Bulletin: VA2025001

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Bulletin: VA2025001

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V 2
Date: June 30, 2025
To: All Virginia Issuing Offices
RE: RATES AND/OR FORMS UPDATE - New Virginia Rate Manual

Dear Associates:

Please note there is a newly revised Virginia Rate Manual and Schedule of Charges. The effective date for the manual is July 1, 2025.

There are three (3) changes to be aware of:

  1. The CPL premium is now $50.00, and for CPLs over $10,000,000, the CPL premium is now $100.00.
  2. Delineation of rates for the STG Home Equity Policy, the ALTA Junior Loan Policy and the ALTA Short Form Residential Policy.
  3. An increase in rates by approximately 5% for standard and enhanced owners and lenders policies.

Note:  These rates have been provided to third-party title production system (TPS) vendors. Please contact your TPS vendor or account services representative to have the new/revised rates implemented in your system.

Virginia Rate Manual (Click to View)

If you have any questions relating to this or other bulletins, please contact a Stewart Title Guaranty Company underwriter.

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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.


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