Special Alert: SA2019057

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Before closing a transaction, all issuing offices must search the names of the parties to the transaction, including the seller, buyer/borrower, payoff lender and new lender, using the Special Alerts database.  Go to the Special Alerts database to search for specific names, entities and properties.

Special Alert: SA2019057

Bulletin Document
V 2
Date: December 19, 2019
To: All Illinois and Wisconsin Issuing Offices
RE: SPECIAL ALERT - John Hemphill, et al [Revised 9-15-22; 10-23-24]

Dear Associates:                                                                                      

Effective immediately, all issuing offices are instructed not to accept any orders or close any transactions involving the following without the written approval of a Stewart Legal Services representative:

John Hemphill a/k/a John Walter Hemphill

United States Mortgage Release Corp.

United States Receivers Caretakers Assn.

Raheem Syed

Gertrude James

45 N. Mayfield, Chicago, IL 60653

932 E. 44th St, Chicago, IL 60653

Joshua Hemphill

Marketa Govan

US Holding Financial

U.S. Holding Financial Agency

Unique Property Investments LLC

Illinois State Receivers Agency

If you have any pending transactions involving the above, please contact Stewart Legal Services at SpecialAlerts@stewart.com before proceeding.

As a reminder, all issuing offices must search the names of the parties to the transaction, including the seller, buyer, borrower, payoff lender, and new lender, using the Special Alerts database, which may be accessed at https://specialalerts.stewart.com/ or as a link from Stewart.com and/or Virtual Underwriter.

For on-line viewing of this and other bulletins, please log onto www.vuwriter.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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