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

JANUARY 5, 2024

Few things affect the real estate market more than the rise and fall of interest rates , which has a ripple effect that directly influences everything from buyer behavior to market trends. Generally, the Fed will adjust its lending rate by a quarter percent, but at times the adjustment has been larger.

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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. If your state requires a lending license, make sure a the lender is licensed.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Fathom Holdings , the parent company of cloud-based real estate brokerage Fathom Realty , appointed Jon Gwin as chief operating officer. The company’s brands include Fathom Realty , Encompass Lending , intelliAgent , LiveBy , Real Results , Verus Title and Cornerstone.

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JUNE 19, 2023

It’s fair to say that almost everyone living in a home today worked with a real estate professional to purchase or mortgage their home. According to the latest data from Altos Research , the real estate market is experiencing unusual patterns in pricing, inventory and demand.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

Title insurance protects borrowers from financial loss if the lender discovers a defect in the title to the property (for example, a previous mortgage) and demands a borrower to pay back the loan. Perhaps the interesting part regarding conformity in title insurance fees is found in Section 8 of RESPA (12 U.S.C.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

banks have tightened their lending standards for residential real estate (REE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) in the second quarter amid the collapse of regional banks and a cascade of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve to tame inflation. Responses were received from 66 domestic banks and 19 U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

banks to fail in the coming months because of declining values and defaults in their commercial real estate loan portfolios. We have identified the banks that have high commercial real estate concentrations, particularly office and retail and other [property types] that have been affected a lot,” Powell said. in Q2 2023.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2021

Digital lending software provider Blend announced on Monday that it is expanding its cloud-based platform with the acquisition of Title365 from the Mr. Cooper Group for approximately $422 million, reflecting an enterprise value of $500 million. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Presented by: Altisource.

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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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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

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. of the market, should be too concerned about the rise of the little guy.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

Through partnerships with Bubble Insurance Solutions and New American Funding , real estate agents at The Agency will have access to mortgage lending services and insurance services for their clients. Mauricio Umansky ‘s residential brokerage The Agency is venturing into core services.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Industry veteran John Gibson is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities, and he will be replaced by Rich Hoffman as senior vice president and head of TPO lending. The investment aims to strengthen the bank’s balance sheet amid a confidence crisis related to its commercial real estate loan portfolio.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Most digital solutions in the lending industry are designed to solve one problem and built for one audience in mind. This fragmentation makes it difficult for everyone involved in the lending process to communicate with each other effectively. Stavvy has the power to bring these disparate components together.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The nation’s top loan officer Shant Banosian joined the board of directors at Healing Realty Trust , a healthcare-focused real estate investment company. As we continue to grow our portfolio, we’ll use equity as well as debt … a lot of the banks that he works with also do commercial lending. That’ll be a big part.

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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.

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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

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron VanTrojen CEO Geneva Financial Home Loans Abbie Tidmore Senior Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer Pennymac Adam Kessler CEO Academy Mortgage Baron Silverstein President Newrez Ben Madick Co-Founder and CEO Matic Insurance Bernadette Kogler Co-Founder and CEO RiskSpan Bill Rogers Founder and CEO Homeowners (..)

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Axis has lending and title academies, with an origination academy set to launch in the spring of 2024. The initial 30 days establish a foundational understanding of mortgage lending concepts. He expects hiring to pick up again on the lending side in the third quarter of 2024. But some are completely fresh to the field.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 6, 2024

Over the past 20 years, he has served in key leadership roles in mortgage banking, private mortgage insurance, and appraisal management. Johnston is a certified real estate appraiser with advanced professional appraisal designations, project management designations, and process improvement credentials.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). It says the transaction adds new verticals, including middle market specialty finance, healthcare lending and SBA lending. And the Signature’s transaction adds to the mortgage warehouse lending, Flagstar said. Flagstar Bank , a top-20 U.S. billion.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The deal will offload an FoA subsidiary division that offers residential real estate investment loans. Following the closing of the [deal], FAM will no longer operate in the business of originating business purpose loans to residential real estate investors.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Each year, the TECH100 awards recognize the 200 most influential tech companies in mortgage and real estate that are working to improve the housing industry through tech innovation. Among this impressive list of submissions, companies like 2022 TECH100 honoree Voxtur are working to improve the entire lending lifecycle.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

San Antonio, Texas-headquartered USAA eliminated 130 positions in the real estate lending group amid projections that the mortgage industry will shrink in 2023. The layoffs at USAA Federal Savings Bank represent about 1.6% of the total bank workforce, Bradley Russell, USAA’s corporate spokesperson, confirmed. “In

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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

AUGUST 1, 2023

From leading mortgage companies and real estate firms to spearheading groundbreaking initiatives and driving policy reforms, these honorees are making an indelible impact on housing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year. Obviously we have a forward lending division, we have the reverse mortgage lending division and a commercial panel, as well as an insurance company.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Boston-based real estate investment proptech Knox Financial announced Monday it is launching new products on its platform that will help homeowners transform their homes into investment properties. Knox also relies on real estate professionals and service providers to deliver what it calls a “frictionless ownership.” ??.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Head of Neighborhood and Community Lending. Matic Insurance. Chief Real Estate Officer. United Real Estate Group. Senior Executive Vice President, President of Residential Servicing and Correspondent Lending. Supreme Lending. Head of Home Lending. Coldwell Banker Real Estate.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

These benefits will allow users to establish proactive margin management processes and remain competitive in any market environment,” Brandonn Dukes, EVP of real estate and consumer lending at Curinos, said in a statement. Founded in 2021, Curinos provides data, technologies and insights for financial institutions.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Meanwhile, borrower’s real estate agents, brokers and financial advisers may not even have access to those systems, preventing them from supporting their clients through what is typically the largest financial transaction of their lifetime. The use of tech in the current mortgage application process is disjointed and siloed.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

The mortgage and real estate industries are quickly adapting to technological advances in order to keep up with consumer demands and the changing markets. As a result, it is no surprise that Fathom Holding CEO, Josh Harley, will speak at HW Annual to talk about the disruption happening in the real estate space.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

The decision to allow the ICE – Black Knight merger to proceed announces the digital integration of the real estate value chain anticipated for over 25 years. The capital, capability and content are present to make all real estate markets smarter, faster, safer and connected.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The list can be leveraged to identify partners and solutions to the challenges that mortgage lenders and real estate professionals face every day. Now in its 12th year, the Tech100 program provides housing professionals with a comprehensive list of the most innovative and impactful organizations in the industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Keller Mortgage , the lending arm of real estate holding company kwx , is the latest firm to be hit by the rapidly decreasing demand for mortgages. On Monday, the company underwent a “mass layoff,” according to posts by former Keller Mortgage employees on LinkedIn.

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