Implementation of the Upcoming FinCen Anti-Money Laundering Rules

Anna Marie Sossong, Esq., Underwriting Counsel, came to Conestoga Title Insurance Co. in 2022. A University of Pittsburgh graduate of its College of Philosophy and School of Law, Anna Marie brings many years of real estate law experience from her time in private practice and from service to the Commonwealth.

During her 23 years of private practice in the Harrisburg area, Anna Marie concentrated her practice in business law and mergers and acquisitions, handling the asset transfer portion of deals. She was also an owner of a Conestoga title agency for twenty years. While with her most recent private practice firm, she managed the in-house title agency, which was also a Conestoga title agency. For many years, Anna Marie represented credit unions and savings and loans, handling residential closings as well as the financial institutions business real estate transactions. However, she concentrated her title practice in business, commercial and developer-based transactions. She has extensive experience with commercial real estate transactions, including the requirements for federal and state lending programs, REIT financings and 1031 exchange requirements. She was also the founder of a statewide entrepreneurship training program designed to help unemployed in PA learn the skills necessary to successfully operate a business. She operated this program for 11 years in 23 counties, helping to train over 500 individuals. For a brief time, she was the Deputy Secretary of Quality Assurance for the PA Dept. of Health – helping oversee the licensing and inspection of licensed healthcare facilities in the Commonwealth. Since joining Conestoga, she has put all her past work to good use – helping to teach many CE/CLE in-person and webinar topics relevant to title agencies. She also helped develop Conestoga’s on-line training and resource center for use by its agents. She has also taught legal courses for Harrisburg Area Community College, local bar associations, private training companies and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She is a member of ALTA, PLTA as well as the PA Bar Assoc. Real Property, Probate and Trust section, Dauphin County Bar Assn. and the Central Pennsylvania Steelers Fan Club.