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

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

JANUARY 8, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology — part of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – will be offering lenders access to investment advisory advice in its Encompass loan origination system (LOS) through a partnership with Halcyon , a tech firm specializing in advanced data integration. “In

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The first update is a change to the documentation requirements for rental income that is used in a qualifying decision. “We This update does not apply, however, to newly constructed manufactured homes , since these documents are required on all newer units. 1, 2024.

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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. The First American Financial umbrella includes First American Title Insurance and First American Title Guaranty , as well as nearly two dozen subsidiaries.

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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 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

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 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

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. HW: How can lenders help homebuyers avoid closing delays?

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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

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 infamous ransomware gang AlphV/BlackCat claimed to be behind the attack. District Court for Central California.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

FundingShield , the fintech provider of plug-and-play solutions to manage risk, compliance and fraud prevention, has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a technology services and consulting company. increase in issues with proof of insurance in Q2. The partnership comes amid an increase in wire and title fraud risk.

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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

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

JULY 21, 2023

The data compromised included “names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, social Security numbers, passport numbers, driver’s license numbers, credit card information, bank account information and/or medical or insurance information,” the lawsuit says.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

Those who aren’t really familiar with the settlement services industry tend to think of a title agency as, more or less, the business that makes the closing happen and delivers a title insurance policy. Some use their inbox as de facto storage for such information until the time is right to enter it into the proper documents.

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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

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 5, 2024

As a result of the integration, verification of assets (VOA) orders will flow through the Encompass loan number, automatically populating data and documents into the loan file. AccountChek was acquired in March 2023 by publicly traded title insurer Stewart Information Service Corp.

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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

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

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Mortgage Insurers (USMI) as its president in 2023. MISMO’s role is more of a collaborative one, acting as a central point between lenders, servicers, regulators, insuring and guaranteeing agencies, GSEs, and technology providers. Appleton has served in advisory roles for housing initiatives as chief of staff for the U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Polly, a San Francisco-based fintech, is a software-as-service mortgage technology firm that operates a product and pricing engine (PPE) and loan-trading exchange. Affected positions ranged from sales and project managers to software engineers and executive assistants, according to the firms’ internal documents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 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. This setup lets a consumer compare quotes from several insurers, including Progressive, with only one click. market for homeowners’ insurance.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2021

It would also require the use of tamper-evident technology in electronic notarizations, and help prevent fraud through the use of multifactor authentication. Our bill would bring this process into the 21st century, allowing people to securely complete notarized documents remotely, just as they do with many other important forms,” Cramer said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2023

” According to Bodrozic, this blend of customized home data and advanced AI technology positions HomeZada as a powerful tool for homeowners looking to maximize the value of homeownership.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

For example, having a standardized framework for deferral payment plans, guidance on how to receive disaster relief funds, and information on how insurance can be applied and distributed makes it much easier for servicers to work with homeowners to outline ways that they can receive assistance and relief. Meeting the customer where they are.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

RentSpree offers rental software solutions such as tenant screening, online applications, document automation, e-signatures, denial and approval communications as well as property landing pages. In the fall of 2023, title insurance companies Fir st American and F idelity National Financial suffered cyberattacks.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2022

.” Per the company’s website , it takes five minutes to receive a pre-qualification for a mortgage, though final approval is conditional on finishing the application and providing supporting documents. The crypto mortgage product will be available to most applicants in early 2022, Milo added.

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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

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

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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GoForrmz

JULY 20, 2022

Prioritize your athletes by integrating technology into every aspect of your operation while keeping protected health information secure Athletes come and go frequently through the doors of sports medicine practices and facilities. But if your operating systems run fully digital now, how do you capture patient information without paper forms?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

TitlePoint enables searches for detailed property information, images of documents and maps across the U.S. and is used by title insurance underwriters, title agents and closing attorneys. . The ‘Big Four’ insurer’s title segment recorded revenue of $2.3 Our merger will afford significant benefits to U.S.

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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. Steve Ozonian, CEO, Williston Financial Group.

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