Covius Holdings reached an agreement to acquire Nationwide Title Clearing (NTC). Upon the closing of the acquisition, approximately 670 NTC associates will join Covius, including the company’s senior management. Read on for more.

Accounting and consulting firm Bennett Thrasher added a new chief growth officer. Working directly with the partner leadership team, he will help to enhance growth strategies and business development processes. Read on for more about the new chief growth officer.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit public comment on a range of questions related to the implementation of amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act regarding trading antiquities.The ANPRM is the first in a series of regulatory actions FinCEN will undertake to implement Section 6110 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, which became law on Jan. 1, 2021.

The General Court of New Hampshire adopted legislation that, among other things adopts the revised uniform law on notarial acts and the uniform real property electronic recording act. The majority of these provisions will go into effect Feb. 6, 2022.

A New York state court addressed whether a title insurer was obligated to inform its agent of a title claim arising from a title policy it issued. Nor did the insurer have to seek its agent’s consent before settling.

A price increase of almost 20% year-to-year is unheard of – until now. Home prices hit record highs in 19 of the 20 cities included in monthly Case-Shiller reports.

Consumer sentiment dropped for the second month in a row, though attitudes about personal situations rose – both current outlooks and expectations for next year.