Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

Polly , a software-as-service mortgage technology firm that operates a loan-trading platform, integrated with six mortgage insurance providers to streamline the mortgage process for loan officers and mortgage lenders. . When a quote is selected, the user will receive documentation from the applicable mortgage insurance provider.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

In light of that, HousingWire sat down with Peter Paglia, Chief Strategy Officer at HomeBinder, to discuss how to create a “Client for Life” in this environment. HousingWire: As the refi boom simmers down, why should lenders focus on creating clients for life? HW: How does HomeBinder help lenders establish Clients for Life?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

One of our big goals at Blueprint Title is to shrink the title insurance business from an $18 billion business to a $10 billion business,” Berneman, the company co-founder and CEO. “We share of the market controlled by small, independent title insurance companies. of the market, should be too concerned about the rise of the little guy.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

Enhancing our clients’ tech stacks with simple, digital-first tools is the foundation of our company’s mission, and it’s integrations like these that help us further that mission,” Patrick O’Brien, LenderLogix co-founder and CEO, said in a statement. “By

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

Stavvy , a fintech company specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, announced on Wednesday a new partnership with WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) to provide the company and its customers with eClosing technology solutions.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

.” “Based on our investigation, we understand that your name, address, social security number, and loan number may have been obtained by the unauthorized third party,” the document states. The suit was filed by Teneika Tillis , a Loancare servicing client, in the U.S. District Court for Central California.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Fidelity initially notified the public two days after the attack, revealing the firm experienced disruptions to title insurance, escrow and other title-related services, as well as mortgage transactions and technology for the real estate and mortgage industries.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The nation’s second largest title insurer , First American , as well as some of its subsidiaries, remain offline as of Wednesday morning in the wake of the title firm’s Dec. On Friday, it notified clients that it had taken its email system offline and that recipients should be wary of any emails that come through from FirstAm.com.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Tom Kriby, Vice President of Client Development and Partnerships at Westwood Insurance, about how insurance issues can hold up a home closing and how lenders can integrate insurance into their process to help their homebuyers avoid delays. It’s more common than you think.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

The document mentions the date of earliest event reported as Jan. In October, Mr.Cooper exposed data of nearly 15 million current and former clients in an incident, which resulted in at least four class action suits. The company added that it will continue to assess the impact of the incident. 30, 2023. .” ”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Nexsys Technologies , a subsidiary of Rocket Companies , launched its Clear HOI platform for all mortgage lenders on Wednesday – a new product it says will cut homeowners’ insurance verification time to mere minutes. Other insurance companies already integrated with the platform include Allstate , Liberty Mutual and Farmers Insurance.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Homeowners can now apply, submit documentation, track progress, receive a prompt decision, and electronically execute relevant documents, the Boston, Massachusetts-based fintech said. Founded in 2018 , Stavvy works to increase efficiency and transparency in real estate and mortgage lending.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

The home-buying process involves numerous steps, documents and parties that you have to work with. By having a neutral third party manage the transfer of funds and documents, the sale can be completed quickly and efficiently. In real estate, a title is a legal document that establishes ownership of a property or asset.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

The platform grants authorized parties secure access to order status, documents, and milestones, catering to the demands of clients and all transaction participants. “ClosingsLIVE is a gamechanger app for SoftPro customers and the clients they serve,” Patrick Hempen , SoftPro’s chief customer officer, said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2022

Milo , a Miami-based digital lender, will soon offer a crypto mortgage to clients with digital assets. According to Milo’s press release , clients who use the company’s services can pledge their Bitcoin to purchase a property. If a client qualifies, they will receive a low interest rate 30-year crypto mortgage, the company said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s rapidly changing technology landscape, businesses in the title insurance , mortgage and real estate industries must prioritize cybersecurity response planning and business continuity. Document Incident Response Procedures: Create step-by-step guidelines for responding to different types of incidents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Goldberg said the rule needs to be mandatory, because cooperating participants have a right to know how they will be compensated prior to working with clients. ” However, if an MLS didn’t want to adopt a mandatory NAR rule, the MLS would lose its NAR-provided errors and omissions insurance, Gansho said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2021

. “And since there’s no limit to the number of documents you can execute through QuickSign, organizations can use it for sales contracts, legal or human resource documents as well.” In a RON eClosing, all documents are electronically signed and electronically notarized by a commissioned remote online notary via webcam.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

This is especially the case when an industry is in a digital transformation, such as what we are all experiencing in the real estate and title insurance industries. For example, the title insurance industry still relies on paper-based documents and manual review processes. We saw a lot of change over the past two years.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

A recent Marketwise eClose ROI study found that lenders can save nearly $450 and settlement agents up to about $100 per loan due to time eliminated, improvements in transactional quality, and costs associated with printing and mailing documents. The ALTA Registry identifies title and settlement companies that can perform RON closings.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The vulnerability in the application would allow any individual in possession of the link used to access EaglePro could access the documents of individuals involved in unrelated transactions without any identity authentication. “We’re pleased that this matter has been resolved,” a First American spokesperson wrote in an email.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

Lenders and servicers did not require complete documentation to prove financial hardship to qualify their customers to the program. However, executives in the industry defend that a permanent version should be implemented with some documentation, so forbearance plans can reach those who need the relief. As of December 31, 1.3%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

According to the tech leader, “it feels like there’s a target on mortgages,” which makes sense considering the types of data and documents these companies deal with. Valverde said the problem affects homeowners, investors and insurance companies, and Ginnie Mae is “a bridge for all those counterparties.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

According to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the breach exposed the data of 14.6 In addition to backups, cybersecurity experts also stressed the importance of having a cyber insurance policy. “A The industry has also struggled in recent years as some carriers have left the cyber insurance arena.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

The document states that Sprout will pay $3.5 The company also canceled health insurance coverage retroactively to May 1, resulting in several lawsuits against the lender. “Our clients have no comment at this time,” Marc Wenger, an attorney for the defendants at Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

According to the document, Sprout has “nearly fully complied with the terms of the class settlement agreement, but for the last $300,000 payment.” Our clients still have no comment,” Marc Wenger, an attorney for the defendants Sprout, Recovco and Strauss at Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2022

From understanding the importance of RON in the title industry and discovering the potential business benefits to learning how you can start offering RON closings to your clients, here’s the need-to-know info to get started. . RON is the notarization of a document completed 100% electronically. What is Remote Online Notarization?

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Real estate agents are commonly sued for breaching their duty to act in the best interests of their client. To protect your clients’ interests, and reduce your own risk exposure, check out our highly-rated course, Know the Code: Your Guide to the Code of Ethics. Real estate risk management is an important concern for agents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williston Financial Group and a national title insurance underwriter dedicated to taking time and cost out of real estate transactions. WFG’s MyHome, Blocks, and DecisionPoint products are perfect examples.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

increase in CPL/agent validation errors with title insurers versus the 12-month average and a 2.4% Efficiencies will be needed to catch issues in title workflows pre-closing, to help reduce post-close and trailing document costs and inefficiencies. of transactions. Additionally, Q4 2021 saw a 5.4%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

Core includes everything title and escrow teams need in their workflow to manage orders, work with title insurers, issue title and ensure a successful closing through signing. Qualia Connect is another part of the Qualia product suite.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

There were no severance packages, and even health insurance was canceled retroactive to May 2022, leaving some on the hook for huge medical bills. That’s according to four former employees and company registration documents reviewed by HousingWire. Shocked employees didn’t receive their last paychecks.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

Transaction level certification that leverages live source data to confirm documents are valid, compliant closing agents, insurance coverage and wire accounts are verified on every transaction with $2-$5mm per transaction coverage. Guardian Service.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

From lost documents to chasing down critical data, it’s important lenders remain organized so borrowers don’t have to endure long turnaround times and closing delays. MyHome Exchange also makes it easier for borrowers to submit their required information and documents, so the process runs smoothly from the beginning.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

Real estate transactions require coordination between lenders, title insurers, home buyers, title & escrow companies – the list goes on. Qualia has an additional product for lenders called Post , which automates both the digital and physical collection of closing documents from title companies.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Transaction level certification that leverages live source data to confirm documents are valid, compliant closing agents, insurance coverage and wire accounts are verified on every transaction with $2-$5mm per transaction coverage. Guardian Service.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2020

In its July 21, 2020, statement of charges, NYDFS alleged that First American Financial, one of the country’s largest title insurers, failed to properly respond to a security vulnerability on its website. NYDFS seeks civil monetary penalties that could leave First American exposed to millions in liability.

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