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

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 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

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. ow and ease of the entire closing process.

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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

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

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

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

MAY 6, 2024

That question would be answered succinctly when the Dodd Frank Act retooled the entire consumer regulatory structure, redrafting lending and closing documents, stiffening enforcement of laws long on the books and creating new ones, and sending participants in the real estate process into a panic trying to figure out to make it all work.

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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

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

APRIL 9, 2024

Similarly, seemingly every element of a real estate transaction demands numerous siloed service providers working simultaneously with technology and data kept in silos. HOA requirements and documentation: a case in point. The result is thousands of HOAs with thousands of varying requirements and mounds of varying documentation.

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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

OCTOBER 27, 2021

risk findings per loan, across risk metrics such as licensed parties, wires, CPL data accuracy and CPL validity with title insurers. eClosings and other automation technologies continue to gain traction and simultaneously with new technology new fraud schemes and vulnerabilities have emerged,” Suri said. Workflow-related errors.

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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. “Clear HOI has made what used to be a time intensive step an instant one.”

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It’s scary out there,” a technology leader at a top lender said anonymously, adding that there were recent cyberattack attempts at his company. 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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With its four largest firms all at least 100 years old, the title insurance industry has a bit of a reputation for being antiquated and technology averse. “I It has begun to adopt and integrate more and more technology into the title search and production process. Not only did it take a lot of time, but it cost a lot of money.

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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

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

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

APRIL 7, 2022

While the pandemic thrust RON into the mainstream of the industry, many are still wondering how the technology can benefit them and the closing process going forward. RON is the notarization of a document completed 100% electronically. In our industry, that often means home closing documents. What is Remote Online Notarization?

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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

JANUARY 26, 2022

As the mortgage world becomes more technologically interconnected, the risks to cybersecurity, data and infosecurity increase. increase in CPL/agent validation errors with title insurers versus the 12-month average and a 2.4% of transactions. Additionally, Q4 2021 saw a 5.4% Closing complications.

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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 19, 2021

Passport Title Services LLC will use Qualia as its new title production software, after officials announced the company invested in Qualia Core and Qualia Connect to aid clients. Qualia has also recently upgraded Qualia Core for agents in California and Texas and integrated with Northeast agencies Charles Jones and DataTrace.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2021

This must be more than just an individual technology or system, but comprehensive, end-to-end solutions that can drive efficiency from application through close to the delivery of loans into the secondary market. At the heart of our ecosystem approach is technology.

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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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Director, Cloud and Data Technology. Director of Document Operations. Canopy Financial Technology Partners, LLC. Arch Mortgage Insurance Company. Director, Technology Alliances. International Document Services. ICE Mortgage Technology. EVP, Client Delivery. First American Data & Analytics.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2022

It’s significantly impacting the title insurance industry now and will only become more prominent as the boomer workforce continues with retirement plans. If the parting is on bad terms, it’s a far too common occurrence for ex-employees to access and take client contact lists or proprietary knowledge to another firm.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

According to FundingShield CEO Ike Suri , part of the issue is that introducing new technologies for automation and further digitization of the closing process can also create new opportunities for cybercriminals. eClosing and other automation technologies continue to grow in adoption and simultaneously open up doors for new fraud schemes.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

Once title & escrow operations get powered by a modern technology infrastructure, all other parties in the real estate ecosystem such as mortgage lenders and real estate brokerages could connect to accelerate their own innovation as well. Qualia Connect is another part of the Qualia product suite.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The HW Tech100 identifies and recognizes the most innovative technology companies serving the mortgage and real estate industries. The Tech100 Mortgage winners took digital disruption to a whole new level and propelled a complete digital revolution, leaving a legacy that will impact borrowers, clients and companies for years to come.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As an industry, we observed first-hand during the pandemic the transformative power technology has over the mortgage origination process, especially with the borrower’s experience at closing. Now more than ever, lenders are looking to top-performing loan originators to drive business amidst dwindling volumes.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2022

Endpoint said its new solutions include APIs that automatically open title orders, track transaction statuses, exchange documents, and provide title agents and their clients with custom reporting features and notifications. “At Presented by: Rently.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

Since the announcement , we have heard from a number of lenders and partners about their excitement over our ability to accelerate the digital journey of our industry, our ability to invest in the modernization of the MSP servicing platform, and the open technology approach we bring to the deal.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

HousingWire: What role has the increase in technology played for both businesses and consumers in the real estate space? Vance Loiselle: In the 20th century, the primary technology innovations in real estate were the telephone and the MLS. This will result in a major shift in how people use their homes and where they want to live.

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