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A Message from REBA President Tom Moriarty2/19/2010
Last April, we received an adverse ruling in Federal District Court in our fight against out-of-state non-lawyer settlement services providers. REBA appealed that decision and the subsequent fee order to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. We also requested that the First Circuit certify to our Supreme Judicial Court the core question of whether conveyancing is, in fact, the practice of law. That request remains pending more >>
ALTA Invoices Concern REBA Members2/25/2010
This past September, the American Land Title Association announced that ALTA intended to license the use of its uniform title insurance policy forms. This initiative was developed by independent title agents, members of ALTA, who felt that "new agents were not paying their fair share." ALTA President Mike Pryor, noted that, “A lot of agents think the forms belong to their underwriters, but the truth is, our trade association created the standardized forms and filled a unique role bringing the more >>
