Marianne Sorensen on March 24th, 2009

Two companies have been ordered by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to stop falsely advertising that they are part of a government-endorsed mortgage assistance network and that they successfully modify mortgages for almost all of their clients or else give refunds. According to the Federal Trade Commission, these companies, New Hope Modifications and [...]

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Marianne Sorensen on March 23rd, 2009

An ALTA survey is performed to standards jointly adopted by the American Land Title Association and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. The detailed standards guide the surveyor in preparing a survey that meets the needs of the buyer and the requirements of the title insurer.
An ALTA survey is one means of reducing risk [...]

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Marianne Sorensen on March 23rd, 2009

A letter of intent (LOI) can range from being a preliminary, non-binding expression of the parties’ intentions to negotiate and complete a transaction, typically including only the essential terms, to a document that the parties intend to be fully binding, with detailed provisions that will be in the final agreement. This range in the binding [...]

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Marianne Sorensen on March 12th, 2009

Welcome to members of the Utah State Bar who are gathering in St. George for the 2009 Spring Convention. We hope you enjoy your stay and take advantage of the fresh air and sunshine. It’s been a long winter for you!
See you at the Dixie Center!

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Marianne Sorensen on March 12th, 2009

MSN.com (content provided by Forbes.com) reports that in a recent survey by Gallup, Utah earned the highest marks for being a happy place to live, being rated on factors such as residents enjoying their jobs, deep optimism about future prospects and staying healthy. Hawaii ranked second, followed by Wyoming, Colorado and Minnesota. West Virginia ranked last, [...]

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Tim Anderson on March 9th, 2009

TO WHAT GREAT EMPIRE DO WE OWE THIS OPPORTUNITY?
Why can you sell goods and services from Southern Utah and other perfect places largely in your own language and largely in the way that you are accustomed to doing business? In no small part, you can thank the British.
In 1992, before “the earth is flat” era, [...]

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