Entries by Adan Gutierrez

ALERT! Date Abbreviation Best Practices

With the New Year upon us, multiple law enforcement agencies across the country are advising consumers, legal and financial professionals to take care to write out the entire year, 2020, when dating and signing documents. Using the shorter abbreviation will allow fraudsters to alter documents by adding numerals after the 20, thus altering the date […]

DFS Press Release: Cybersecurity Risk Alert

The Department of Financial Services (DFS) gave a formal press release that was distributed on January 4, 2020 outlining the heightened risk of cyber attacks from hackers affiliated with the Iranian government. There is a history with Iran launching cyber attacks against the U.S. and the financial services industry. DFS is urging all regulated entities […]

January Webinars

Introduction to Manufactured Homes Wednesday, January 8, 2020 – 10:00am PST/1:00pm EST Please join us for an introduction to Manufactured Home guidelines, procedures and suggestions to help make the process smoother. This is a segment of our business that often is met with hurdles, questions and confusion. The purpose of this class is to help […]

Join us for our last CRMP class of the year!

Fraud Prevention – CRMP Certified Course Wednesday, December 18, 2019 – 10:00am PST/1:00pm EST Join us for a class dedicated to enhancing the security of your transaction. We have compiled a comprehensive overview of some of the most common ways you can detect and prevent fraud. Allow us to share with you ways to stay […]

November Webinars

Ins and Outs of Title and Settlement in Texas Tuesday, November 12, 2019 – 10:00am PST/1:00pm EST Join us for a webinar dedicated to walking you through a Texas closing from start to finish, with an emphasis on Texas guidelines. We will review vesting tips and hints, required forms and documents, state specific fees, trusts […]

September Webinars

Title Review 101 Wednesday, September 11, 2019 – 10:00am PST/1:00pm EST  Please join us as we will discuss the basics of title insurance, title commitments and how to review the reports for important and relevant information that will need to be addressed during the transaction.     Tips to Improve Your Closing Experience Wednesday, September […]

NEW Condominium Webinar

Condominiums tend to be complex in the reverse mortgage world.  The future looks promising with the introduction of new proprietary products and the most recent FHA changes.  With the announcement of the new condo rule, we are launching a new webinar dedicated to a few hot topics pertaining to these property types. We’ll walk you […]

CertifID Video Library: Fraud Prevention

CertifID has a video library dedicated to teaching you about different areas and focuses of fraud presented by Tom Cronkright, CEO & Co-Founder of CertifID. Videos include: New Fraud Trend: Cash-out Mortgage Refinances are Targets of New Fraud Expanding Protection to Buyers Hardware to Harden Your Security How Does This Keep Happening Click here to […]

Texas Rate Updates

The Texas Commissioner of Insurance issued an Official Order making changes to rate and rate rules that will take effect September 1, 2019. The changes to the rates include the following: A decrease of 4.9% to the basic premium rate The base rate tier for policies will now start at $25,000 (increased from the previous […]