eRecording Partners Network announced the submittal of the first electronic real estate documents to Hennepin County, Minn.
“In addition to the travel and postage savings, our customers can expect to get their recorded copy returned to them electronically in one or two days, as opposed to one or two weeks,” said Tom Kay, eRecording project manager at Hennepin County.
The acting recorder/registrar of titles for Hennepin County, Martin McCormick, was impressed with the office’s implementation of e-recording.
“This is just the another step in the Public Records Modernization Program envisioned and initiated by my predecessor, Michael Cunniff, who passed away suddenly in November and also served as chair of the state of Minnesota Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission,” McCormick stated.
To submit the first electronic real estate documents to the Hennepin County Recorder’s Office, ePN worked with Old Republic National Title Insurance Co.
“One of the greatest internal challenges for title agents and underwriters today is the timely recording of documents,” stated Linda Larson, division manager for Old Republic. “In our efforts to reduce fraud and minimize claims, e-recording may be the single greatest tool that has become available to our industry in recent years. We are proud to have participated in this historic event.
“We are looking forward to supporting our agents in transitioning and utilizing this technology now available at Hennepin County,” Larson continued. “The excitement of this event is dampened by the recent loss of our friend and associate, Mike Cunniff, our former long-time Hennepin County Recorder. I'm sure he would be very proud of the accomplishments by his dedicated team and partners.”