Bulletin: NE2012001
- Date:
- January 18, 2012
- To:
- All Nebraska Issuing Offices
- RE:
- IRC Section 1031 Exchange Disclosure Required in Nebraska
Dear Associates:
Section 44-19,116(1) (f), Nebraska Revised Statutes, states:
A title insurance agent who holds funds relating to an exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code shall provide written disclosure, at or before closing, to the person whose funds are being held, on a separate paper with no other information on the paper [Emphasis added] which states that:
(i) Such services performed by a title insurance agent are not regulated by the Department of Banking and Finance, the Department of Insurance, or other agency of the State of
(ii) The safety and security of such funds is not guaranteed by any agency of the State of Nebraska or of the United States Government or otherwise protected by law; and
(iii) The owner of such funds should satisfy himself or herself as to the safety and security of such funds.
Issuing offices are also reminded that they shall not hold Section 1031 funds as an agent of Stewart Title Guaranty Company.
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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.