Title Insurance National Information Exchange, LLC

TINIX SUBSCRIBER TERMS OF USE
Effective February 19, 2006

YOUR USE OF TINIX SERVICES THROUGH THE TINIX WEBSITE IS GOVERNED BY THE “TINIX SUBSCRIBER TERMS OF USE” AS IN EFFECT AT EACH TIME YOU USE THE TINIX WEBSITE. PLEASE READ THE “TINIX SUBSCRIBER TERMS OF USE” CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBSCRIBING TO THE TINIX WEBSITE. BY USING THE TINIX WEBSITE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE “TINIX SUBSCRIBER TERMS OF USE.”

TINIX STRONGLY ENCOURAGES ALL SUBSCRIBERS TO ROUTINELY REVIEW THE “TINIX SUBSCRIBER TERMS OF USE” AS TINIX MAY MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE “TINIX SUBSCRIBER TERMS OF USE” FROM TIME TO TIME.

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TINIX MAY AMEND THE “TINIX SUBSCRIBER TERMS OF USE” AT ANY TIME. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE AMENDED “TINIX SUBSCRIBER TERMS OF USE” PLEASE CONTACT TINIX TO CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU WILL STILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS PERTAINING TO TITLE ORDERS YOU HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED BUT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER NEW TITLE ORDERS.

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The “TINIX Subscriber Terms of Use” are agreed to by and between the Title Insurance National Information Exchange, LLC and the Subscriber accepting the “TINIX Subscriber Terms of Use” in the manner set forth above.

1.0 Definitions

    1. Terms of Use. This document titled “TINIX Subscriber Terms of Use.”

    2. TINIX. The Title Insurance National Information Exchange, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company.

    3. Underwriter. Any company that issues or in whose name are issued title insurance policies.

    4. Settlement Services. Any service provided in connection with a real estate settlement including, but not limited to title searches, title examinations, the provision of title certificates, preparation of title commitments, issuance of title insurance policies in the name of an Underwriter, services rendered by an attorney, the preparation of documents, closing or settlement, and the provision of any other services for which a settlement service provider requires a borrower or seller to pay.

    5. Title Agent. An entity or person authorized by an Underwriter to conduct Settlement Services.

    6. Settlement Agent. The Title Agent, Closing Division, or Lender registering with the TINIX website that provides real estate settlement services.

    7. Closing Division. A division, subsidiary, department, or other unit of an Underwriter authorized by the Underwriter to conduct Settlement Services.

    8. Lender. Any lender, mortgagor, or other party entering into a real estate transaction without obtaining title insurance and conducting its own Settlement Services.

    9. Subscriber. The Settlement Agent using the TINIX Website pursuant to the “Terms of Use.”

    10. You. The Subscriber.

    11. Subscribing. The act of agreeing to participate in the TINIX.org website under the terms of the “Terms of Use.”

    12. Subscription. The Subscriber’s agreement to participate in the TINIX.org website under the terms of the “Terms of Use.”

    13. Title Order. A pending transaction involving Settlement Services. A Title Order includes a loan transaction (including a Home Equity Line of Credit) secured by real estate even if no title insurance is involved.

    14. Registration of a Title Order or Registering a Title Order. The act of submitting information to TINIX through the TINIX.org website relative to a specific Title Order.

    15. Subscriber Account Administrator. The individual(s) authorized by a Subscriber to administer the Subscriber’s account including agreeing to this “Terms of Use” and any amendment to it, adding and removing Authorized Users, managing the Subscriber’s usernames and passwords, adding and deleting contact information, and discussing and resolving any billing or other issues with TINIX.

    16. Authorized User. Any individual authorized by a Subscriber to Register Title Orders and receive confirmations and Match Notifications.

    17. Registration Fee. The fee charged by TINIX for Registering a Title Order.

    18. Real Estate. A parcel of real estate that is the subject of a Title Order.

    19. PIN. The parcel identification number, tax identification number, or other such number used by the local taxing authority for a given parcel of Real Estate to identify that parcel of Real Estate.

    20. Mortgage Fraud. Any scheme or plan to defraud a Lender, Underwriter, or purchaser of Property.

    21. Match. An instance where TINIX identifies the possibility that there are two or more simultaneously pending Title Orders on a Property.

    22. Match Notification. Notification of a Match sent by TINIX to the Settlement Agent and, if requested by the Underwriter, to the Underwriter.

    23. RESPA. The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, 12 U.S.C.A. § 27 (West 2005).

    24. Regulation X. Regulation X of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, 12 U.S.C.A. § 3500 (West 2005).

    25. Good Faith Estimate. An estimate, prepared in accordance with section 5 of RESPA, of charges that a borrower is likely to incur in connection with a settlement.

    26. Effective Date. The date on which the Subscriber agrees to the provisions of the “Terms of Use” by clicking the AGREE/ACCEPT button on the TINIX website.

2.0 Mutual Acknowledgments

      The parties acknowledge that:

    1. Mortgage Fraud is a serious liability for Underwriters, Title Agents, Closing Divisions, Lenders, purchasers, and owners of Real Estate.

    2. Multiple transactions pending on a single property at the same time is an indicator of potential Mortgage Fraud.

    3. An online clearinghouse can identify multiple transactions pending on a parcel of Real Estate at the same time and other indicators of Mortgage Fraud thereby significantly reducing the incidence of Mortgage Fraud.

    4. The exchange of information between Settlement Agents regarding pending Title Orders is a manner in which the title insurance and mortgage lending industries can identify potential Mortgage Fraud before settlement of Real Estate transactions.

    5. TINIX has been established as an online clearinghouse for the exchange of such information with the goal of reducing Mortgage Fraud.

    6. The Subscriber acknowledges that TINIX is a clearinghouse designed to identify simultaneous activity on a given parcel of real estate, that the existence of a Match does not conclusively indicate an instance of Mortgage Fraud, and that it is the Subscriber‘s responsibility to further investigate all Matches by contacting the other Subscribers identified in the TINIX notification. By the Subscriber acknowledging this responsibility and taking the appropriate follow-up steps, the use of TINIX will help reduce Mortgage Fraud.

    7. RESPA and Regulation X govern the real estate settlement process.

    8. Title examination, settlement, and the issuance of title insurance are all services covered by RESPA and Regulation X.

    9. TINIX is an independently owned company with no “affiliated business arrangements” with any Title Underwriters, Settlement Agents, or Mortgage Lenders as defined by §2602(7) of RESPA.

    10. TINIX requires all Settlement Agents to pay a Registration Fee for the service(s) it renders. Payment of this fee is governed by section §2607(c) of RESPA and section §3500.14(g) of Regulation X.

    11. TINIX agrees the Subscriber may pass this Registration Fee through to the borrower or buyer or, if none, the proposed insured.

    12. Section 2607(c) of RESPA states:

Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting…(2) the payment to any person of a bona fide salary or compensation or other payment for goods or facilities actually furnished or for services actually performed.…

    1. Where a Lender employs or requires its Settlement Agent to employ the service(s) of TINIX, §3500.7(e) of Regulation X mandates certain disclosures be made to the borrower. §3500.7(e) of Regulation X states:

If the lender requires the use (see §3500.2, "required use") of a particular provider of a settlement service, other than the lender's own employees, and also requires the borrower to pay any portion of the cost of such service, then the good faith estimate must:

(i) Clearly state that use of the particular provider is required and that the estimate is based on the charges of the designated provider;

(ii) Give the name, address, and telephone number of each provider; and

(iii) Describe the nature of any relationship between each such provider and the lender. Plain English references to the relationship should be utilized, e.g., "X is a depositor of the lender," "X is a borrower from the lender," "X has performed 60% of the lender's settlements in the past year." (The lender is not required to keep detailed records of the percentages of use. Similar language, such as "X was used [regularly] [frequently] in our settlements the past year" is also sufficient for the purposes of this paragraph.) In the event that more than one relationship exists, each should be disclosed.

3.0 Obligations of Settlement Agent

    1. The Subscriber hereby subscribes to the TINIX.org website. Information on how to set up and manage an account on the TINIX.org website is available at:

      http://www.TINIX.org/account.php

    2. The individual registering this subscription represents and warrants that he or she is fully authorized by the Subscriber to do so and to bind the Subscriber to the terms of this “Terms of Use.”

    3. The Subscriber agrees to Register all its Title Orders on the TINIX.org website in accordance with the procedures in effect for the website at the time the Subscriber Registers the Title Order. Information on how to use the TINIX.org website is available at:

      http://www.TINIX.org/demo.php

    4. The instructions on the TINIX.org website supercede any conflicting information in this “Terms of Use.”

    5. The Subscriber will establish one or more users as Subscriber Account Administrators to manage the Subscriber’s TINIX account. The Subscriber authorizes its Subscriber Account Administrators to administer the Subscriber’s account including, agreeing to this “TINIX Subscriber Terms of Use” and any amendment to it, adding and removing Authorized Users, managing the Subscriber’s usernames and passwords, adding and deleting contact information, discussing and resolving billing or other issues with TINIX, and authorizing other employees of the Subscriber to Register Title Orders. The Subscriber agrees to pay the charges incurred for the Registration of Title Orders by any individual accessing the TINIX.org website with a username and password assigned to the Subscriber or any user accessing the TINIX.org website with a username and password assigned to the Subscriber’s account. The Subscriber is responsible for maintaining the security of its usernames and passwords and for canceling the username and password of anyone the Subscriber no longer wishes to have access to their account on the TINIX.org website. TINIX will credit the Subscribers account for any charges incurred for unauthorized Registrations if the username and password used were obtained fraudulently from TINIX.

    6. The Subscriber agrees to Register each Title Order within the time period required by its Underwriter, but in no case more than two business days after the Subscriber receives the PIN. If not all information required by the TINIX.org website is available at the time of Registration, the Subscriber agrees to update its Registration within two business days after the receipt of each additional item of information required by the TINIX.org website.

    7. During the registration process the Subscriber will take great care to ensure the entry of accurate information, including but not limited to the Subscriber’s order number, the PIN, the common address, the names of the buyers and sellers, the legal description, the sale price, and such other information as may be required by the TINIX.org website.

    8. At the time the Subscriber initially Registers each Title Order, the Subscriber will pay to TINIX a Registration Fee of $30. TINIX may in its discretion increase or decrease this Registration Fee over time to reflect changes in the cost of doing business and any expanded services TINIX provides. For example, TINIX may at a future date expand its analysis of the Title Orders registered with TINIX to identify additional potential Mortgage Fraud.

    9. If at any time following the initial Registration of a Title Order the Subscriber becomes aware of inaccuracies in the information it provided to TINIX it will update its Registration within two business days of discovering the inaccuracies.

    10. The Registration Fee will cover a period of six months from initial Registration. During this time the Subscriber may update its information and check for Matches as often as is reasonably necessary. If the Real Estate transaction for which the Title Order was Registered is still pending after six months from initial Registration, the Subscriber agrees to renew the Registration for another six months and pay an additional Registration Fee. Thereafter the Subscriber will continue to renew the Registration for successive six-month periods until the transaction is either closed or abandoned.

    11. The Subscriber agrees to maintain one or more current email addresses to which TINIX may send a copy of each Match Notification. TINIX may set a maximum number of email addresses to which any Match Notification is sent. The Subscriber is responsible for ensuring that the spam filters used by the Subscriber do not block or divert TINIX email notifications.

    12. The Subscriber agrees to promptly read all Match Notifications and to promptly investigate all Match Notifications. If, after reviewing its file, the Subscriber is unable to definitively determine that the Match is not an indication of potential Mortgage Fraud (e.g., the Subscriber processing a Real Estate sale receives a Match Notification concerning a previously disclosed Bridge Loan), the Subscriber will contact the other Subscribers disclosed in the Match Notification and thoroughly investigate the potential Mortgage Fraud.

    13. The Subscriber will cooperate with other Subscribers, Underwriters, and law enforcement authorities in investigating suspected Mortgage Fraud.

    14. The Subscriber will at all times follow the requirements of its Underwriter.

    15. The Subscriber will fully and promptly respond to reasonable requests from TINIX for feedback and information regarding Matches or the status of Title Orders so as to enable TINIX to monitor the success of its program and develop additional tools to combat Mortgage Fraud.

    16. Where the Subscriber has selected a credit card or debit card method of payment as part of the Subscription process, the Subscriber authorizes TINIX to charge its accumulated and unpaid fees to that card on a weekly basis.

    17. Where the Subscriber has selected an ACH method of payment as part of the Subscription process, the Subscriber authorizes TINIX to initiate payment of its accumulated and unpaid fees via ACH on a weekly basis.

    18. All TINIX charges are due upon being billed or presented to the charge card account for payment or upon initiation of payment by ACH.

    19. In the event any charge, check, ACH transfer, or other payment is dishonored or rejected, TINIX may resubmit charge, check, ACH transfer, or other payment until payment is made. Any NSF fees or other charges incurred by TINIX as a result of any dishonor or rejection shall be added to the charges due from the Subscriber to TINIX. The Subscriber agrees that, within ten business days after notice from TINIX, the Subscriber will pay any outstanding charges by cashiers check or wire transfer. During any period during which the Subscriber‘s account is delinquent TINIX may suspend service and notify the associated Underwriters.

    20. All TINIX charges are due upon being rendered and presented, which will be done on a weekly basis. In the event of any non-payment by the Subscriber, the Subscriber agrees to pay a late fee of 5% of the balance due on each bill not paid within 30 days of being rendered and presented, with a minimum late fee of $50. The parties agree the late fee is a reasonable amount to cover the costs TINIX incurs in pursuing collection outside of its automated billing and collection process. In addition, the Subscriber agrees to pay interest on any unpaid balance, including accumulated late fees and interest, in the amount of 1.5% of the unpaid balance each month.

4.0 Obligations of TINIX

    1. TINIX will maintain an online information clearinghouse to collect information about pending Title Orders, analyze those Title Orders to identify Matches, and send email Match Notifications to the relevant Subscribers, Underwriters, and, where applicable, law enforcement and/or regulatory authorities.

    2. TINIX will take all steps to implement and maintain the program called for in this Terms of Use and permit the Subscriber to fulfill its obligations in this contract.

    3. TINIX will attempt in good faith to develop, in cooperation with the companies that publish software for the title insurance and lending industries, an automated reporting system for Subscribers to reduce the time needed to Register Title Orders.

    4. The period for which a Registration will be effective will be not less than six months, and searches for Matches will cover Registrations for a period of the previous two years or the activation of the TINIX web site, whichever is less. However, TINIX may adjust the period for which notifications are given if TINIX determines, based on experience, that a longer or shorter time will create the proper balance between identifying relevant Matches and avoiding excessive Matches that are not an indication of Mortgage Fraud, e.g., a resale of Real Estate for legitimate reasons.

    5. Each Match Notification will include the registered contact and title order information for all Subscribers whose Title Order is the subject of a Match.

    6. TINIX will actively seek the participation of all known Settlement Agents, will provide information to educate and inform the Subscribers about the TINIX program, and will provide reasonable training and support.

    7. TINIX will continue a program of research and development to expand and improve its program for the purpose of further reducing Mortgage Fraud.

    8. All information submitted to TINIX is the property of TINIX. TINIX will take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized disclosure of such information in accordance with its privacy policy as in effect from time to time. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscriber has read the TINIX privacy policy and agrees to it. TINIX may amend its privacy policy from time to time and will advise Subscribers by email of any such amendment. The TINIX privacy policy may be found at:

      http://www.TINIX.org/privacy.php

    9. The Subscriber agrees that TINIX and its subsidiaries may collect and use technical and related information, including but not limited to technical information about the Subscriber’s computers, systems, application software, and peripherals, that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of product support and other services to the Subscriber related to the TINIX program. TINIX may use this information, as long as it is in a form that does not personally identify the Subscriber, to improve the TINIX services and technologies.

    10. TINIX will provide timely information to each Subscriber showing the Subscriber’s charges and payments or will make such information available to the Subscriber on the TINIX.org website.

5.0 Liability of TINIX

    1. The TINIX program is intended to reduce, not eliminate Mortgage Fraud.

    2. The effectiveness of the TINIX program is dependent on many factors including the accurate registration of Title Orders by Subscribers and investigation of suspicious transactions by Subscribers and Underwriters. TINIX is dependent on third party computer programming, third party servers, internet communications, and other technologies beyond its control to accomplish its mission. Failures may occur for any number of reasons including programming bugs, power outages, computer malfunctions, computer viruses, and interruptions of internet service. In addition, email notifications might not be received by a Subscriber or Underwriter due to a variety of reasons including spam filtering, problems with internet providers, and problems with the Subscriber’s computers.

    3. TINIX will take commercially reasonable steps to try and prevent the foregoing problems, including use of encryption, requesting a backup email address from each user, having backups of its data, and ongoing development to address problems brought to the attention of TINIX.

    4. TINIX is not providing reinsurance, and is not setting its fees at a level that would allow TINIX to provide reimbursement of losses.

    5. Based on the foregoing, TINIX shall only be liable for any claim if:

      1. All Subscribers registering a Title Order on a given property provided accurate information, received and can produce an email confirmation of the order, and paid the fee for that order; and

      2. Based on the information provided by the Subscribers there was in fact a Match; and

      3. TINIX failed to send an email notification to the Subscriber making the claim (as shown on TINIX logs); and

      4. None of the conditions set forth in paragraph 5.2, nor any act of God contributed to such failure.

    1. In the event a Subscriber sustains a loss for which TINIX is liable, the parties agree upon liquidated damages in the amount of $1,000 for each such Subscriber.

    2. TINIX may establish a claims handling procedure from time to time which will be posted on the TINIX.org web site and which will govern the settlement of claims without the need for litigation or arbitration.

6.0 Miscellaneous

    1. The TINIX website contains functionality that allows it to accept digital certificates either issued from TINIX or from third parties. The Subscriber is solely responsible for deciding whether or not to rely upon such certificates, and the Subscriber uses such certificates at the Subscriber’s sole risk. The Subscriber agrees (a) not to falsify or misuse any certificate (b) to use Digital Certificates for legal purposes only and in accordance with any applicable Certificate Policy, Certificate Practice Statement, or other Certificate Authority business practice disclosures, (c) that the Subscriber is solely responsible for preventing any unauthorized user from making use of their Subscriber’s Digital Certificates, and (d) the Subscriber will revoke any certificate the Subscriber has reason to believe has been compromised. TINIX does not guarantee that there will be no hacking or intrusions into transmitted data. Further Certificate Policies and Certificate Practice Statements of TINIX, if any, may be found on the TNIX website.

    2. The TINIX service is only available to Subscribers having computers and internet access.

    3. In the event of any dispute arising out of this Terms of Use or the affairs of TINIX or the Subscriber, or for the collection of any past due balance, the parties agree that any such dispute shall be resolved through arbitration in Chicago, Illinois by and under the rules of the American Arbitration Association or other established and recognized arbitration organization. Judgment on any award may be entered in any court of record. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable legal fees, costs, and arbitration fees as part of such award and judgment. No litigation or arbitration may be brought to resolve claims governed by the TINIX claims handling procedures unless TINIX has failed to honor those procedures.

    4. Notices to TINIX shall be directed to the address provided on the TINIX.org website from time to time under “Contact Us.” Notices to the Subscriber shall be directed to the Subscriber at the address provided in the Subscriber’s registration information from time to time. Notices may be given by certified US Mail, postage paid and properly addressed, by personal delivery, by overnight messenger service, by fax, or by email.

    5. This document represents the entire agreement of the parties.

END OF TINIX SUBSCRIBER TERMS OF USE
REVISED FEBRUARY 19, 2OO6



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