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TLTA Board approves positions on
2002 agenda items
The Rule portion of the 2002 Texas Title Insurance Biennial
Hearing will take place on September 24, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 100 of
the William P. Hobby Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in
Austin. The Rate portion is currently set for December 15, 2003 at 9:30
a.m. For a complete list of TLTA’s positions,
please click here.
The TLTA Board of Directors recently adopted positions for the
remaining agenda items that had previously been tabled by the Rates, Rules &
Forms committee for further study.
(Click here for a list of positions voted
on at the September 8th Board meeting)
Latest on RESPA
Reform
HUD
Secretary Mel Martinez was a recent guest on CNBC’s Power Lunch in which he
discussed his plans for the upcoming release of the revised proposed rule
relating to RESPA changes.
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Grassroots efforts continue on HUD’s attempt to reform RESPA
TLTA
has continued to call upon its membership to meet with members of Congress
while they are in Texas. Special thanks to TLTA members Jeff
Davis, Safeco Land Title Company of Fort Worth and Larry Townsend, Rattikin
Title Company of Fort Worth who met with Congressman Joe Barton (R-Ennis) and
Allen Shindler, Lawyers Title Company of Houston who met with Kevin Brady
(R-The Woodlands).
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HUD reaches
settlement with Realtors regarding free
virtual home tours
In
July’s Dateline Austin, we informed you about the latest on HUD’s
attempt to fine title companies for allegedly violating Section 8 in relation
to virtual tours. HUD’s latest action is aimed at real estate agents who
allegedly accepted free internet-based virtual home tours from title companies in the
Austin area.
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Perry calls third special session
Governor
Rick Perry has called a third special session that began at noon on
Monday, September 15.
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TDI completes homeowners insurance
rate reviews
The Texas
Department of Insurance (TDI) spent most of the summer evaluating all of
Texas homeowner’s insurance rates which was mandated by the Texas
Legislature under the provisions of SB 14.
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TDI link
to TTIGA Quarterly Reports!
TDI has
added the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association Quarterly reports
to their website. For your convenience we have added a direct link to
the reports on the TLTA website on the
Legislative/regulatory page.
FCC
postpones DO-NOT-FAX rule
On July 3,
2003, the Federal Communications Commission released an order revising
facsimile advertising rules pursuant to the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act of 1991.
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U.S.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Shelby plans hearing
Senator
Richard Shelby has announced a September 2003 hearing on “the state of
the industry.” The hearing will include a variety of issues including
the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
He is also accepting recommendations for additions to the hearing
agenda. Shelby said the hearing will anticipate future issues rather
than focusing on the recent past.
PRIA
proposes National Standard for First Page Indexing Requirements
The
Property Records Industry Association
(a
national association whose membership is composed of major participants
in the property records industry, including public officials,
associations and the private sector) recently posted a draft of a white
paper on its website [www.pria.us] entitled "First Page Indexing
Requirements, Proposed National Standard." More story |
