Bulletin: NE2012001

Dear Associates:

Nebraska issuing offices are reminded of a State requirement for a written disclosure to be given to the parties to a transaction involving a 1031 exchange.

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 Nebraska or by any agency of the United States Government;

(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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