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Bulletin: TX2019002
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Bulletin: TX2019002
Dear Associates:
According to the Title Insurance Guaranty Association website, TTIGA unanimously voted to reinstate the Guaranty Fee effective May 1, 2019. The Association gives notice to all Texas title agents to collect a Guaranty Fee Charge (the “GF”) on each owner and lender title insurance policy issued in the state, beginning with closings on or after May 1, 2019.
The amount of the GF has been set at Two Dollars and no/100 Dollars ($2.00) per policy.
All GFs must be collected at closing and remitted to the Association on a quarterly basis, with the first GF remittance due on August 1, 2019. The GF fee should be remitted to the Association using the Guaranty Fee Remittance Form (T-G1) http://ttiga.org/news.html.
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References
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- Related Bulletins:
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- Underwriting Manual:
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- Exceptions Manual:
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