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New American Funding partners with Matic Insurance and OneSource Solution

Housing Wire

New American Funding ’s partnership with Matic Insurance and OneSource Solution will provide insurance and home setup services for existing and new customers while NAF is processing the loan. Mortgage customers can bundle food, wind, auto, pet, life and other personal lines of insurance through NAF Insurance, which is powered by Matic.

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Three title insurance firms make the Inc. 5000 list in 2023

Housing Wire

With the housing industry down across the board, upstart title insurance firms couldn’t maintain strong growth rates in 2023. Just three title insurance firms made the annual Inc. Nine title insurers made the list in 2022. It’s the third consecutive year that AccuTitle, founded in 2003, has made the Inc.

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Fannie Mae announces title insurance shake up

Housing Wire

In a selling guide announcement released last week, Fannie Mae announced that it would be accepting written opinion letters from an attorney in lieu of a title insurance policy “in limited circumstances.”. If a lender receives an AOL in lieu of a title insurance policy, the lender must report Special Feature Code 155 when delivering the loan.

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Lenders target growing Hispanic homeownership market

Housing Wire

Guaranteed Rate and CrossCountry Mortgage have their eyes fixed on serving more Hispanic borrowers, who are expected to make up 70% of homeownership growth in the U.S. A Spanish website and mortgage applications tool to help Hispanics overcome language barriers went live this week by CrossCountry Mortgage. billion in loans.

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First American settles cybersecurity case with SEC

Housing Wire

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced last week a cybersecurity violation by title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. What should lenders look for when choosing mortgage technology? First American is the second-largest mortgage title and settlement company in the U.S., Presented by: SimpleNexus.

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Stewart starts 2022 with yet another acquisition

Housing Wire

The fourth largest title insurance underwriter by market share announced its acquisition of Nashville-based Homeland Title on Thursday. Homeland Title has served homebuyers and sellers in middle Tennessee since 2003. Stewart Title appears to be starting 2022 exactly where it left off in 2021. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Cardinals of a different feather: Inside Samson Properties’ unique model

Housing Wire

In return, the Samson agent is asked – not told, asked – to refer clients to Cardinal Title Group , a title insurer wholly owned by Samson. “I Donny Samson was the company’s 25 th agent when he joined the family business in 2003, he said. From one perspective, the U.S. real estate agent is in peril. “My This is no sure thing.

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