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The Title Report Print Edition
December 16, 2013
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Title underwriters ramp up lender service divisions to match market evolution
Posted Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
No one can deny the title industry is in an era of regulation and compliance. Everyone in the business is increasing employee and vendor oversight and training. Mortgage lending is evolving too as a result of increased oversight from regulators and increased spotlight on the vendors and the third-parties they work with. All of these changes open the door for different opportunities. Mortgage lending is growing in complexity, and with refinance transactions dropping and interest rates increasing, strategies are changing.
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Knight Barry continues expansion in Wisconsin
Posted Date: Monday, November 25, 2013
Knight Barry Title Group is now operating out of 31 offices, 27 of which are in Wisconsin. So far this year the company has open two new offices in Madison, two in the North Woods and one in Crystal Lake, Ill.
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Three industry experts discuss expanding your business into new markets
Posted Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Cynthia McGovern, founder of Orange Leaf Consulting, Dave Ross, principal Bazooka Communications, and Michael Tafoya, CEO of Title 365 spoke on the October Research webinar, “Entering New Markets.” They explained the importance of research and data, hiring the right people and local regulations.
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Assuring accuracy through technology
Posted Date: Monday, December 2, 2013
Bulletins by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have made lenders responsible for the actions of their third-party providers. Lenders, in turn, will start to place more requirements on the shoulders of their title providers.
Technology can assist title companies in assuring accuracy and transparency in their work product while also helping them grow. Linear Title & Closing, for example, has been in business since 2005, and was founded with a strong vision of changing the way that title agents operate within the traditional title agent marketplace.
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Entrust Solutions gives lenders compliance options
Posted Date: Thursday, December 5, 2013
Entrust Solutions, a title insurance servicing company, started initial discussions with lenders regarding their centralized disbursing program. By acting as an independent third party, the company is allowing lenders to work with any agent or attorney and create a safe environment for them and the consumer.
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Pioneer Technology Group expands to Merrimack County, NH
Posted Date: Thursday, December 5, 2013
Pioneer Technology Group announced a signed agreement for Landmark Official Record Systems in Merrimack County, NH. The new system will improve efficiency and enhance land records access for title companies and the public in Merrimack County.
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Title insurance premiums rise 14 percent compared to Q3 2012
Posted Date: Thursday, December 5, 2013
Title insurance premiums rose 14 percent compared to the third quarter of 2012 according to data collected by the American Land Title Association. The organization’s third-quarter market share analysis showed the title industry generated $3.4 billion in title insurance premiums during the third quarter of 2013 compared to $3 billion during the third quarter of 2012.
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Fitch Ratings rates title insurance industry outlook
Posted Date: Thursday, December 5, 2013
Fitch Ratings rated the U.S. title insurance industry outlook in a recent special report. It highlights key factors affecting title insurer ratings, assesses industry prospects for 2014 and reviews financial performance in 2013.
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Federal Reserve’s Beige Book says economy shows modest growth
Posted Date: Thursday, December 5, 2013
Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicated the economy continued to expand at a modest to moderate pace from early October through mid-November. Activity in the New York, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Dallas districts grew at a moderate pace, while Philadelphia, Chicago, Kansas City and San Francisco cited modest growth. Boston reported that economic activity continued to expand.
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Building permits in U.S. jump to five-year high
Posted Date: Monday, December 2, 2013
More applications for home construction were issued in October than at any time in the past five years, a sign the U.S. residential real-estate market is gaining momentum heading into 2014.
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LenderLive Network selects ResWare to enhance workflow management
Posted Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
LenderLive Network Inc., an end-to-end mortgage services provider, implemented Adeptive’s ResWare platform provided by Windward Consulting | Software LLC. The new platform empowers LenderLive to effectively identify all tasks that need to be completed in real-time and perform them more efficiently.
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Pioneer Technology Group expands to Merrimack County, NH
Posted Date: Thursday, December 5, 2013
Pioneer Technology Group announced a signed agreement for Landmark Official Record Systems in Merrimack County, NH. The new system will improve efficiency and enhance land records access for title companies and the public in Merrimack County.
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Regulatory outlook from October Research
Posted Date: Monday, December 2, 2013
The New Year is approaching. Are you ready for 2014’s regulatory environment?
The legal publications at October Research, LLC have teamed up to host a 90-minute federal regulatory outlook webinar for mortgage, title insurance and settlement services professionals. Regulatory Outlook 2014: Compliance, Enforcement and Pressure Points airs Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. ET. This in-depth training features two top compliance attorneys who will educate participants on significant regulations impacting the industry in 2014.
Speakers Mitch Kider, of Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC, and Marx Sterbcow, of The Sterbcow Law Group, will define significant regulations, what companies should be doing now to prepare and what the regulatory landscape will look like as we move into yet another year of complying with thousands of pages of new regulations.
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U.S. mortgage applications slip in latest week
Posted Date: Monday, December 2, 2013
Applications for U.S. home loans dipped in the latest week, dropping for a fourth straight week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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The affiliated argument: Both sides weigh in
Posted Date: Monday, November 25, 2013
The land title industry is in a great debate between the values of affiliated business and one stop shopping and the independent agents who call such arrangements anti-competitive. The Title Report discussed the matter with Anthony Affatati, president of NAILTA and Barbara Griest, 2013 chair of RESPRO and Sue Johnson, president and executive director of RESPRO.
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Mortgage applications decrease in latest MBA weekly survey
Posted Date: Monday, November 25, 2013
Mortgage applications decreased 2.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nov. 15. This week’s results include an adjustment to account for the Veteran’s Day holiday.
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