Special Alert: SA2024403

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Special Alert: SA2024403

Bulletin Document
Date: December 20, 2024
To: All Texas Issuing Offices
RE: SPECIAL ALERT - SA2024403 - Ryan Sterling Youmans, et al

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:

Ryan Sterling Youmans

Stephanie Rasch-Chaves

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/Search or as a link from Stewart.com and/or Virtual Underwriter.

For online 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.


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Bulletins Replaced:
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Related Bulletins:
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Exceptions Manual:
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