FinCEN Anti-Money Laundering Real Estate Reporting Rule: What Realtors® and Cash Buyers and Sellers Need to Know

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Beginning March 1, 2026, title companies must collect and report identity and banking information about buyers and sellers to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) when entities and trusts buy one- to four-family residential properties without traditional financing. Transactions where an entity buyer uses a non-traditional lender are also reportable. These new …

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Cheers to 20 Years of Owning John Bethell Title

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Pop the champagne because it’s time to celebrate with John Bethell Title! Twenty years ago, John Bethell envisioned a title company that clients and team members would want to work with – a company that innovated and improved the closing process, provided an exceptional experience for everyone, and that could help support organizations within the community. …

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Three New Tools from JBT

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What’s best for you is what we do, and we plan to get better and better. At John Bethell Title, we constantly look for ways to better serve our customers and save you time in the process. We want all your transactions with us to be smooth and efficient, and sometimes that requires us to …

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Beware – Title Insurance “Lite” – Looks GREAT, Less COVERAGE!

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John Bethell Title always performs a complete search and discloses any recorded covenants and restrictions. We do this at no additional cost to the parties involved. Over the last 2-3 years, more title companies from Indianapolis and areas outside of Bloomington are closing transactions on Monroe County properties. Here’s the problem…many of these companies commonly do …

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