All of us remember the introduction of computers in the title industry which was heralded as a time saving method of generating the necessary HUD1 settlement sheets and ancillary documents necessary for us to perform our daily profession. Since then, computers have infiltrated many aspects of our personal lives from banking to Netflix predicting for…
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A Tale of Adverse Possession on a Title Agent’s Land
As a title agent with more than 35 years of experience behind me I have heard many tales of adverse possession. I never thought I would be a victim of adverse possession myself, but sadly, I find that my property has been used, for some time evidently, by others for their enjoyment, without my knowledge,…
MLTA Convention – Report from the Field
The 2018 MLTA Fall Convention was held September 6-7 at the Loews Annapolis Hotel. MLTA is proud to report that over 200 land title professionals were in attendance – our largest Convention in over a decade! Students earned 5 hours of CE credits onsite, and received 3 hours of exclusive online education as part of…
Are You the Weakest Link in Your Office?
What attracted many title insurance producers to a career in the title industry was the social aspects of the day to day profession. The individual social qualities of empathy, ethics, commitment to hard work and a desire to improve the lives of others were the characteristics that made title insurance professionals successful in their practices…
Mick Mulvaney- CFPB Interim Director-The Emperor with No Clothes?
Mark S. Lynch, Esq. It was only a couple of years ago that the daily topic of conversation among title professionals was TRID, threats of CFPB enforcement actions against the title industry and potential of stronger regulations through Dodd-Frank. While these regulatory frameworks are still in place, there is currently a noticeable lack of discussion…
MLTA Foundation Announces 2017 Grant Awards
The Maryland Land Title Association Foundation Inc. announced the 2017 grant awards to the Havre De Grace Opera House and Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna servicing Cecil and Harford Counties. The MLTAF, through its Board of Trustees comprised of Executor Director Jan Lynch, a former MLTA President, Mark Lynch, Financial Director and former MLTA President and…