The Wall Street Journal on title insurance....

The U.S. title-insurance industry faces increasing pressure from regulators to justify the fees charged to consumers for ensuring they have clear ownership of their homes. For most people, title insurance is just another mysterious fee they must pay when they buy a home or refinance a mortgage. Unlike some of those fees, though, title charges aren’t negligible. They range from several hundred to

more Pittsburgh area indictments

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guess the fox made it into the hen house

Fascinating choice by the Obama administration.David H. Stevens was the past President & COO of Long & Foster Realtors; Vice President of Mortgage, Title, and Insurance Division for Longer & Foster; Executive Vice President for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage; on the Lender's Advisory Council for the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA); on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Mortgage

query: can you request a reissue rate on a foreclosed home?

Sure can. The rules may differ in other states but in PA, if that foreclosed mortgage was dated within the last ten years, you're entitled to the reissue rate.

June 6, 2009 Commissioner Joel Ario Pennsylvania Insurance Department 1326 Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 RE: final comment on public hearing for title insurance Dear Commissioner Ario: The give and take in the public hearing on title insurance was insightful and certainly raised some ideas that were outside of the box for me. Thank you for

TIRBOP revises rate filing

They have withdrawn their request to change the rate premium structure. They are still seeking approval of a new CSL including an increase in the CSL fee from $35 to $75.Amended Rate FilingOriginal Rate filingHere's my comment to the PA Dept. of Insurance concerning the amended rate filing:I'd like to offer these comments concerning the request by TIRBOP to increase the CSL fee to $75 and extend

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