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Title insurance in tatters

Started by nmindependent · 9 months ago

It is highly unusual for an industry to ask to be regulated, but that is exactly what happened in March of 1985 when the New Mexico legislature passed a bill regulating title insurance at the behest of the industry.
  
The story of how this law came about actually began two months ea ... Continue reading »

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  • phidippides

    10 months ago

    One matter of concern not covered in this excellent article is the threat to title insurance reform posed by the upcoming election in District 3, where the Democrats' legacy candidate, Jerome Block, Jr., has worked for a title insurance company for years. Rick Lass, on the other hand, has worked to support local businesses, worked to repeal taxes on food and medical care, and helped to pass seven good governance amendments to the Santa Fe city charter. Block, on the other hand, seems incapable of making any public statement that is not misleading, and has no qualifications other than being the offspring of past PRC commissioners. I hope the Independent will be covering this important race and the threat inherent in the choice to be made, not just for title insurance reform, but for all the regulatory functions that require more than good genes to address.
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  • Quotes

    4 months ago

    This is immense information, I never knew many of the facts before, thanks for letting all of us readers aware of these facts through this post! You are simply outstanding, thanks for posting and keep rocking:)
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