News & Analysis as of August 16, 2025

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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

Fannie Mae: New Title, Closing Requirements for Multifamily Mortgages

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 8/5/2025

For the past few years, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Agency have investigated suspect fraudulent deals. After the great financial crisis, several regulations were implemented to increase the number...more

Beyond the Surface: Hidden Title Issues That Can Halt Your Foreclosure

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 7/31/2025

In order for a lending institution to successfully take real estate through foreclosure litigation and have the real estate sold at a sheriff sale, the property needs to have a clear title. What many do not understand is that...more

Fannie Mae Releases New Title, Closing Requirements for Multifamily Mortgage Loans

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 5/15/2025

Continuing a focus on knowing your clients and fraud, Fannie Mae released last week Title and Closing Requirements for Multifamily Mortgage Loans Form 4650, a comprehensive update that will impact how you set up future...more

Lenders Must Act Fast to Recover Funds in Fraudulent Loan Schemes

Offit Kurman on 2/13/2025

Lenders get into a groove with originating loans with existing and new borrowers. So often, the closing comes and goes, and the monthly payments commence without any trouble. But then a borrower comes along who seeks to...more

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 7, 2020

Carlton Fields on 2/19/2020

Real Property Update - Fraudulent Transfer: Real property that was worth less than mortgage encumbering it was not an asset per the plain language of section 726.102(2) and, therefore, could not support fraudulent transfer...more

Title Insurance: What is its Value?

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 10/13/2016

As I type this blog post, I am sitting at my desk with a four-inch-thick binder filled with title insurance forms—form policies, form endorsements, premium rate tables, survey requirements, etc.—and it occurs to me that many...more

Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending July 31 & August 7, 2015

Carlton Fields on 8/11/2015

Foreclosure: non-borrower owner of real property as tenants-in-common with borrower not required to sign mortgage for borrower to encumber only his interest in the property and non-borrower’s signature on mortgage reflected...more

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