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Document update for Massachusetts Homestead Act:

We have added several new documents to help you work with the new Massachusetts Homestead Act, effective March 16, 2011. You should receive an automatic document update today with the new documents.

There are four new homestead declaration documents, a homestead information disclosure, a homestead affidavit, and a revised homestead notice. These were developed using the REBA forms as a guide, but are set up to work better with the software. The new documents are:

Homestea: Homestead Notice (goes with Borrower info letter). Appears in the New File batch, replacing the old version.

HomesDsc: Disclosure Concerning Homestead (covering the differences between automatic and filed homestead). Appears in the Closing batch for both purchases and refinances.

DeclHome: Declaration of Homestead. Appears in the Closing batch when "Homestead" is selected on Attributes. (HOT TIP: Make sure Homestead is selected on Attributes in your Standard Model and other Model Files)

DeclHomT: Declaration of Homestead (by Trustee). Appears in the Closing batch when "Homestead" is selected on Attributes and "Trust" is selected on the Borrowers screen.

DeclHEDP: Declaration of Homestead - Elderly or Disabled Person. Appears in the Closing batch when "Special Homestead" is selected on Attributes.

DeclHEDT: Declaration of Homestead - Elderly or Disabled (by Trustee). Appears in the Closing batch when "Special Homestead" is selected on Attributes and "Trust" is selected on the Borrowers screen.

HomesAff: Affidavit Relative to Homestead. Appears in the Closing batch for Purchases.

The best way to verify that your office received the update is to click the Info menu, then Document Setup, then List, and look for the new documents in the list.

First American New Hampshire rate changes:

Some users may have missed the information on how to best use the program with the new FATIC rates for New Hampshire. Click here for more information on how to get the correct premium.

March 16, 2011


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