About Ernst Publishing Co., LLC

Ernst Publishing, founded by Carl R. Ernst in 1992, is today considered the leading source of practical information, including recording fees and transaction taxes, to assist the lending and title industries in preparing good faith estimates and in recording real estate documents in all the land recording offices nationwide. For almost two decades, Ernst has created new standard and custom industry solutions to meet our subscribers’ needs. For example:

1989- First to standardize national land recording office fees and related information in all jurisdictions nationally (initially utilized in The UCC Filing Guide™ developed by Mr. Ernst while at Prentice Hall).
1995- First to standardize land recording office fee, tax and other information necessary to the recording of real estate documents by land recording offices (The Real Estate Recording Guide™ in paper and database versions).
1995- First to provide UCC filing and searching information on CD-ROM.
1997- First to provide land recording office information on CD-ROM.
1999- First to provide land recording and UCC filing information on the World Wide Web.
2000- First to publish a legal guide to mortgage release law nationwide.
2001- First to provide recording fee and tax calculators on the World Wide Web.
2002- First to provide single-query, real-time XML solution integrating recording fee and tax calculations into clients' automated solutions.

As the recognized authority in our niche, our primary goal remains to assist our subscribers in eliminating real estate recording rejections. To do this successfully, we have developed and maintain the most comprehensive central database of practical information related to recording deeds, mortgages (new and refinance), assignments, releases/satisfactions and lender's title insurance premiums available. New information, which we survey for and receive continuously, is double-checked by our research and legal staff before it is entered into our central database. As a result, an audit by a major national firm in the industry found the accuracy rate of our fee and tax calculations across all the types of real estate documents nationwide to be 99.7%. As a result, our settlement clients boast less than 1% rejection rates when they use our data, not just for assignments and releases, but especially for the more complex deed and mortgage documents. To further help our clients maintain low rejection rates, we have our research team and legal counsel available on a complimentary basis daily to answer questions and assist with understanding jurisdictional recording requirements.

We also provide the same level of accuracy in computing recording fees and taxes in instant good faith estimates provided by many lenders on their web-based loan applicant systems.

Finally in addition to producing premier products and partnering with the top providers in the industry, Ernst has led the effort during the past decade to bring the public and private sectors of the real estate industry together to solve mutual problems that they face in a world where technology is advancing at an accelerated rate. Mr. Ernst is recognized for his work as an industry expert and leader. Ernst continues to take the lead in promoting the efficiency of the whole real estate industry. We are actively participate as members or experts in many organizations, such as:

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Statute (NCCUSL)
- Active in the Drafting of Revised Article 9 of the UCC, now the law in all States
- Active in drafting the Mortgage Satisfaction Act
- Active in drafting the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recordation Act
Property Records Industry Association (PRIA)
- Carl Ernst, Ernst CEO, one of the founders
National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks (NACRC) and International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT)
Real Estate Information Professionals Association (REIPA)
National Public Record Research Association (NPRRA)
Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBAA)
American Land Title Association (ALTA)

For more information about Ernst Publishing Co. and our services, contact our Client Services office at 1-800-345-3822 or by e-mail.

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