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#DomaTitleInsuranceInc. has added #TaxTitleServices to its #AgentMarketplace program, providing clients access to services including issuance of due process certification during the tax #foreclosure auction process.

#Attorney’sTitleGuarantyFund hired a new #chiefoperatingofficer #COO who will oversee strategic #growth and #expansion as well as services provided to attorneys, consumers and other clients.

#Zillow’s and #Opendoor’s multi-year #partnership has brought expanded #homeselling options to new markets across the #South and #Southwest, the companies recently announced.

The #FederalReserve announced that its #FedNowService, an #instantpayment solution, will begin operations in #July, launching with core clearing and settlement functionality and value-added features.

#AtlasTitleCo. named a new #seniorvicepresident of enterprise development, with company leaders saying the hire will help forward current and future growth initiatives.

Source: CertifID CertifID identified $1.4 billion in suspected wire fraud attempts during 2022, according to a report released by the wire fraud protection firm. The report shows an 145% year-over-year increase in instances of reported wire fraud. The report, which is based on proprietary data from CertifID’s wire fraud protection...

We recently asked members to share any affordable housing initiatives that companies are already involved in or may have planned. Brenda Silveus of Arizona-based Pioneer Title shared an initiative that her company promotes and supports. In her state, the Northern Arizona Housing Fund awards grants $25,000 grants for specific housing-related...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Jan. 11 announced a proposed rule that would create a registry of certain contract terms and conditions. This proposal would require certain nonbanks to annually submit information when their standard contracts impose limitations on consumer rights, including waivers of legal claims, choice of...

ALTA is pleased to announce new and associate members, as well as real estate attorneys, who have recently joined ALTA. Over the past month, ALTA gained 106 new members, including 56 title agencies and 37 real estate attorneys. ALTA had a record 6,510 member companies in 2022. Not a member?...

In line with prior guidance, ALTA decertified certain 2006 series policy forms effective Dec. 31, 2022. As always, ALTA decertification establishes that the association no longer officially supports the forms, and will not update them. However, use of these forms by Policy Form Licensees (including title insurers and agents) will...

To understand why we had such a beat in sales, you only need to go back to Nov. 9, when mortgage rates started to fall from 7.37% to 5.99%.

Keeping Current Matters (KCM) has hired George Ratiu, formerly the manager of economic research at Realtor.com, as chief economist.

HUD has released a guide to help people navigate the funding programs for expanding access to high-speed internet in more communities.

Mortgage CRM company Daily AI rebranded to Aidium Mortgage CRM and launched a new CRM product, the company announced on Monday.

Existing home sales rose in February for the first time in a year, climbing 14.5% to a sales pace of 4.58 million, but existing home sales were still down 22.6% on a yearly basis.

To understand why we had such a beat in sales, you only need to go back to Nov. 9, when mortgage rates started to fall from 7.37% to 5.99%.

Keeping Current Matters (KCM) has hired George Ratiu, formerly the manager of economic research at Realtor.com, as chief economist.

HUD has released a guide to help people navigate the funding programs for expanding access to high-speed internet in more communities.

Mortgage CRM company Daily AI rebranded to Aidium Mortgage CRM and launched a new CRM product, the company announced on Monday.

Existing home sales rose in February for the first time in a year, climbing 14.5% to a sales pace of 4.58 million, but existing home sales were still down 22.6% on a yearly basis.

To understand why we had such a beat in sales, you only need to go back to Nov. 9, when mortgage rates started to fall from 7.37% to 5.99%.

Keeping Current Matters (KCM) has hired George Ratiu, formerly the manager of economic research at Realtor.com, as chief economist.

HUD has released a guide to help people navigate the funding programs for expanding access to high-speed internet in more communities.

Mortgage CRM company Daily AI rebranded to Aidium Mortgage CRM and launched a new CRM product, the company announced on Monday.

Existing home sales rose in February for the first time in a year, climbing 14.5% to a sales pace of 4.58 million, but existing home sales were still down 22.6% on a yearly basis.