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Housing Wire
JUNE 7, 2022
New York-based AmTrust Title Insurance Company on Tuesday introduced MidPoint , its new title closing solution enabling title agents to work outside their geographic areas to serve clients nationwide. AmTrust Title is a wholly owned subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Just days after announcing its acquisition of Michigan-based Devon Title Agency , Stewart Title is back at it, announcing its acquisition of Greater Illinois Title Co. Chicago-based GITC is the largest title company in Illinois.
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Housing Wire
AUGUST 9, 2022
Rachel Luna, principal of Patriot Title Company. With over 13,000 followers on Instagram , Rachel Luna, the principal of Texas-based Patriot Title Company , is the self-proclaimed “Texas Title Queen.” I never left title again. It sounds like you stumbled into title!
Housing Wire
APRIL 28, 2021
Mid-Atlantic title company Community Title Network LLC has acquired Colony Title Group LTD, an agency in Columbia, Maryland. Edwin Tillman, who founded Colony Title Group in 1995, will remain with the company and serve as leader of branch operations.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2021
The American Land Title Association saw a 32.5% year-over-year increase in title insurance premium volume during the third quarter of 2021 according to ALTA’s Market Share Analysis , published on Thursday. During Q3 2021, the title insurance industry generated $6.8
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2021
There is no slowing down Stewart Title. The smallest of the “Big Four” title insurers announced Thursday that it had acquired Michigan-based Devon Title Agency , gaining scale in a hot housing market. million in direct title revenue, up 31% from Q3 2020.
Housing Wire
JUNE 17, 2021
Stewart Title continues to tinker with its national footprint. The title giant recently combined its two Northern Nevada divisions – Legacy Division and Western Division. Thomas Title also has offices in Texas, the Stewart group said in a Friday press release.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 17, 2022
Title and closing software provider SoftPro has released a new integration with Pennsylvania-based Conestoga Title Insurance Company , the firms said Wednesday. Earlier this year, the title software company announced its integration with remote online notarization provider Notarize.
Housing Wire
JUNE 21, 2022
As someone who spent a career in the title insurance industry – both as a builder of a title business and leader of the industry’s trade group, — I am proud of the role we play in helping to protect what most Americans consider the biggest purchase of their lives.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 6, 2021
Foundation Title & Escrow announced it is expanding its footprint in Alabama through its merger with Paula Title. This is the latest in a series of growth expenditures for Tennessee-based Foundation Title & Escrow.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Fractional real estate investment firm reAlpha announced late last week that it is partnering with Title First Agency to provide title and closing services on all of the firm’s property acquisitions. A look at the role instant title plays in the borrower journey.
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Housing Wire
JULY 13, 2022
American Digital Title Insurance Co. , a Denver-based insurtech title insurance provider controlled by insurance giant Munich Re , has been authorized to underwrite title insurance in California, the second largest title insurance market in the country.
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. Howeth served as general counsel for a title underwriter for six years prior to joining AmTrust.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
However, while the title space has made tremendous strides in recent years, there is still a tremendous amount of “button mashing” being done. Increasingly, manual processes in title workflows are being eliminated with customized bots and AI.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 25, 2022
Title insurance underwriter First American has launched a new digital platform for title agents, according to an announcement on Thursday. The post First American launches digital platform for title agents appeared first on HousingWire.
Housing Wire
JUNE 2, 2021
Wisconsin-based Knight Barry Title acquired two additional businesses in Florida, running up its number of Sunshine State locations to 15. Knight Barry acquired Closing Boutique’ s two Orlando offices in Clermont and Mount Dora, Florida, as well as Home Title America in West Palm Beach.
Housing Wire
JUNE 14, 2021
Ohio-based Lanco Title Agency has joined forces with the Northwest Title group, bringing the two Buckeye State firms together. Lanco Title, owned by Jon Clark, was founded in 1979, servicing the southeastern and central Ohio markets.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Punctual Abstract , which compiles and provides abstracts, title evidence and ancillary documents, such as HOA estoppels, tax certificates and municipal, announced Monday that it has acquired Mississippi-based Slade Title Research.
Housing Wire
APRIL 11, 2022
In a selling guide announcement released last week, Fannie Mae announced that it would be accepting written opinion letters from an attorney in lieu of a title insurance policy “in limited circumstances.”. The post Fannie Mae announces title insurance shake up appeared first on HousingWire.
Housing Wire
JULY 19, 2021
Ransomware attackers hit major title industry cloud services provider Cloudstar , stopping an untold number of loans from closing on Monday. The ramifications for the title and mortgage industry may extend beyond the immediately impacted loan applications.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Real estate brokerage Compass announced Monday that is has signed an agreement to acquire Dallas-based title insurance company LegacyTexas Title Co. , its latest foray into the title and escrow space. LegacyTexas Title has served the North Texas area for over 40 years.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
The title industry experienced quite a rush in the second quarter of 2020 with $4.18 billion in title insurance premiums generated. Below are the top 4 companies in title by market share for the second quarter. Here are the top 5: Westcor Land Title Insurance : 5.9%
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Radian Group recently announced the launching of its title insurance and closing services platform, titlegenius, in Arizona, California, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Many home buyers are unaware that they have choices when shopping for title insurance.
Housing Wire
JULY 28, 2022
“Big Four” title insurers Stewart Information Services Corporation and First American Financial have maintained that they prepared diligently for a rising interest rate environment. At Stewart, the title segment generated a total revenue of $761.1
Housing Wire
AUGUST 9, 2022
Not many would count the title industry among the economy’s technology leaders. In fact, many title agents will proudly tell you that ours is a “traditional” industry. What spurred this newfound quest to fully automate title operations after decades of resistance?
Housing Wire
JULY 27, 2022
New York-based title underwriter AmTrust has come under fire from New York Attorney General Letitia James for business practices that “hurt workers and limited their earning potential.”. AmTrust Title, which is controlled by insurance giant Amtrust Financial Services Inc.,
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
The title insurance industry saw a surge in premium volume in the second quarter of 2020, according to the American Land Title Association’s latest Market Share Analysis. But title insurance premiums are also surging as a result. The title insurance industry generated $4.18
Housing Wire
JUNE 30, 2022
title insurers even as macroeconomic pressures increase in coming months. title insurance industry’s risk-adjusted industry capital declined, however, overall it remained supportive of ratings at the close of 2021.
Housing Wire
MARCH 31, 2022
The title process is complex and time-consuming, with points of friction that can increase time-to-close for lenders and borrowers. The post Title solutions special reports appeared first on HousingWire.
Housing Wire
APRIL 13, 2021
Title insurers wrote $19.2 billion in premiums last year, but a recent report from the American Land Title Association predicts a slowdown in 2021 due to – you guessed it! – Just how fruitful was 2020 for title insurers? segment pretax margin of title insurance and services.
Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2021
Wisconsin-based Knight Barry Title has announced its acquisition of MLS Title , located in Fort Myers, Florida. MLS Title, owned by Susan Malach, opened in 2004. Bringing Susan’s great team on board serves two purposes for us — more convenience for our already loyal local customers and the opportunity to keep building the KBT brand,” said Craig Haskins, Knight Barry Title chief operating officer. In 2018, it acquired four title agencies south of the Twin Cities.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 23, 2022
SingleSource has launched its “Attorney Conclusion of Title” (ACT), a standardized attorney opinion letter. “Lenders and consumers finally have a new option when it comes to title insurance,” Ed Austin, the COO of SingleSource, said in a statement.
Housing Wire
JULY 19, 2022
Stewart Title of Louisiana is expanding its support for commercial real estate transactions, through the addition of Ashley Coco as the firm’s Louisiana underwriting counsel, it announced Tuesday. Closing People Movers Real Estate Ashley Coco Louisiana Stewart Title Title insurance
Housing Wire
MARCH 31, 2021
The title process is complex, time-consuming and subject to errors and security concerns, which can potentially delay a borrower’s closing date. CoreLogic DataTrace Overland (Boston National Title) Qualia Radian ServiceLink Sourcepoint WFG Lender Services.
Housing Wire
APRIL 18, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut the country down in 2020, title and settlement professionals were deemed essential and continued to help consumers purchase homes and refinance mortgages. Recently there have been misleading claims regarding the lack of conformity in title fees.
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