The first step for many title agencies has been redesigning internal workflows so closers and processors may continue focusing on transactions while separate compliance teams handle FinCEN reporting. At Florida Agency Network... Read more »
Virginia-based Allied Title and Escrow has expanded its operations into Ohio and Michigan — bringing its total footprint to 14 states. The move marks another step in Allied’s national growth strategy and... Read more »
“These appointments are about adding strength, scale and perspective to a leadership team that has already built something special,” said Jill Cadwell, president of Advocus. “Peter and Hank remain deeply engaged in... Read more »
As the title insurance industry moves into 2026, executives say it faces a complex mix of market pressures, regulatory shifts and escalating fraud risks. Leading executives who sat down with HousingWire are... Read more »
Integration gives users the ability to run automated title searches tied to specific properties and retrieve related documents without entering a separate portal or opening additional software. Christine Lee — Settlor’s director... Read more »
Miller, who will serve as PLACE’s new vice president of growth, began her real estate industry career in 2014 as a sales associate at the Souferian Group, before going on to form... Read more »
Order Insights helped protect over 130,000 files in November by validating transaction data, notifying title agents of discrepancies and identifying other potential fraud indicators. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new... Read more »
Leading U.S. mortgage lenders United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) and Better have joined Fannie Mae’s pilot program that waives lender title insurance requirements for certain refinance transactions, HousingWire has learned. The initiative, announced... Read more »
The Bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus is calling on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to cease its pilot program for title insurance waivers until the program is vetted and the agency... Read more »
After a slow start to the year, the housing market picked up the pace during the second quarter. For the title insurance industry, this meant an uptick in title insurance premium volume,... Read more »