Reducing risk: How mortgage, title and real estate companies can build cyber resilience

Reducing risk: How mortgage, title and real estate companies can build cyber resilience

The rash of recent mortgage and title industry data breaches serves as a sobering reminder of the paramount importance of cybersecurity. In this first installment of our reducing cyber risk series, let’s... Read more »
Wire and title fraud risk reach an all-time high in Q4: report

Wire and title fraud risk reach an all-time high in Q4: report

Wire and title fraud risk reached an all all-time high in Q4 2023 with 51.8% of transactions having issues that led to a risk of wire and title fraud, according to FundingShield‘s... Read more »
Qualia accuses title startup Settlor of stealing trade secrets

Qualia accuses title startup Settlor of stealing trade secrets

Closing software provider Qualia is accusing a former employee and startup title production software firm Settlor of stealing trade secrets. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Denver,... Read more »
Title Insurer First American’s tough week: Inman’s Top 5

Title Insurer First American’s tough week: Inman’s Top 5

The verdict is in — the old way of doing business is over. Join us at Inman Connect New York Jan. 23-25, when together we’ll conquer today’s market challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities.... Read more »
Qualia accuses title startup Settlor of stealing trade secrets

Can AI launch the title industry into the future in 2024?

With its four largest firms all at least 100 years old, the title insurance industry has a bit of a reputation for being antiquated and technology averse. “I always joke that we... Read more »
Title giant Stewart sues Qualia over software licensing agreement dispute

Title giant Stewart sues Qualia over software licensing agreement dispute

Big Four title firm Stewart Title has filed a lawsuit against closing and title production software provider Qualia over a contractual dispute. In a lawsuit filed in early November in District County... Read more »
How the title industry is addressing the negative effects of heirs’ property

How the title industry is addressing the negative effects of heirs’ property

Homeownership is the single greatest contributor to household wealth for American families.From 2010 to 2020, the value of owner-occupied housing in 917 metropolitan or micropolitanmetro areas increased by $8.2 trillion. We know... Read more »
Fitch: Title revenue to rise 3% annually in 2024

Fitch: Title revenue to rise 3% annually in 2024

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... Read more »
Fitch: Title revenue to rise 3% annually in 2024

Title industry prepares for possible changes in a post-commission lawsuit world

Ron Frasier, a title industry veteran and CEO of title startup Atlas Title, has been watching the commission lawsuit saga closely. “If the costs associated with homeownership and buying a home at... Read more »
Fidelity and Doma report Q3 title earnings

Fidelity and Doma report Q3 title earnings

Fidelity National Financial finished out third-quarter earnings reporting for the Big Four title firms this week, hosting its earnings call with investors and analysts Wednesday morning. While the firm’s title revenue was... Read more »