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Title insurance company loses lawsuit seeking to overturn US real estate rule

By Samuel Rubenfeld ( February 19, 2026, 22:57 GMT | Insight) -- A Treasury Department rule requiring buyers of certain residential real estate to identify their beneficial owners is constitutional, a US judge ruled Thursday, throwing out a lawsuit filed by a title insurance company. The rule was aimed at combating money laundering through the real estate industry.A Treasury Department rule requiring buyers of certain residential real estate to identify their beneficial owners is constitutional, a US judge ruled Thursday, throwing out a lawsuit filed by a title insurance company....

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