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

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO), the organization tasked with developing standards for the mortgage finance industry, appointed vice president of operations Jan Davis as its acting president. Mortgage Insurers (USMI) as its president in 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

However, there is an opportunity in the closing process for better integration between platforms to improve communication and sharing of documents between the brokerage, lender and closing company, each of which has its own process and technology, to relieve some of that stress.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

Developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants , the SOC 2 Type II audit examines a company’s controls related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy. In the fall of 2023, title insurance companies Fir st American and F idelity National Financial suffered cyberattacks.

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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

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. DecisionPoint offers immediate title clearance for about a third of U.S. properties.

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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

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

MARCH 4, 2022

Max Simkoff: “ The drive to digital in the title industry ” by Diane Tomb because it outlines some of the key areas where technology can improve the home closing experience. . This is certainly something that has stuck with me and influenced how we recruit and develop talent as we grow the business at Doma.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2021

Since its founding in 2010, WFG National Title Insurance Company has worked to advance the real estate, mortgage lending and title industries, adding greater efficiency and accuracy to processes and a vastly improved experience for consumers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Stavvy’s solution securely digitizes every aspect of the process – not just replacing pen and paper with electronic documents and signatures, but rethinking the entire workflow. Today, the platform integrates with Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology, and integrations with other LOS systems are in development.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

In a statement, Enverus said it plans to integrate Integrity Title’s technology into a new online platform called Integrity Title Plants. Austin, Texas-based Enverus announced its acquisition of Integrity Title Company , a provider of title plant access in Texas and New Mexico.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

“Trust is the currency of fraud because what fraudsters are going to do is establish trust from a document that looks exactly like it is coming from a financial institution or an email domain that looks legitimate or even an inflection in their voice,” Adams said. It is brute force.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. In July, DocuSign acquired Austin-based startup Liveoak Technologies for $38 million in an all-stock transaction.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Saluda Grade , a real estate advisory and asset-management firm specializing in alternative lending products in the nonbank sector, and its fintech partner, Unlock Technologies , this week priced the industry’s first rated securitization backed entirely by shared-equity contracts (which Unlock calls HEAs).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Punctual Abstract , which compiles and provides abstracts, title evidence and ancillary documents, such as HOA estoppels, tax certificates and municipal, announced Monday that it has acquired Mississippi-based Slade Title Research. of the market controlled by the “Big Four” away it will need to continue to develop these assets.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

Black, a licensed mortgage loan officer and broker, will also lead product development, tech partnerships and sales growth. Part of the appeal for Santa Ana-based All Cal was working with an entrepreneurial lender that controls its own technology and is deeply customer focused.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The strong standards in the bill are important to prevent fraud and offer consumers a more secure alternative rather than simply using free online audio-audio technology when buying property or refinancing a mortgage. Prior to the pandemic, ALTA and MBA saw a need to develop model RON legislation.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Using a solution that has unique verification options such as employment or homeowners insurance (HOI) can help give some lenders a competitive edge over others. But I would also suggest lenders use this opportunity to consider the use of technology and automation. PH : Obviously, cost is going to be top of mind for most lenders.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The Doma Intelligence platform works by automating many of the rote tasks of the closing process including retrieving and analyzing documents that need to be searched. Simkoff said Doma will look to enter into these spaces through its own technological developments, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

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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

MAY 26, 2023

But as the housing industry has gotten better at tackling it, fraudsters have been hard at work developing more creative scams. The scammer then impersonates the notary and returns falsified documents to the title firm or closing attorney involved in the transaction. The title firm then transfers the closing proceeds to the scammer.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Yes, the process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers , home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company, and possibly others is complex. One would be hard-pressed to find many title agencies that aren’t using some level of technology in that regard. But there’s also room for improvement.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

Equipped with size and skill, the lender is able to underwrite loans in 24 hours or less and review and clear documents in one day. Given that low housing supply and increasing lumber prices continue to drive up prices, it only makes sense that brokers developed a heightened interest in jumbo mortgages. Fast, fee-guaranteed appraisals.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers, home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company and possibly others is complex. One would be hard-pressed to find many title agencies that aren’t using some level of technology in that regard. But there’s also room for improvement.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

This may include creating individualized asset allocation models with bonds and stocks while considering the worth of life insurance policies. This may also include the creation of a living will and power of attorney documents. Learn to Use Technology. This can make it difficult to integrate technology into their daily routines.

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

One party may forget to pass along a message, another may have the day off, or there may be a missing document. Title companies offer tips to help you organize all the documents required by closing agents. Several high-tech, paperless, digital document software systems exist—making real estate transactions much smoother and safer.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Now our app is used in 172 countries, we have more than 1 million floor plans produced and our use cases range from real estate photographers, appraisers, agents, property managers, HVAC contractors, insurance and home inspectors, space planners, software developers & other professionals all around the world.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Lux joins the mortgage tech company from Cenlar FSB , the nation’s largest subservicer, where he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for the past six years leading their entire servicing and technology operation.

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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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Assurance Financial

MARCH 2, 2022

The number one point to make with our industry is that due to the incredible new capabilities of mortgage fintech, we need to rethink technology. Instead of thinking about the process and how to plug technology into the different steps, we need to think about the capabilities of the technology and how we change the process to adapt to it.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In my career, I’ve swung between enabling technology and securing it at the same time. So, we’re not little, but we’re not big, like some of these companies with 500 developers. SW: At PRMG, do you generally build or buy technology? People are just clamoring for technology to get an edge, especially now.

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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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Genworth MI Blog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Today, we’re breaking down some of the new developments in appraisals, what they mean for your business, and tips to help you prepare. Assuming the GSEs continue to develop their bifurcation capabilities, that means your business and your customers will likely see some cost savings. They’re insured. What does that mean?

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Genworth MI Blog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Today, we’re breaking down some of the new developments in appraisals, what they mean for your business, and tips to help you prepare. Assuming the GSEs continue to develop their bifurcation capabilities, that means your business and your customers will likely see some cost savings. They’re insured. What does that mean?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2021

Based on 2020, many mortgage lenders are now exploring technology. More specifically, how technology could leave them less exposed to excessive underwriting costs and make them “market ready” for any volume. That’s because the information from 1003 documents and other data in aggregate is always 100% unique to every loan.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Among the top challenges were turnaround times (56%), operational capacity, volume and staffing (34%), technology implementation and integration (34%) and communication (31%). By using WFG’s MyHome, lenders can work more efficiently, with less time spent chasing down borrowers for documents or information. The right tools to help.

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