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SoftPro unveils ClosingsLIVE, its closings communication portal

Housing Wire

SoftPro , the nation’s top provider of title , closing, and escrow software, announced on Thursday that it has launched ClosingsLIVE, a cutting-edge communication portal for real estate settlements. SoftPro is a leading provider of title, closing, and escrow software in the United States.

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FOA closes on sale of Incenter’s title businesses

Housing Wire

Finance of America (FOA) announced Thursday that its indirect subsidiary Incenter closed the sale of its title insurance businesses. The company previously announced that it would be selling its title insurance businesses in early February.

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Closing the gap: Increasing homeownership among diverse communities

Housing Wire

Closing the gap is paramount to uplifting individuals and households from underserved communities. Driving homeownership change requires resolve and education While there are programs designed to create a path to homeownership for low- and moderate-income families, some of these programs haven’t gone far enough.

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MISMO searches for participants for closing initiative

Housing Wire

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. MISMO hopes that the initiative will streamline the business process and improve the efficiency of the closing process.

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UBS to close business in U.S. mortgage trading unit

Housing Wire

The term TBA is derived from the fact that the MBS that will be delivered to fulfill a TBA trade is not designated at the time the trade is made. In a TBA trade, the seller agrees on a price, maturity, coupon, and face value of the bonds without specifying what securities will be delivered to the buyer on the agreed upon closing date.

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Reverse mortgage originator: real estate CE helps close more purchase loans

Housing Wire

Mangus then worked to build the dedicated reverse mortgage department at his new company from scratch and has found a notable degree of success by building Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) business through the use of continuing education (CE) classes designed for licensed real estate agents. Curtis Mangus.

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The Closing Exchange provides a wide variety of signing solutions for lenders looking to deliver eClosings

Housing Wire

The Closing Exchange (TCX) partners with its clients to configure solutions to support their workflow at every stage of their digital evolution. TCX provides a perfect mix of technology and service, providing its clients with the choice of how to close a loan at every stage of its digital evolution. Alan Frelix, CEO.

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