Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has named former Fannie Mae CEO and Blend president Tim Mayopoulos as CEO of Silicon Valley Bank N.A. , Treasury and introducing new technologies to the housing finance system. venture-backed technology and healthcare companies. The bank failed to raise capital to plug a $1.8

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

They also help to prevent fraud and ensure that the sale is conducted legally and ethically. In real estate, a title is a legal document that establishes ownership of a property or asset. You can obtain a title through purchase, inheritance or other legal means. How has technology impacted the industry?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2021

AmTrust Title Insurance Company has added two executives to its team, naming James Bozzomo as chief underwriting counsel for direct operations and Jefferson Howeth as senior corporate counsel. Before joining AmTrust, Bozzomo was senior vice president and managing counsel at Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

In this role, Savkar will be responsible for the management of an expanding business unit within Wolters Kluwer that focuses on product innovation and technological advancements. Savkar has been a part of Wolters Kluwer since 2012, when he joined as vice president and general manager of the Legal & Regulatory division.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Technologies like encryption help deliver certainty that content has not been tampered with. Data is imported from multiple sources including credit agencies, public records aggregators, appraisers, inspectors, title and insurance firms and Realtors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

“CoreLogic is a mission-critical vendor and data provider across industry sectors in which Stone Point has specialized over the past 20 years, including mortgage, residential real estate and P&C insurance,” said Chuck Davis, CEO of Stone Point Capital. Strategies lenders should adopt from direct to consumer lending.

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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. And it takes a combination of technology, policy, management practice and overlapping layers of protection to do it.

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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

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As existing-home sales continue to slide and mortgage rates rise ever higher, all but eliminating any hope for refinance transactions, the title insurance industry is doubling down on technology. At the same time, firms overlook the cultural impact the technologies could have, causing us to underestimate their impact on society.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2023

It resulted from a big decline in mortgage banking, title insurance revenues and an impairment related to the Title365 segment. . In operations, Amir Jafari will assume a new position created of head of finance and administration, overseeing areas like finance, people and legal. million in the third quarter of 2022.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

The requirement also applies to mortgage lenders, legal experts say. The CFPB issued a statement to warn creditors that technology being “too complicated” is not an excuse for noncompliance. The CFPB issued a statement to warn creditors that technology being “too complicated” is not an excuse for noncompliance.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Brokers now have access to a more streamlined platform that will guide them through the closing process step-by-step with more transparency, smarter technology and increased control.”. Title insurance protects against hidden risks that are not discoverable during searches of public records, unlike alternatives.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Knox automates and oversees a property’s finances and taxes, insurance, leasing and legal, tenant and property care, banking, and bill pay. Knox oversees a portfolio of more than $100 million in investment properties, and was named one of HousingWire’s 2021 Tech100 companies.

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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

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.” Across every industry, there has been a COVID catalyzed and dramatic increase and reliance upon and adoption of technology,” Barton said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

Chief Operating Officer Rob Lux was named co-CEO for operations, technology, business development, client management, human resources, and legal. Dave Applegate, a board member since 2020, has been named the company’s chairman. year over year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance data. (The

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

In their letter, MBA and CBA said that AVMs and technologies like them can alleviate appraiser shortages, reduce transaction costs, and safeguard against individual appraisal bias. Ultimately, a robust regulatory framework continues to be a critical imperative to achieve these outcomes. the trade groups state.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

The FHFA this week launched a new Office of Financial Technology, which it said will be the main point of contact for fintech matters. At the same time, the agency is seeking feedback on how to incorporate technological advancements into the mortgage lifecycle. billion in 2021, up from $0.4

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

Though the three-page lawsuits offer little detail about the contract, including when the lenders stopped paying and what services were offered, a filing from MLD’s chief legal and chief enterprise risk officer included a copy of the contract with Lender Toolkit. None of the plaintiffs or defendants responded to requests for comment.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

We recognized the potential of the Notarize platform and have worked with their team to tackle the legal and technical barriers to RON,” said Don Casey, president and CEO of Realogy Title Group. Roughly 400 closing and escrow agents use Notarize’s technology through RTG to close digitally; agents in the remaining 13 states use hybrid options.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Many of them are determined to make an impact in industries that have yet to be significantly modernized by technology. A quick look at the history of real estate technology will tell you that almost everything up and down the transaction chain has been targeted for innovation. But are you doing it within the rules? Very regulated.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Kully previously worked at the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a senior attorney, in the legal division at Fannie Mae and as a partner at K&L Gates. For the first HW+ spotlight, we’re featuring Kris Kully, a partner at Mayer Brown. HousingWire: Lastly, what was your biggest learning opportunity?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Stavvy enables digital transformation by helping organizations navigate complex financial and legal transactions easily and safely, which allows organizations to put customer experience at the forefront. 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

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Just before its stock debuted at a disappointing $15 a share, Guild Mortgage settled a federal lawsuit that claimed the lender knowingly breached legal requirements when it originated and underwrote FHA loans. Those loans, originated between 2007 and 2011, defaulted and led to claims to the FHA for mortgage insurance.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

With the advancements in technology, finding homes online has become easy and straightforward. Many are already shouldering the burdens of high debt-to-income ratios, mortgage insurance premiums, and elevated interest rates to secure a foothold in homeownership. For these buyers, every dollar matters.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

When we started, the idea was to obtain exterior photos as fast as possible, at a time when Uber, Lyft and marketing technology was advancing, and anyone with a smartphone could get exterior photos,” said Tomaszewski, who worked to turn his idea into ProxyPics. A certification lightens the legal liability of bias.

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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

MAY 26, 2023

More often than not, the small firms that become big, or the mid-cap businesses that eventually make a public offering, can explain their growth by using a new technology , business model or even product in a way that not only differentiates them during market turbulence, but positions them for sustainable success when the tide turns.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JANUARY 20, 2022

Not all property insurance companies will cover solar panels, and the ones that do have a wide-ranging set of rules and inconsistent coverage pricing. However, potential savings could be offset by another higher cost: property insurance rates. Murphy, director of government affairs for the Florida Association of Insurance Agents.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

During closing, buyers sign several legal documents and pay additional fees, some of which are recurring costs like property tax. Others are one-time closing costs expenses, which may include: loan origination fees, application fee, mortgage broker fee, title insurance, appraisal fees, title search fee and other miscellaneous payments.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

One of the things that has happened as a result of technology is that the velocity of transactions and how they’re often done virtually means literally in minutes money can disappear [via a BEC scam],” he said. said technology exists to help protect against BEC threats, adding that being oblivious to the threat only compounds it. “If

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Includes AZ Legal Updates, AZ Disclosures, Exploring Fair & Affordable Housing, Managing Risk in Real Estate Business CE Sales Package with Ethics: Required 24 hrs of coursework. Includes Agency Law, Contract Law, Commissioner’s Standards, Disclosure, Fair Housing, Legal Issues & General. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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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. Yes, the complex legal and regulatory web that can vary from state to state and even city to city doesn’t invite a quick and smooth passage to the closing.

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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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McKissock

APRIL 3, 2022

With how quickly the crypto wave is catching on in general, this is a good time for real estate agents to study how crypto technology can potentially be used to benefit your real estate practice before it becomes a new norm — with or without you. Marketplace Platforms. Cutting Out Middlemen. How Buyers Can Use Bitcoin to Buy Real Estate.

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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. And the complex legal and regulatory web that can vary from state to state and even city to city doesn’t invite a quick and smooth passage to the closing.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Manage your current tenants; whether it’s maintenance, finances, or legal issues, your property manager will take care of your tenants. Handle compliance issues, housing regulations, tax regulations, and insurance are just a few compliance matters that a property management company can handle. Compliance and legal issues.

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