Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2022

International governance, risk and compliance giant Wolters Kluwer has inked a deal to acquire International Document Services (IDS) for $70 million in cash. IDS, currently owned by the Reynolds and Reynolds Company , is among the top providers of compliance and document generation software solutions for the mortgage and real estate industry.

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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 27, 2023

Admittedly, the myriad of documents requiring signatures can be overwhelming, especially for first-time homebuyers. The American Land Title Association, alongside our real estate industry partners, are committed to making transactions easier for everyone through consumer education efforts.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2022

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , or FinCEN, is floating a proposed anti-money laundering rule that could impose reporting mandates on a broad swath of professionals in the residential real estate market, including real estate agents, brokers, attorneys, title insurance companies and settlement agents.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

In late June, Susan Gregory received an estimate for a new homeowner’s insurance policy on her 120-year-old St. Augustine, Florida property, after her previous insurer, United Property and Casualty, went insolvent earlier in the year. This is one of the easiest parts of Florida to insure and costs have gone up over 40%.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

The real estate and title markets are dealing with lower vo lumes right now, which means increased competition and pressure for businesses to stay profitable. HousingWire: Why is now a good time to invest in new automation technologies for real estate and title? We just finished a big feast.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

We immediately reach out to an insurance agent to see the insurability of the house because it is becoming more and more of a problem,” Armstrong, a Compass agent in San Diego, told HousingWire’s Brooklee Han in a feature we published Tuesday. Insurance policies for homeowners are skyrocketing. The result?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Fannie Mae generated some buzz last week when it announced it would be accepting written attorney opinion letters in lieu of a title insurance policy “in limited circumstances.”. Title insurance came to be because attorney title opinions were not adequate for the marketplace.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

The company that aimed to instigate the auction did not appear to be real, and the documents supporting their claim were suspect, according to reporting from the The Associated Press. The first is to be alert to early warning signs, since a scammer will often try to impersonate you with forged documents.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In today’s competitive real estate market, an increasing number of real estate investors are turning to private money lenders to help them close deals faster, enhance property valuations, and increase their returns. Establish a private money lending network for real estate.

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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. The post WFG reduces time and cost in real estate transactions appeared first on HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 11, 2022

to acquire International Document Services Inc. IDS), a provider of compliance and document generation software solutions for the mortgage and real estate industry, for approximately $70 million in cash. banks, lenders, credit unions, insurers and securities firms. The acquisition.

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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

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Prior to the advent and widespread use of title insurance, before taking title to a property, the buyer required that the title be free of any rights, interests, liens or encumbrances of others for which the buyer would be responsible for. We haven’t seen any real data based on the conversation that it is going to save money.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

But that is not the case when someone signs a document or makes an authorization, as there is little protection against impersonation or forgery. These transactions carry enormous economic value but also create billions of dollars in liability for businesses when documents are falsified,” the release states.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Stavvy was purpose-built for real estate transactions, with a focus on the holistic user experience. 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.

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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

APRIL 17, 2023

Some vendors push alternative title insurance products that are marketed as cheaper options. The updates allow the use of unregulated title insurance alternatives in lieu of title insurance policies in limited circumstances. They claim to offer the same or a similar level of protection as title insurance.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As global tensions have escalated in recent years so, too, have concerns in the United States about the ownership of real estate by people from other countries — especially those from adversary nations. Laws should also be clear on the role title insurance professionals play in facilitating transactions with foreign owners.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Wire and title fraud risk were on the rise in Q2 compared to the same period in 2022, according to a report from FundingShield that did an analysis of a $68 billion portfolio of real estate closings. increase in issues with proof of insurance in Q2. Business email compromise scams related to real estate were $446.1

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Configured to give independent mortgage banks, federally insured banks and credit unions the needed tools at an accessible price point, Floify Lender Edition aims to increase lender profitability through its automated processes and efficiency tools, the company said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

As both the real estate industry and consumers prepare for what’s to come, it is critical that we do not take for granted the products and systems that have carried us through other cycles of economic downturn. Title insurance is one such proven product with a long history of protecting homeowners’ right to property.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

With real estate inventory at a near-record low, buyers seeking a place to call home are facing stiff competition as bidding wars continue to be commonplace. According to a recent survey, 73% of real estate firms reported an increase in seller impersonation attempts this year. We can reverse this trend.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Stavvy , a fintech company specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, acquired Brace , a digital mortgage servicing platform. Founded in 2018 , Stavvy works to increase efficiency and transparency in real estate and mortgage lending. Terms of the deal were not announced.

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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

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with Propertybase CEO Vance Loiselle about real estate tech and how the past year has accelerated the need for digital collaboration tools across the entire customer journey. HousingWire: What role has the increase in technology played for both businesses and consumers in the real estate space?

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Biden administration announced on Monday that it is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate transactions. real estate market to launder money made through illicit activities, which the administration views as a vulnerability in the real estate market. financial system.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

When people think about the title insurance industry , what comes to mind is often its core products – title insurance policies that protect property rights of homeowners and lenders. As an industry, our commitment to protection goes beyond title insurance policies.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

The document mentions the date of earliest event reported as Jan. In December, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) faced a cyberattack that affected its services, including title insurance, escrow, mortgage transactions and technology for the real estate and mortgage industries. ”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Mortgage brokers ’ compensation is in the spotlight after a recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) test concluded that some financial institutions failed to prove that payments were “reasonably related” to the value of services provided.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Then take steps to avoid these all-too-common first-time homebuyer mistakes: More for Real Estate Enthusiasts. Home insurance hiccups. Your lender is going to require an adequate home insurance policy before they’ll close on your loan. There also may be cases when a home isn’t insurable. Low appraisals.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Mortgage Industry Standard Maintenance Organization (MISMO) announced last week that the organization is looking for participants for an initiative focused on standardizing pre-closing title document data sets. This frequently results in delayed document review and general inefficiencies in pre-closing procedures.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Even with a sharp rise in interest rates toward the end of the second quarter, the title insurance industry still recorded a relatively strong fiscal quarter, according to the American Land Title Association’s Market Share Analysis. billion in title insurance premium volume, only slightly down from the $6.54 billion in 2021 to $12.16

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

The letter is being sent in response to a series of real estate commission lawsuits and the recent $418 million settlement by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), with the association also agreeing to abolish the “Participation Rule” requiring sell-side agents to make an offer of compensation to buyer brokers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

Instead of questioning email directions from their agent, title insurer or lender, the consumer hits ‘reply.’. A digital thief hijacked the transaction, redirected the money, and disappears, leaving the shocked consumers, real estate agent, title insurer, lender and others to pick up the pieces.

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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.

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