(Photo courtesy of Winnebago County Recorder’s office. Redacted for privacy.) Spring is around the corner, and with that, the prospect of more property sales. This also means increased chances for fraudulent activity from entities claiming to be legitimate real...
At the ISAC Annual Conference in Des Moines on August 23 of 2023, former Linn County Recorder, Joan McCalmant was awarded the Golden Eagle Award for her dedication and extraordinary acts of service to her community, county, and the state of Iowa. With an exceptional...
The way E-Submission administrators and accounting users will log in to the E-Submission service will soon be changing. The primary reasons for these changes are to increase security and to set the stage for a single sign on function so that authorized users will have...
We were recently asked to provide some clarification on what exactly one should say to a legislator (or anyone else) when speaking about how blockchain (distributed ledger technology) relates to the recording process and why we should care. So, forget for a moment...
At the close of the 2021 legislative session, the Iowa General Assembly approved a bill intended to provide various benefits and protections for Iowa law enforcement officials. The bill, also known as the “Back the Blue” bill, includes provisions relating to the...
Many properties do not have a reportable hazard such as a well, private burial site, underground storage tank, or other hazardous waste or disposal site. The preparation and submission of a groundwater hazard statement in these cases creates unnecessary work for...
