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ATG COVID-19 Update #26: Masks Required in ATG Offices
08/02/2021 - 6:21pm
Agents in All States Effective Immediately ATG continues to follow the CDC and local governmental recommendations for health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. For your protection, we are re-...
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New Illinois Legislation Passed Regarding Remote Notarization
07/29/2021 - 9:58am
EDITOR'S NOTE: See the August update. Hot Topic (originally posted July 29, 2021): Public Act 102-160 | Illinois Notary Public Act Revision On July 26, 2021, SB2664 was signed into law as Public Act...
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Zoom Phishing Scam Warning
07/20/2021 - 4:55pm
As COVID-19 safeguards have led to an explosion of online video conferencing (using platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and others) the fraud community has responded, and Zoom was its first...
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Niles Eliminating Pre-Inspections
06/30/2021 - 9:34am
The Village of Niles will no longer require pre-transfer inspections starting August 1, 2021. Questions? Read the Village's June 23, 2021, announcement for details and contact information.
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Stealing House?
04/01/2021 - 2:29pm
by Frank Pellegrini EDITOR'S NOTE: Like wire fraud, home-title fraud is on the rise. There are fraud-monitoring services available for a price, but as our author points out, homeowners in many...
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Wisconsin Updates Remote Online Notarization Guidelines
02/16/2021 - 10:06am
On January 27, 2021, the State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) released a notice with guidelines for implementing remote online notarization (RON) in Wisconsin. The notice...
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Wire Instructions Update for Chicago-Area Closings
01/20/2021 - 11:52am
ATG updated the Wire Transfer Instructions for closings in our Chicago-area offices (see details). For closings in other ATG offices, see Wire Transfer Instructions. ATG has procedures in place for...
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