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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Healing Realty Trust brought on Jared Chupaila, a former CEO of Brookfield Properties ‘ retail real estate vertical where he oversaw the company’s U.S. portfolio of more than 150 retail centers. “We We want to improve the board to look more like a public company along the way,” noted Caltabiano.

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JUNE 20, 2023

In addition, Smith will lead the nationwide direct channels and correspondent business, reporting to chief retail and small business banking officer Dontá Wilson. Meanwhile, the retail channel was responsible for $1.3 Wilson said that Smith positions Truist to “reimagine the future,” according to a news release.

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JUNE 23, 2023

CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM), the nation’s third-largest retail mortgage lender, unveiled its latest initiative this week that is aimed at helping first-time homebuyers overcome the financial hurdles of purchasing a home in today’s competitive housing market. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private businesses.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

In his new role, Hogle will manage the firm’s retail operations, overseeing growth and development of retail sales and the production network, while supporting the firm’s business channels. Hogle said he’s “delighted and honored” to join Cherry Creek’s “thriving retail organization.”.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Despite ongoing uncertainty and a variety of economic headwinds, Fitch Ratings is maintaining a neutral outlook on the title insurance market for 2024, according to a report released Thursday. Fitch said its neutral outlook is underpinned by Fitch’s view that mortgage rates are near peak levels.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

Illinois-based title insurance underwriter Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund (ATG) has entered into an agreement to merge with mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate. Stan envisioned the creation of this ‘guaranty fund’ to give lawyers the ability to issue title opinions backed by an insurance underwriter,” Birnbaum wrote.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2021

She was also an in-house corporate attorney with an NYSE-traded retail company prior to Brookfield Properties, where she was responsible for corporate, finance, and international matters. Smith, as president of KHFS, will oversee improvements on the digital side of the mortgage and insurance service offerings.

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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 12, 2023

Movement, which focuses on the distributed retail channel, was the 15th largest U.S. In August 2022, Movement hired two executives away from rival Fairway Independent Mortgage to boost the growth and development of its distributed retail sales team. A spokesperson for Movement declined to comment, as did Shelton. quarter over quarter.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

The program is available nationwide through the retail channel for first-time and repeat homebuyers applying for FHA 30-year, fixed-rate purchase loans. FHA loans also come with mandatory upfront and annual mortgage insurance premiums — usually for the life of the loan.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

Illinois-based title insurance underwriter Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund (ATG) has entered into an agreement to merge with mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate. Stan envisioned the creation of this ‘guaranty fund’ to give lawyers the ability to issue title opinions backed by an insurance underwriter,” Birnbaum wrote.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Title insurance giant Old Republic International will pay $1 million to settle charges that it entered into “no-poach” agreements to stifle labor competition, the New York Attorney General’s Office said late last week. Think of it like a mortgage lender having wholesale and retail channels. Presented by: Radian.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) rolled out a new purchase product that will waive mortgage insurance payments if a borrower opts for a 10%-or-more down payment. Once that happens, mortgage insurance is usually waived. But borrowers would be wise to note that they’ll get hit with higher interest rates.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

“Big Four” title insurer First American Financial Corp. Also announced by the title insurer was a total of $1.1 segment pretax margin of title insurance and services. The sales were made with Safeco Insurance , a Liberty Mutual company, and Heritage Insurance Holdings. announced a healthy $7.1

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

With MRAs, however, variations on the concept “are under early-stage development by retail mortgage lenders and the secondary market actors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,” the report explained.

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2023

Related to its goal of achieving profitability , title insurer Doma announced Thursday that it had sold its title operations in Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana to two different companies. The financial terms of the deals were not disclosed. This acquisition strengthens our position as a leading title company in Texas.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

A week after announcing a pivot in its business strategy , publicly traded title insurance firm Doma announced the sale of its retail operations in Florida on Tuesday. Doma’s Florida operation was purchased by Near North Title Group for an undisclosed sum. Near North Title Group purchased Doma’s Midwest locations in July.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2021

Better.com, which offers mortgage, real estate, title and homeowner insurance through its digital platform, has entered an agreement to merge with Aurora Acquisitions Corp., billion in title insurance and $1.4 billion in homeowners insurance. a blank check company sponsored by Novator Capital. The company generated $24.2

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

Matic Insurance. President, Retail. Executive Vice President of Retail Lending. Enact Mortgage Insurance. Visionet Systems. Andy Pollock. Anchor Loans. Armando Falcon. Falcon Capital Advisors. Arvin Wijay. Consolidated Analytics. Benjamin Madick. Co-Founder and CEO. Bill Dallas. Dallas Capital. Charles Williams.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

That’s 27 percentage points higher than the estimated net proceeds (50% of total debt) for properties that reverted to REO and then were subsequently sold on the retail market, typically through the Multiple Listing Service. That was 14 percentage points higher than the 58% homeownership rate for retail REO sales.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Firms with 50% or more retail transactions could have a higher cost of fraud and larger volume of average monthly attacks, according to the firm’s True Cost of Fraud report. CerifID, which has more than 30,000 users monthly, provides as much as $1 million of insurance coverage on every transaction.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

Kenneth Farmer has been named regional underwriting counsel for First American Financial Corporation’s gulf coast title insurance, the company recently announced. His extensive knowledge and customer-focused approach to underwriting will enhance our efforts to strengthen and grow agency relationships through the region.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2021

“The acquisition of Continental Title Company represents Shaddock National Holding’s first retail presence in the states of Kansas and Missouri,” said Mike Rubin, Shaddock National president. Presented by: Proctor Loan Protector.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Similarly, Shirley has years of financial leadership experience, including at retailers Tuesday Morning and Neiman Marcus , but does not possess a real estate background. Peace and Liebert overlapped at USAA , an insurance agent for the military and their families.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Origination volume for FHA -insured loans increased by 3% in 2021, growing from $324 billion in 2020 to $332.24 Of the origination volume, retail lenders originated $276.4 billion, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data by Polygon Research application HMDAVision found. billion.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2021

Over the last two years, Blend has acquired its own mortgage insurance firm and title insurance firm. New clients include lender and servicer Mr. Cooper , retail lender KeyBank , credit card company Bilt Technologies and credit union BECU. The latter deal, a $422 million investment in Title 365 , closed in the second quarter.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

In light of the current bank crisis, Moon also clarifies on its website that crypto assets are not FDIC-insured products, meaning they may lose value. .” Because Moon is not a bank, crypto assets are stored with Anchorage Digital , a crypto custodial firm that is also the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Those loans, originated between 2007 and 2011, defaulted and led to claims to the FHA for mortgage insurance. Through the six months ending June 30, Guild, which does nearly all of its business through the retail channel, posted a profit of $110.8 million, up from a $47 million loss in the first six months of 2019. It originated $14.6

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

The 2023 reverse mortgage limit for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) stood at $1,089,300, but proprietary reverse mortgages are not subject to FHA limits. After re-obtaining the property, “the Conleys applied for and received a $4.99-million

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2022

Enact Mortgage Insurance. First Vice President, Marketing, Retail Lending. Anywhere Real Estate. Eric Kushner. VP, Marketing. VP, Brand Strategy. First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation. Erika Martin. Senior Director of Marketing. Haley Parker. Area Business Development Manager. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. James Duncan.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

For things like homeowner’s insurance , title insurance, and realtors, we’ve now just become a marketplace. “Our overall model has changed from being a one-stop-shop, where we do everything in-house, to being a one-stop-shop where we do the things in-house that we’re the best at,” Garg said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The approval process for the participants in the eNote program includes a review of financial statements and insurance exhibits, which are also the requisites for the warehouse approval process.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2021

.” Originally from Wichita, Kansas, Niedens began her title insurance career in 1995 focused on servicing residential transactions. For her career, Niedens has closed transactions in multifamily, hospitality, retail, office and industrial, while specializing in multi-site national portfolios.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

AmeriHome purchased approximately $65 billion in conventional conforming and government-insured originations in 2020. ” Western Alliance, which operates more as a business-to-business bank rather than a consumer-focused retail lender, said they are looking at AmeriHome for its long-term potential.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

For things like homeowner’s insurance , title insurance, and realtors, we’ve now just become a marketplace. “Our overall model has changed from being a one-stop-shop, where we do everything in-house, to being a one-stop-shop where we do the things in-house that we’re the best at,” Garg said in an interview.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Interfirst was founded in 2001 as a retail originator but expanded to the wholesale channel in 2008 and the correspondent channel in 2011. The holding company will invest in finance, insurance, and real estate businesses. The company ceased operations in July 2017 after years of declining volumes. .

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