Special Alert: SLS00350

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Special Alert: SLS00350

Bulletin Document
V 1
Date: March 06, 2007
To: All Issuing Offices
RE: Closing Alert -- Fremont Investment & Loan

Dear Associates:

We have been alerted that you may experience a problem in receiving funds from the following lender/broker:

Fremont Investment & Loan

Fremont Investment & Loan uses, among others, the following addresses:

Fremont Investment & Loan
2727 East Imperial Highway
Brea, CA  92821

Fremont Investment & Loan
P.O. Box 2461
Brea, CA  92821

Fremont Investment & Loan
P.O. Box 19030
San Bernardino, CA  92423

Effective immediately, all policy issuing agents are instructed not to accept any orders or close any transactions involving the above entity without the written approval of the Stewart Legal Services representative listed below:

Mary Payne Thomas
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
1980 Post Oak Blvd,
Suite 710
Houston, Texas 77056
(800) 729-1902
Email: mthomas@stewart.com

If you have transactions which have closed and are pending disbursement, disbursements can only be made on collected funds and you must verify the receipt of the funds prior to making any disbursements.

For on-line viewing of this bulletin, log onto http://specialalerts.stewart.com/

THIS BULLETIN IS FURNISHED TO INFORM YOU OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS. AS A REMINDER, YOU ARE CHARGED WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENT ON VIRTUAL UNDERWRITER  AS IT EXISTS FROM TIME TO TIME AS IT APPLIES TO YOU, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS. OUR UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTS DO NOT AUTHORIZE OUR ISSUING AGENTS TO ENGAGE IN SETTLEMENTS OR CLOSINGS ON BEHALF OF STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT INTENDED TO DIRECT YOUR ESCROW OR SETTLEMENT PRACTICES OR TO CHANGE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTS. CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION SHOULD NEVER BE SHARED OR DISSEMINATED EXCEPT AS ALLOWED BY LAW. IF APPLICABLE STATE LAW OR REGULATION IMPOSES ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS.


References

Bulletins Replaced:
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Related Bulletins:
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Underwriting Manual:
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Exceptions Manual:
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Forms:
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