42 Title Chat - MAY/JUN 2005 - President Bush Signs Bankruptcy Reform
	#43 Title Chat - JUL/AUG 2005 - RESPA Reform, Round 2
	#44 Title Chat - SEP/OCT 2005 - Title Searches
	#45 Title Chat - NOV/DEC/JAN 2006 - What if there is a Previous Purchase Contract - Can we close
	#46 Title Chat - JAN/FEB/MAR 2006 - What if there is a Previous Contract - What happens to the deposits
	#47 Title Chat - APR 2006 - Two Steps Closer to Electronic Recordings
	#48 Title Chat - MAY/JUN 2006 - Title Insurance Industry Under a Microscope
	#49 Title Chat - JUL/AUG 2006 - Need a Release from the Internal Revenue Service
	#50 Title Chat - SEP 2006 - More Federal Action Involving Property Flips
	#51 Title Chat - OCT/NOV 2006 - ALTA Approves Updated Forms
	#52 Title Chat - DEC/JAN 2007 - New 2006 ALTA Commitments, Endorsements and Policy Forms
	#53 Title Chat - FEB/MAR 2007 - The 2006 ALTA Owner’s Policy
	#54 Title Chat - APR/MAY 2007 -The 2006 ALTA Loan Policy
	#55 Title Chat - JUN/JUL 2007 - The Federal Govenment May want to go into the Insurance Business
	#56 Title Chat - AUG/SEP/OCT 2007 - ALTA Lauches Title Industry Consumer Initiative
	#57 Title Chat - NOV 2007 - ALTA At Work for Us
	#58 Title Chat - DEC 2007 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Requirements
	#59 Title Chat - JAN/FEB 2008 - Proposed Uniform General Closing Instructions
	#60 Title Chat - MAR 2008 - So What Is New From Washington
	#61 Title Chat - APR/MAY 2008 - Changes Proposed to RESPA
	#62 Title Chat - JUN 2008 - So How Did The Title Industry Fare in 2007
	#63 Title Chat - JULY/AUG - The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
	#64 Title Chat - SEPTEMBER 2008 - Is the Money in Your Escrow Account Insured Against Bank Failure
	#65 Title Chat - OCTOBER 2008 - The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the "Act") and FDIC Insurance Increase
	#66 Title Chat - NOV/DEC 2008 - HUD Publishes Final Rule on RESPA Changes
	#67 Title Chat - JAN/FEB 2009 - More New American Land Title Association (ALTA) Endorsements
	#68 Title Chat - MAR/APR/MAY 2009 - Introduction to ALTA Homeowner's Policy and ALTA Expanded Coverage Residential Loan Policy
	#69 Title Chat - JUN/JULY/AUG/SEPT/OCT/NOV 2009 - NEW RESPA REGULATIONS BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2010
	#70 Title Chat - December 2009/January 2010 An Interesting Title Issue Involving Beach Rights
	#71 Title Chat January / Febuary / March 2010 The Three Week Escrow Nightmare
	#72 Title Chat - April/May 2010 Alta Modifies Some Policy Forms and Endorsements and Creates Another Endorsement Form.pdf
	#73 Title Chat - June/July 2010 The Supreme Court Speaks

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