TitleBytes News & Happenings
A Look at the Year Ahead for MLTA 2020
Feb 19, 2020
By: Darlene Wilsey, MLTA President-Elect All (Members) Welcome! Michigan Land Title Association Board and committee members are anxiously awaiting your arrival at our 2020 association events! Association leaders and committee members have worked countless hours, to offer our members timely, content-rich industry education events, impactful legislative networking opportunities, and role-specific training workshops. So, whether you […]
You Don’t Say…. Voice Cloning Technology
Feb 19, 2020
By Cindy Immonen, NTP, CLTP The FBI reports that direct financial losses caused by business email compromise (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) has surpassed $12.5 billion worldwide! The frequency of these attacks continues to grow at staggering rates, impacting more than 90 percent of organizations, and affecting nearly 1 percent of all emails sent. […]
State of the State, and then some …
Feb 19, 2020
By Patti Tremblay, Michigan Legislative Consultants Over the last few weeks Lansing has been full of activity. As I write this, I have watched three major presentations in the span of ten days. The Governor gave her State of the State speech, the State of the Union response, and the state budget presentation. The Governor […]
The Federal Cannabis discussion and debate continues …
Feb 19, 2020
Allan Dick, WFG National Title A recent MLive article on the January 28, 2020 federal conviction of a former owner of medical-marijuana dispensaries in several Michigan cities (Hydroworld dispensaries) reminds us of the ongoing conflict between state laws, like Michigan’s, and the as yet unchanged federal laws classifying marijuana as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. […]
Improve Your Workflow by Leveraging Your Technology
Feb 19, 2020
By: Ethan Powsner, Esq., Vice President of Technology and Market Development, Fidelity National Financial In my meetings in the Midwest and Mid-south, I frequently see many opportunities for title agents to take advantage of their existing software to improve their workflow. If these agents could invest a few dollars in software, hardware, and some training, […]