US Treasury Begins to Collect Information on Beneficial Owners: 

FinCEN and the Corporate Transparency Act

Effective January 1, 2024, the reporting rules of the Corporate Transparency Act took effect and business entities covered by the law must begin filing reports with FinCEN regarding an entity’s beneficial owners.

For attorneys and others involved in the creation of, and provision of ongoing guidance to, these covered entities (called “reporting companies”), knowledge of the regulations will be instrumental in assisting clients as they deal with the new rules. In particular, it is anticipated that small companies will have challenges with compliance, making informed assistance invaluable.

The information in this Bulletin is a short summary of the rules; readers are encouraged to get more information from the FinCEN website (see full article).

Click here to read the full article.

CATIC March Webinars

*NHMCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. The provider believes this course meets the requirements of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for credits toward the annual NHMCLE requirement. NH attendees must self-determine whether a program is eligible for credit, and self-report their attendance.

NELTA Lunch & Learn

Title Searching – Past, Present & Future

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Presented by: Peter Apter, Owner of MSP Titles, LLC

This webinar will cover the issues involved with the current state of title examining. Topics will cover the ABCs of title searching, online title searching and special situations. Additional areas to be touched upon include the issues of AI and the future of title searching. Ideally, this is a webinar for those involved in handling both residential and commercial real estate transactions.

Registration Fees: FREE for members; $50 Non-Members.

Continuing legal education will be applied for in the following states: Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island.

New England Land Title Association 

1201 Dublin Road, Suite 136 | Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: 614-610-4624 Email: info@nelta.org

Did You Miss a CATIC Webinar?

Don't worry, we've got you covered! All CATIC webinars and supporting documents are available on CATIC Academy. All you need is a CATIC agent login. Click here to access CATIC Academy. If you are a CATIC agent but don't have a login, click here to register.

If you are not a CATIC agent or if you would like to share a webinar with a client, Realtor®, lender, etc., please visit the CATIC/VATC website by clicking here.

Is there a real estate topic you would like to learn more about? Please send an email.

Lau's Corner

2024 Seminars & Events

Please save the following dates:

June 11: Annual June CLE (Full day of CLE fun)

July 19: Vermont Lake Monsters (BBQ & Game)

Invites to be sent as we get closer to the events. Please email Katie with any questions.

Underwriting Question? 

To streamline underwriting, please email UnderwritingVT@catic.com which will automatically go right to Liz and Steve's inbox.

Career Network

We often hear of firms who are hiring. While we welcome phone calls or emails, we have added a career network post under News and Announcements (bottom right-hand corner) on the VATC website.