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2012 |
May 2013 Annual Conference, May
Perspectives: How Important are Technological Improvements to the Title
Industry?, Warehouse Lenders Take Agent Vetting In-House,
Congratulations to Our New Certified Professionals!, Meet the TLTA
Staff: Aaron Day and Lynne Daves, Welcome to Our New TLTA Members!,
Roland Love Receives Crystal Hope Award, Board Approves Changes to TLTA
Bylaws, TLTA Job Bank Featured Postings
April 2013 2013 TLTA Land Title
School of Texas a Great Success, CFPB Defines Qualified Mortgage, Issues
Ability-to-Repay Rule, Meet the TLTA Staff: Michael De La Rosa and
Brandy Garner, Texas Historical Commission Charges Ahead With a New
Vision, Welcome to Our New TLTA Members!, Catch Four Great Speakers at
TLTA's South Texas Seminar, Texas Drought Sparks Water Woes and
Innovation, NOW OPEN: TLTA Annual Conference & Business Meeting, Tim
Redding Joins FNTI as VP & Underwriting Counsel, Westcor Announces New
Texas Agency Representative, In Memorium
February 2013 TLTA Perspectives:
What Do You Wish You Had Known When You Started in the Title Industry?,
Jocelyn Sexton Joins TLTA as Director of Programs, Products & Services,
Nominate Someone Today for the 2013-2014 TLTA Board of Directors,
Welcome to Our New TLTA Members!, TLTA Past President Sworn in as
District Judge in New Braunfels, Catch Four Great Speakers at TLTA's
South Texas Seminar, Want Your Texas Photo Featured on the TLTA
Homepage?, University Title Celebrates 40 Years by Donating $80,000 to
Local Charities, Kim Fernea Joins Corridor Title as Director of Business
Development, Congratulations to Our New Certified Professionals!, TLTA
Job Bank Featured Postings
December 2012 Remembering Terry
Grantham, 1956-2012, Perk Up Your Employees and Improve the Bottom Line,
Welcome to Our New TLTA Members!, TLTA Senior VP and COO Mary Beth Kiser
Accepts New Position, Want Your Texas Photo Featured on the TLTA
Homepage?, Loan Servicers Provide $152 Million in Support to Texas
Homeowners, TLTA Job Bank Featured Job
October 2012 TLTA Perspectives:
Does 'Flex Time' Work in the Title Industry?, TLTA Members Named to ALTA
Board
and Executive Committees, Stewart Executives Appointed to American Bar
Association Leadership Positions, WFG National Title Retains Industry
Veteran to Assist Texas Agents, Last Chance to Become a TLTA Individual
Member for Just $20!, TLTA Members Support Potter County Courthouse
Rededication, Want Your Texas Photo Featured on the TLTA Homepage?, Have
You Subscribed to the Online Basic Manual?
August 2012 TLTA Perspectives:
How Do You Balance Your Work and Home Life?, Become a TLTA Individual
Member Today for Just $20, Top Lawsuits Impacting the Title Industry,
Board Approves Changes to TLTA Bylaws, State of Affordability, Fall
TLTA Certification Test Dates Announced, In Memorium: TLTA Past
President Kirk Kuykendall, New Resource to Help You Explain Title
Insurance, Welcome to Our New Members!
July 2012
Successful 2012 Annual Conference Educates, Entertains and Informs,
2012-2013 Board of Directors Elected,
Celia Goode-Haddock Awarded Title Person of the Year, Janet Minke
Awarded James H. Garst President's Award, Belinda Mitchell, Don Hughes
and Kary Mersmann Honored with Professional Excellence Awards, Allyson
Macatee and Pam Butler Receive E. Gordon Smith Award, Lisa Beville
Receives Peggy Hays Teaching Excellence Award, Congrats Certified Title
Professionals!, Save the Date for Next Year!
May 2012
TLTA Perspectives: Staying Passionate About Your Work, Make Your
Nomination Today for Title Person of the Year!, Shale of the Century:
Small Towns Dazed by Eagle Ford Influx, Congrats to the Inaugural Class
of TLTA's Alex H. Halff
Leadership Academy!, New Program: Owning and Managing a Texas Title
Agency, New Texas Underwriter: First National Title Insurance Company,
In
Memorium
March 2012 TLTA
Perspectives: Generational Stereotypes in the Workplace, Last Chance to
Nominate Someone for TLTA's 2012 Professional Excellence Award, TLTA
Board and Staff Build Home With Habitat for Humanity, To Test or Not to
Test? Absolutely, No Question., Don't Miss These Live Education Events!,
Leadership Changes at
Alliant National Title, Title Resources Adds Two Executives to Lead
Texas Agency Business, First Community Title Company Acquires Agency
January 2012
TLTA Perspectives: New Series Addressing Generational Differences in the
Workplace, Federal Reserve White Paper Suggests Creation of Online Lien
Registry, First American Announces Agreement to Acquire Hexter-Fair
Title Company, Limited Seats! FNF Purchases SoftPro from LPS,
Congratulations to Our New
Certified Professionals!
November 2011
TLTA Regional Meetings Continue Across the State, Trinity Title
Fundraiser for Bastrop Fire Victims, Stewart Appoints Matt Morris New
CEO, University Title Company Named One of Best Companies to Work
in Texas, Renew your TLTA Individual Membership Today!,
CourthouseDirect.com Named Among Top Places to Work in Houston, ALTA
Announces Board and Executive Committees, North American Names New Texas
Regional Counsel, Ruidoso, NM Title Company for Sale
September 2011
How Do Your Operations Measure Up?, Top 10 Lawsuits Impacting the Title
Industry, TLTA Renews Commitment to Help Save Historic Texas
Courthouses, TDI Moving to New Web Address, TDI Seeks Program Specialist
II, Distinguish Yourself With TLTA Certification, TLTA Bringing Live
Seminar to Corpus Christi on Oct. 18!, Member Spotlight, Dawn Bowers,
Customer Advocate, University Title Company, In Memoriam: Shirley
Reader, Westcor Names George Stablein State Manager, R.L. “Burr”
Buckalew joins StarTex Title Co., Corridor Names New Escrow Officer,
Area Manager, Mary Beth Kiser Elected to TSAE Board, Ruidoso, NM Title
Company for Sale
August 2011
TLTA Holds Board Planning Meeting, Welcome to Our New Members, Perry
Appoints Eleanor Kitzman New TDI Commissioner, ALTA Promotes Michelle
Korsmo to CEO, The Moving Stresses We Often Forget About, 4 TLTA
Professional Certification Test Dates This Fall, Individual Membership
Free Through September!, Member Spotlight, Matthew Wilson, Escrow
Officer, Sierra Title Company, Mike Savas to Serve as First American
Texas Underwriting Manager, Alliant Adds New COO and CIO, Corridor Title
Announces Three Promotions, Jason Bragg Joins National Investors Title
Insurance Company, Texan Title Holdings Acquires Brazos County Abstract
Company, View the most read email last month
June 2011
We Need Your Feedback!, 2011-2012
Board of Directors Elected, Celia Flowers Awarded Title Person of the
Year, Mark Greek Awarded James H. Garst President's Award, Carolyn
Gaston, John DeLoach and Jamie Jacks Honored With Professional
Excellence Awards, Ross Weaver Receives E. Gordon Smith Scholarship
Award, Brandi Abercrombie Receives Peggy Hayes Teaching Excellence
Award, Brandy Barton Receives Rising Star Award, Representatives Drew
Darby, Jose Menendez and Rodney Anderson Honored With Outstanding
Legislator Awards, Save the Date for Next Year!, Thank You to Our
Sponsors!
April 2011
TDI Issues Call for Agent Statistical Data for 2010 - Important
Deadlines Below, Compliance Update: Stat Code Reporting, Consumer Bureau
to Release Model Mortgage Forms Soon, Fed Proposes Minimum Standards for
Home Loans, Congratulations to the New Certified Professionals,
Preparing for the Coming Talent Boom, Board Approves Routine Changes to
TLTA Bylaws, Join TLTA for a South Texas Seminar!, Last Chance to
Nominate Your Peers
for an Award, Sign Up for TLTA Committee and Volunteer Service Now!,
Texas is Burning – Make a Donation Today, Welcome New TLTA Members,
University Title Company Celebrates Aggie Victory
March 2011
TLTA Publishes 2010 State of the Association, Top 5 TDI Enforcement
Actions, TLTA Member Partners with
Courthouse Program, Virus Attack Amplifies Need for Title Companies to
Safeguard Information, Survey Shows Application to Closing Taking
Longer, Hot Topic: FIRPTA & Cash Reporting, TLTA Education is Coming to
South Padre & College Station!, Building a Better Online Basic Manual,
Our Top-Selling Title Exam
Handbook is Back!, Gail Veliz, Deputy Director of Operations, Fidelity
Residential Solutions, In Memoriam: Bud Meinecke, Jr., 90% of Sierra
Title El Paso Employees are Individual Members, Welcome to Our New
Members
February 2011
TLTA Accepting Board Nominations, Recommend a TLTA Member Today, TLTA
Represents Membership at Agent Solvency Rule Hearing, Independent Agent
Title Premiums Drop 33% in 3 Years, Sales Down, Prices Slightly Up for
Texas Homes in 2010, Things That Go Boom: Texas' Population, New Hire
Reporting Signals Stronger Texas Job Market, Warren Answers Questions on
New Consumer Bureau, Treasury Delays Report on Fannie and Freddie
Reform, Reverse Mortgages: Everything You Need to Know, Audit Survival:
TDI, Underwriter and Annual Independent Agents, Distinguish Yourself:
Get
Certified, Paul Knouse, Team Manager, LandSafe Title of Texas, In
Memoriam: TLTA Past President Zeb Fitzgerald, Welcome to Our New
Members, TLTA Names Mary Beth Kiser Senior VP & COO, Changes at
University Title Company, WFG Names New Assistant VP & Agency Rep
December 2010
TLTA Board of Directors Update, Commissioner Issues Rate Order, TLTA
Responds, Texas Adds Jobs, but Jobless Rate Stays at 8.1%, Doutzer on
Economy: ‘From Choppy Waters to Calmer Seas’, Texas Faring Better Than
U.S. in Foreclosures, ALTA Names New President, Awards Honorary
Memberships, Stay Current: TLTA Hot Topics Page, Save the Date: 2011 Day
at the
Capitol, Brandy Barton, Branch Manager, DHI Title, Welcome to Our New
Members, Life's
View From Odd Angles: An Abstractor's Point of View, In Memoriam: Ed
Cutrer, TLTA Past-President Mike Ramsey Retires, WFG Announces
Leadership Changes, Gracy Title Named Among ‘Best Places to Work’,
Southwest Abstract Celebrates 100 Years
September 2010
ALTA Reports Dip in Title Insurance Premiums for Q2, HUD Releases Second
Volume of RESPA Roundup, NEW: TLTA Live Education Calendar, TLTA is
Coming to You!, Young Professional Network Rapidly Growing – Join Today,
Member Spotlight: Mark Macejewski,
TLTA Presents Awards to Kirk Kuykendall and the late Wendell Strahan,
Excel Title Group Acquires Ameristar Title Company, Alliant Title Named
Among Fast Growing Entrepreneurs, Stewart National Title Services
Announces Leadership Change
August 2010
The Changing Face of Texas
The New Financial Reform Law: How Will It Impact You?, ALTA, TLTA and
Other State Associations Partner, Are you Prepared for eMortgages?,
National Title Underwriter Announces Texas Agency Team, TLTA Committees
Hold First Meetings, TLTAbay Annual Auction Coming Soon!, TLTA is Coming
to You!, 2010-2011 TLTA Member Directory Available Now, Active Escrow
Officers List Now Online, TLTA Member Carl Pankratz Selected for State
Bar Leadership Class
July 2010
U.S. Senate Approves Financial Overhaul Legislation, Congress Approves
First-Time Home Buyers Tax Credit Extension, TLTA Holds Summer Board
Meeting, New TLTA Board of Directors Elected at
TLTA Annual Conference and Business Meeting, Show What You Know - Become
Certified, Welcome to Our New Members, Bert Massey Retires as
Brownwood Mayor, Edwards Abstract and Title Co. Announces Merger,
RamQuest Announces New Leadership, 2010 Annual Conference & Business
Meeting Photo Highlights,Real Estate Center Economist Speaks at Opening
Session, Congrats
Tahoe Tuesday Winners, Chris Phillips Named Title Person of the Year,
Randy Pittman Awarded James H. Garst President's Award, TLTA Recognizes
New Honorary Members, Rob Armstrong and John Bruce Honored With
Professional Excellence Awards, Brandi Abercrombie Named TLTA's 2010
Rising Star, Aaron Murray Receives E. Gordon Smith Scholarship Award,
Make Plans to Join Us Next Year
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May 2010 Featured Article: We, Title By: Dan
Hassen, Sr. Vice President, Old Republic National Title Insurance
Company, Statistical Report Call Issued , TLTA Announces New Certified
Title Insurance Designees, Annual Agent and Underwriter Section Meetings
Set for June, 2010-2011 Officers and Board of Directors
Nominated, Call for Volunteers - Choose Your Committee and Serve Your
Industry,
TLTA's Young Title Professionals' Network Announces June Event, In
Memoriam - Glenda Miles, 1943-2010, Real Estate Disposition, LLC
Acquires Commerce Title Branches, TLTA Staff Demonstrates the Benefit of
Staff Community Service
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March 2010 TLTA and ALTA Enter Into Membership
Agreement, Senate Committee Passes Restoring American Financial
Stability Act of
2010, TLTA
Young Professional Happy Hours in Austin & Houston, James Ganzer
Named North
American Title Insurance Company’s Texas State Agency Manager, Call for
Professional Excellence Award Nominations, County Courthouses a Gateway
to the
Past, Help Preserve and Protect Our History, Public Notice Regarding
Southern
Title Insurance Corporation
February 2010 TLTA
Publishes State of the Association 2009, Nomiate a Difference-Maker for
the PEA, In Memoriam: Alex Halff, 1922-2010, Past President B.B Schraub
Retiring From the Bench, Q&A with Kristy Santelia, TLTA Young
Professional, Calling All Young Professionals
January
2010 TLTA Task Force Studying Ways for Agents to
Comply With New Wind-Down Plan Requirements, Biennial Rules Hearing
Order Takes Effect February 1, 2008 Agent Statistical Data Now
Available, TDHCA Manufactured Housing Division Information Now Available
on TLTA Website, It's a New
Year, a New Decade and a New and Improved TLTA Directory, In Memoriam:
John A. Coselli, Sr., 1916-2010, Members Join TLTA in Helping Relief
Efforts in Haiti, Q&A with Julia Neely - TLTA Young Professional
Committee Member, Celia Goode-Haddock Awarded Bubba Moore Lifetime
Achievement Award, Webb County Title Plant for Sale
December
2009 SOAH Judges Issue Recommendation in
2008 Biennial Rate Hearing, Mark Bilbrey Appointed President of Old
Republic Title Companies, Real Estate Disposition, LLC Announces
Acquisition of Commerce Title Retail, Fannie, Freddie Set New HAMP
Guidelines on Documentation, HUD Releases New Consumer Home Buying
Guide, Featured Articles, Escrow Officers: Avoid the Bad Rap; Give Good
Advice on Surveys and Affidavits by Dawn Enoch Moore, Making a
Difference in the Workplace by Celia Goode Haddock, TLTA Launches New,
Improved Website, Lorie Cornet-Cotten a
Champion for Breast Cancer
November
2009 Mark Winter Installed as ALTA President,
Growing Market Share in a Down Economy by Mark Macejewski, TLTA
Announces New Certified Title Insurance Professionals, Mark Bilbrey
Receives ALTA’s Highest Honor, Gary Farmer Named 2009
Distinguished Citizen by Boy Scout Council, Martin Abstract Honored With
Historical Marker, University Title Company Named One of Texas Top
Companies
October
2009 Title Insurance Amendment Passes -
Significant Concerns Remain with Consumer Financial Protection Agency
Bill, TLTA Files Closing Argument Brief in Biennial Rate Hearing,
Minerals Coverage Order Takes Effect November 1, 2009, 2008 Biennial
Rules Hearing Changes Not Yet in Effect, TLTA Leadership Meets With ALTA
Regarding Their Licensing Forms Fee, New Licensing for Residential Loan
Originators, In Memoriam: Wendell Strahan, 1929-2009TLTA Board
Member Named One of Texas A&M University's Outstanding Alumni,
Banking Veteran Todd Gregory Joins Union Bank, Texas Courthouse
Restoration Project Update, Get Involved in TLTA's Statewide Voter
Registration Drive, TLTA's Kim Schoppert Wins Prestigious Young
Professional Award, TLTA's Day of Service
September
2009 Commissioner Adopts Minerals Coverage,
2008 Biennial Rule Hearing Proposed Rules Published for Final Comment,
Basic Manual Has Changed - Stay in Compliance with TDI, Payrolls
Continue to Shrink in Title Industry, White House Releases H1N1
Guidelines, Follow This Young Professional's Lead and Get Involved,
Stand Up and Stand Out - Become a Certified Professional, In Memoriam:
Joy "Rusty" Mann Carpenter, 1926-2009, TLTA Presents Stewardship
Excellence Award, James Gosdin and Bruce Hawley Receive Appointments
from American Bar Association
July 2009
FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule, Guidelines Aim to Help
Struggling Borrowers, Housing Market Teeters Between Recovery, Relapse,
TLTA President Outlines Goals at Board's Summer Planning Session, TLTA
Board Honors Billy Vaughn, Carmen Thayer Wins TLTA's Individual Member
Drawing
June 2009
Rate Hearing at SOAH Postponed to September, Chief Economist and Banking
Executive Offer Insight on Texas' Economy at TLTA Conference, HUD
Estimates $30 Billion in Reverse Mortgages in FY 2010, Marquez Confirmed
as HUD Assistant Secretary, Home Price-Recovery May Be Undermined by
Appraisals, New TLTA Board of Directors Elected at Annual Conference,
TLTA Director of Operations Earns Certified Association Executive
Designation, Coverage of the 2009 TLTA Conference
May 2009
Food for Thought: The Balancing Act by Leslie Midgley. Bernice Kennedy
Joins TDI, The Latest on RESPA Reform - HUD Secretary Announces Intent
to Move Forward, Ron Sims Sworn in as HUD's Deputy Secretary, Mortgages
Over 5% Mean Fed Purchases as Bonds Slump, TLTA Board Votes to Offer
Substantial Dues
Discount, 2009-2010 TLTA Board Nominees Announced, Annual Agent and
Underwriter Section Meetings Set for June, TLTA Certification Committee
Honors Nancy Ebert, EJ Brent Awarded Peggy Hayes Teaching Excellence
Award, B.J. Huey Awarded TLTA's E. Gordon Smith Award, Suzanne Krupa
Honored by Rotary Club of College Station, In Memoriam: Sara Council
Goode, 1913-2009, In Memoriam:James R. Maher, 1949-2009
April 2009 TLTA Announces Texas'
First Certified Title Professionals, Texas Medicaid Recovery Plan
Authorization Form Available Online, U.S. Mortgage Applications Rose
5.3% Last Week, Housing Data Could Signal if Bust is Over, Home Prices
Return to Affordability in Much of U.S., TLTA Launches Statewide Voter
Registration Efforts, New TLTA Conference Speakers Announced,
Robert Galperin, Esq.
Joins Alliant National, Volunteer Call to Action, Welcome to Our New
Members
March 2009 HUD Suspends Required
Use Provision of New RESPA Changes, Guaranty Association Seeks Opinion
on Open Records, Mark Winter Named ALTA President-Elect, SOAH Pre-Filed
Rate Hearing Testimony Available Online, Minerals Hearing Scheduled at
TDI, Now Accepting 2009-2010 Board Nominations, University Title Ranks
Eighth in Annual Best Texas Companies, Gary Farmer Recognized as One of
"Ten People Who Made A Difference", In Memoriam: Guy Jackson, III,
1931-2009, Wiley T. Alliston, 1918 - 2009
February 2009 Bold Government Can
Solve America's Housing Crisis, Taking Title: Industry Offers Peace of
Mind, Weekly US Jobless Claims Hit New 26-Year High, U.S. Mortgage
Applications Plunge, Feds to Modify Troubled Mortgages, Learn How the
National Scene Affects Texas, Certification Application Deadline
Extended, Board Approves TLTA Bylaws Change, Now Accepting 2009-2010
Board Nominations, Chris Phillips Appointed President of TRG, John
Rothermel Appointed Regional Underwriting Counsel for Stewart Title, In
Memoriam: Michael Barrett, 1944-2009
January 2009 HUD Delays
Implementation of Required Use Rule, TLTA Conference Moves Back to
Texas, Rate Hearing Set for June 2-5, 2009, Third Quarter Financial
Results for Title Industry, Bailout Report Card, Real Estate Markets
Still Plumb for Bottom, Jumbo Mortgage Loan Rates Put Damper on
Refinancing, Who Saw the Housing Bubble Coming?, Invest in Yourself
& Your Profession - Get Certified, Change is in the Wind - Get Up to
Speed on RESPA Reform & More, Hughes Butterworth, Jr., 1931-2008
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December 2008 Rate Hearing Set to
Convene in June, Minerals Meeting Scheduled at TDI, Realtors Begin to
Jump Ship in Texas, Job Losses Mount As Economic Picture Worsens, Obama:
Financial Bailout Must Help Homeowners, Too, HUD Launches Home Financing
Website, The Political Horizon: What Can Employers Expect From The New
President & Congress?, TLTA Announces Launch of Certification
Program, Stewart Title Announces Reorganization, Shirley Reader Retires,
In Memoriam: Estella Schraub, 1933-2008
November 2008 Revised Texas Title
Insurance Experience Report, HUD Announces Changes to RESPA, Fidelity
National Acquiring LandAmerica, Tracking the Texas Economy, Federal
Reserve Cuts Rates, Welcome to New Members, Circle of Stars- Can You
Outshine Joey?, Retirement Doesn't Mean Saying Good-Bye, University
Title Honored, Ramquest Hires New Director of Operations, Rattikin Title
Company on the Move, Kim Seal Puts on Brave Face (and Cap) After Red
Raider Victory
October 2008 TDI Rulemaking
Hearing Update, Oklahoma Land Title Association Sends Best Wishes,
Navigating the Waters of Senate Bill 300, In Memoriam: Bert Corkill,
1937 - 2008, Joyce Henderson, 1941 - 2008, Laurie Lang, 1958-2008,
Robert “Bob” Merritt, 1932-2008
TLTA Pioneer Recognized
September 2008 Biennial Hearing
and Agenda Item Update, TLTA and TMBA Jointly Endorse Best Practices,
Announcing the 2008 Annual TLTAPAC Online Auction -- November 6-13, In
Memoriam: Charles Taylor, 1936-2008, Texas Forms Manual
August 2008 Minerals Coverage
Hearing Update, TLTA Membership Directory Correction, Committee Corner
-- Who's Meeting When About What, Welcome to Our New Members, In
Memoriam: Ruth McCracken, 1918-2008, July Basic Manual Updates on P-24
Now Available, "Supreme Court Permits Employees to Sue for Race-Based
Retaliation Under 1866 Civil Rights" Submitted by James H. Kizziar, Jr.,
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, TLTA-Backed Texas Historic Courthouse
Preservation Program Recognized by White House
July 2008 Conference Special
Edition Newsletter
June 2008 View the Centennial DVD,
Spotlight on the New TLTA President, Changing of the Guard: New TLTA
Board of Directors Elected, TLTA Welcomes New Government Affairs
Director, Individual Member "Dream Vacation" Winner Announced, July
Basic Manual Updates on P-24 Coming Soon, Welcome to Our New Members,
Basic Manual Correction: P-1.f, "Texas Supreme Court Bars Wage Lawsuit
After Pay Day Law Claim is Decided by Texas Workforce Commission"
Submitted by James H. Kizziar, Jr., Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
May 2008 TLTA Milestones,
Commemorative Centennial Magazine Now Available, Order Your 2008
Centennial Membership Directory Today, Welcome to Our New Members,
Annual Agent and Underwriter Section Meetings Scheduled for June 6,
2008, Basic Manual Updates Now Available, New Bylaws on TLTA Web site,
Call to Action! Send Your RESPA Comments to HUD by May 13, In Memoriam:
Ben Steele, 1937-2008, Jim Synodis, 1927-2008, Todd Gregory Promoted to
Vice President and Industry Manager of Countrywide Bank, Pam Rodgers
Named Vice President and Texas Agency Manager of Alliant National Title
Insurance Company, Henry Wade, Jr. Joins The Wade Law Firm, PC
April 2008 Texas Secretary of
State Phil Wilson to Speak at the TLTA Annual Conference, Basic Manual
Changes Coming Soon, Mortgage Fraud: Recognition and Prevention,
Congress Expands FMLA to Provide Leave for Family of Service Members, In
Memoriam: Pam Roberson, 1951-2008, Eric McNeese Joins the Brown County
Abstract Company, Joey Prohaska Opens Professional Escrow and Title
Services, Inc., Call for Company State and National Award Winners
March 2008 Centennial Kick-off
Weekend a Huge Success, Call for Retired Members, TLTA Board of
Directors Supports ALTA Title Industry Consumer Initiative, EEOC
Provides Guidance on Lawful Employee Testing and Screening of
Applicants, In Memoriam: Robert C. Sneed, 1923-2008, Boyer Honored as
New Braunfels' Outstanding Citizen
of the Year, Stewart Title Names Scott McBee Chief Claims Counsel, Jan
Fisher Joins Guaranty Bank, Valley Land Title Company Celebrates 25- and
35-Year Employee Anniversaries, Changes to Basic Manual Coming Soon
January 2008 Closing Transactions
in the 21st Century, Conducting An Employee Background Check, ALTA Hires
Kurt Pfotenhauer, Jack Rattikin, Jr. Named Honorary ALTA Member, Arevalo
Named Executive Vice President for Edwards Abstract and Title, Nominate
Someone for the Professional Excellence Award
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November 2007 Marketing
Strategies, Homeland Security Issues New Rules Regarding SSA No Match
Letters, University Title on Best Companies List, Liesman Joins
Independence Title, Midgley honored by TSAE, A Trip to Vegas Could Be
Yours, New Members
October 2007 The Ins and
Outs or Agent Licensing, Nancy Ebert, TLTA Director of Education,
Receives TSAE Star Volunteer Award, Communications Committee Meets in
Austin
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August 2007 Rate Hearing Referred
to SOAH, Reminder - 2006 Title Insurance Rule Hearing Scheduled for
September 5, 2007, The End of the Arbitration Era by John H. McFarland,
Texas Legislature Wraps Up 80th Session: New Laws Employers Need to
Know, THC/TLTA Partnership Benefits from Funding Approved by 80th
Legislature, TLTA Board and Committees Plan for 2007-2008, TLTA
Centennials Plans are in High Gear
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July 2007 Protecting Privacy - The
Law and Your Company Plan by Joey Prohaska, TLTA Members Kick Up Their
Heels at Annual Conference, Sheri Asbell Installed as 2007-08 TLTA
President, Bob Philo Named 2007 Titleperson of the Year, Professional
Excellence Award Winners Recognized, Tracie Fleming Recognized as TLTA's
2006-2007 Rising Star, Joey Prohaska Receives Super Star and MVP Awards,
Recipients of Peggy Hayes Teaching Award and E. Gordon Smith Award
Honored, Brian Pitman, Allen Place, and Mindy Carr Receive President's
Award, Leslie Midgley Honored for 25 Years of Service to TLTA
May II 2007 E-Mail Tips - Who
Needs 'Em? You Do! by Phyllis J. Mulder, Does the ADA Protect
Disability-Based Misconduct? by James Kizziar, Special Thanks to TLTA's
2006-2007 Volunteers, Congratulations to the 2007 Circle of Stars and
Hall of Fame Winner, Dallas County Courthouse Restoration Celebrated on
May 15
May2007 The Risks When Title is
Insured Using Powers of Attorney by Denise Werst, TDI Issues Call for
2007 Texas Title Insurance Agents Statistical Report for the Calendar
Year Ended December 31, 2006, Spotlight on a Member: Lila Kirkland,
Welcome to Our New Members, New TDI Bulletins, Denise Hurst Joins
Ramquest Software, Inc.
March II 2007 It IS Your
Job! by Mark Greek, Why Doing Nothing Could Be Your Undoing by James
Kizziar, First Courthouse Stewardship Program Held in Austin, April
Board of Directors Meeting Recap, Day at the Capitol, The Circle of
Stars is Growing, TLTA's All Star Line-Up
March 2007 Listening for Dollars -
Customer Complaints Create Profit by Mary Sandro, Day at the Capitol,
Sign Up for Committee Service, New Bylaws on TLTA Website, TLTA Hosts
Tour of Title Plant, TLTA's Centennial Logo Contest Pays Off for Lisa
Beville
January 2007 The American Dream
and the Importance of Title Insurance by Janet S. Minke, Working on a
"Clean Sweep" by Barbara J. Groeger, February Board of Directors
Meeting, Gary Farmer Named Austinite of the Year by Chamber of Commerce,
New Escrow Officer Application, Addendum and FASTPass, In Memoriam:
William "Bill" Barton
TOP
December 2006 Vengeful Employees
and Electronic System Sabotage by James Kizziar, Title Company Website
Marketing - What Every Skeptic Needs to Know submitted by SoftPro Inc.,
Cameron County Courthouse Rededication Ceremony Held, Welcome to Our New
Members, Finding Common Ground - TLTA and TSPS Sponsor First
Joint Seminar in January, In Memoriam: Keith Myrick, In Memoriam: Mike
Willie, Suburban Houston Title Insurance Agency for Sale
September 2006 History of
Courthouse Restoration - TLTA Partners With Texas Historical Commission,
Texas Legislature Enacts Identity Theft Protection Act by James Kizziar,
Sound Decision Making by Barbara J. Groeger, TDI List of Licensed Title
Agents Now On TLTA Website, October Board of Directors Meeting, Agents
Title Insurance Company Announces Name Change to Alliant National Title
Insurance Company/Phyllis J. Mulder Joins Alliant, Shirley Reader
Receives President's Award, Member Services Committee Gets Down to Work,
TLTA/TSPS Partner on Educational Seminar,
In Memoriam: E. Gordon Smith, Guarantee Title Co. Owners Perish in
Airplane Crash
July 2006 Lake Tahoe Wows
Conference Attendees, Boyer Installed as TLTA President, Thanks to the
2005-2006 Board and Committee Members!, Janet S. Minke Named 2006
Titleperson of the Year, Sally Vetters and Shirley Reader Receive
President's Award, PEA Award Winners Recognized at Annual Meeting in
Lake Tahoe, Pittman Named TLTA Super Star
for 2005-2006, the Green Sheet Transitions to TLTA Career Center
June 2006 Little Slip Up,
Big Consequences by James Kizziar, Welcome to Our New Members
March 2006 Shred of Suffer the
Consequences: Federal and Texas Laws Now Require Proper Disposal of
Personal Information by James Kizziar, Listen Up! by Barbara J. Groeger,
The Adventures of Warren T. Deed by Danna Jo Rexrod, April Board of
Directors Meeting, Volunteer Now for 2006-2007 Committees!, Help Our
Friends in the Panhandle, John Magness Promoted to Executive VP for
Landamerica, In Memoriam: Jimmy Harris
January 2006 Department of Labor
Issues Regulations on USERRA by James Kizziar, Your Attitude is Always
Showing by Barbara J. Groeger, TLTA
Members Named Laredoan of the Year, In Memoriam: Edwin E. McWilliams
| 2005 |
December 2005 Is the Entire
Country "Flipping" Out? by Jan Oates, I Just Never Know What to Say -
Seven Great Tips for Networking Success, New Bylaws on TLTA Website, In
Memoriam: Carlos Morris, Stewart Title Pioneers Named Honorary TLTA
Members, In Sympathy for the Waldron Family
October 2005 Refinancing in the
Realm of IRS 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges by Jill Snee, Esq., TLTA Board
News, TLTA Executive Vice President Elected as Chairman of Association
Executive Group. Title Companies, Title Companies Throughout the Texas
Gulf Coast Affected by Hurriance Rita
July 2005 T2R - Or Not? by Joey
Prohaska, Rave Reviews for the Annual Conference in Grapevine, TLTA
Award Winners Recognized at Annual Conference, Titleperson and
President's Award Winners, Bruce Liesman Installed as TLTA President,
2005-2006 TLTA Board Meetings Announcement, 2005-2006 Committee Meetings
Begin This Month, Chapter Nine of the Basic Manual is Now "Title XI",
Edwards Abstract and Title Co. Celebrates 125th Anniversary
April 2005 How to Avoid the
Biggest Sales Mistakes by Dan Allen, TLTA Board Meeting Scheduled for
April 7 in Austin, TLTA Day at the Capitol Draws a Crowd to Austin, PAC
Board Restructuring, Chapter Nine of the Insurance Code is Now Title
Eleven, Certification Committee Update, TLTA Staff Profile - Kelly
Warren
February 2005 P53 Status,
Insurance Commissioner Stepping Down, Marketing to Foreign-Born Clients
by Nina Ivanichvilli, Edwards Abstract and Title Company Named Affiliate
of the Month, Hood Abstract Company Celebrates Their 100th Anniversary!
TLTA Staff Profile - Mindy Carr
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| 2004 |
December 2004 P-53 Update, Rule
Hearing Update, Rate Hearing Postponed, Beware of Predators Bearing
Contract for Deed by David S. Jones, Jack Rattikin, III Elected to ALTA
Board of Governors, TLTA Staff Volunteer Effort Benefit Two Charitable
Organizations, Basic Manual Changes to P-27 and T-37A Were Effective
November 1, TLTA Staff Profile - Paula Thomas
October 2004 TDI Publishes Notice
of 2004 Title Insurance Biennial Hearing, TDI Publishes Notice of
Special Hearing on P-53, T-37A, P-27 and Statistical Plan Changes
Adopted by TDI, Making Successful Presentations by Ellen Schweppe, In
Memoriam: Capt. Andrea R. Houghton, Board of Directors Meeting on
October 20, 2004-2005 Education Schedule Offers New Learning
Opportunities
July 2004 Avoiding Ad Valorem Tax
Losses by Roland Love, Thanks to All TLTA Volunteers!, Annual Awards
Recognize TLTA's Outstanding Volunteers, Marion Daily Named Titleperson
of the Year, Phil Wells and Glenn Clements Receive James H. Garst
President's Award, Grantham Installed as 2004-2005 TLTA President,
2004-2005 Board of Directors Elected, Texas Trails Council Honors Bert
Massey, Joe Grealish Named Regional Manager for FNTIC/Alamo Direct
Operations
May 2004 P-53 FAQs Page Now on
Texas Department of Insurance Website, Common Recording Errors - What's
Changes for the Closer? by Denise Werst, New Bylaws on TLTA Website, In
Memoriam: A.B. Waldron, Priestly Named CFO of Centex Title &
Insurance
March 2004 P-53 Resources and
Information, Work Smarter - Not Harder by Janet S. Minke, Rattikin Title
Company Announces New Chief Executive Officer, TLTA Achieves Goal of 500
Individual Members
February 2004 Texas Congressman
Asks HUD for a RESPA Rule the Real Estate Industry Supports, TLTA Bylaws
Amendments Approved, Underwriter Section Officers Elected
January 2004 2004 Housing Forecast
Looking Robust, REMINDER: TTIGA Reinstates Guaranty Fee on January 1
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| 2003 |
November 2003 2002 Texas Title
Insurance Biennial Hearing, New TLTA Board Member Elected to Fill
Vacancies, TTIGA Reinstates Guaranty Fee, 2002-2003 TLTA Financial Audit
Completed, January Board Meeting
September 2003 Automated Property
Valuation to Surge by Jessica Swesey, 2002 Texas Title Insurance
Biennial Hearing, Upcoming Board Meeting, Cordero Named Chair of Texas
Residential Construction Commission
July 2003 Professional Excellence,
Peggy Hayes and E. Gorgon Smith Awards, Terry Grantham Wins 2003
Titleperson of the Year, Jack Rattikin, Jr. Receives President's Award,
Dave Ginger Installed as 2003-2004 President, In Memoriam: Jake
Jacobsen, Title Texas, Inc. (formerly Safeco Texas Land Title) has named
Dorothy Haight as its Senior Vice President of Commercial Division and
Branch Manager of the Renaissance Tower Office
May 2003 TDI Issues Stat Call, New
Certification Committee for 2003-2004, TLTA Bylaws Amendments Approved,
TLTA Articles of Incorporation, Celia Goode-Haddock Named Real Estate
Center President, TLTA Member's Son Makes Headlines, In Memoriam:
Haywood Moseley, III, The Titleman's Prayer
February 2003 Proposed Rebate Rule
Published, Mortgage Defaults Rising in Area by Shonda Novak, Bylaws
Amendments, 2003-2004 Board Nominations, San Jacinto Title Services has
expanded operations from Nueces and San Patricio counties to include
Aransas and Hidalgo counties
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| 2002 |
December 2002 Introducing TLTA
Downdate, Real Estate Effects Ripple Through Texas Economy, Mortgage
Refinancing Accounts for 20 Percent of Real Economic Growth Since 2001,
TLTA Bylaws Change, TLTA Mission Statement
