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October Research launches industry awards program
Posted Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
October Research announced that it is launching an awards program to
honor men and women in the mortgage and settlement services industries
for exemplary accomplishment in the areas of leadership, innovation and
philanthropy. Read on for more about the Joe Casa Awards.
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Old Republic subsidiary ordered into supervision
Posted Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Old Republic International Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Republic
Mortgage Insurance Co. has been ordered into supervision by the North
Carolina Department of Insurance. Read on for more details.
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Title agent who closed 88 fraudulent deals pleads guilty
Posted Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
In federal court in St. Paul, Minn., the owner of a mortgage brokerage
and the owner of a title closing company pleaded guilty for their roles
in a mortgage fraud scheme involving undisclosed kickbacks to buyers.
Read on for more about the scope of the scheme and the damages.
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2011 existing-home sales top 2010, finish on uptrend
Posted Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Existing-home sales in December have kept the momentum going from
previous months. According to the National Association of Realtors, the
December and year-end data show reasons to starting talking about
recovery. Read on for more.
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5 solutions to revamp your marketing plan in 2012
Posted Date: Monday, January 23, 2012
There is plenty of marketing advice within The Title Report
archives, but with the constant changing of the new media world, and the
more-level playing field it can create for small businesses, it never
hurts to seek out more insight. We asked a recent entrant into the title
agent marketing space for its best advice for today’s title agents.
Read on for the company’s top five title industry marketing
problems/solutions and more.
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FraudSleuth gives homeowners power to discover fraudulent liens
Posted Date: Friday, January 20, 2012
Title professionals always say consumers “don’t know what we do.” Well,
how about consumers skip that step and start doing “what we do?”
PropertyInfo Corp.’s latest consumer-facing technology gives homeowners a
little taste of a title search while helping to prevent fraud.
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FNC: Latest report still shows slight home price decline
Posted Date: Friday, January 20, 2012
FNC’s latest Residential Price Index indicated that U.S. home prices
continued to decline despite recent signs of job recovery and rising
home sales and new residential construction. Read on for more.
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December's mortgage performance stats first look
Posted Date: Friday, January 20, 2012
Lender Processing Services Inc., a provider of integrated technology,
data and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, reported
the following first look at December 2011 month-end mortgage performance
statistics derived from its loan-level database of nearly 40 million
mortgage loans.
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Webinar: Closers' duties complicated by legal difficulties of 2011
Posted Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
The closers’ duties are truly a balancing act, as they are always
walking that fine line to keep the lender, underwriter and borrower at
ease through various points of the transaction. And many factors can
play into how closers fulfill their obligations. Read on for information
about important title agent requirements and how to better fulfill your
obligations as a closer.
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Fidelity National Financial acquires SoftPro from LPS
Posted Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Some things are just meant to be: The nation’s largest title insurance
underwriter once again owns the nation’s largest title production
software provider. Read on for the initial announcement of Fidelity
National Financial acquisition of SoftPro.
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Summit keynotes to explore state of housing, secret to success
Posted Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
October Research is pleased to announce it has selected two very prominent figures to deliver the keynote addresses at the 2012 National Settlement Services and Compliance Summit,
to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, June 12-13 at the downtown Cleveland
Marriott at Key Center. Read on for more about these two confirmed key
notes.
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Wave of the future? Title Source details its online closing process
Posted Date: Monday, January 16, 2012
Perhaps more than anything else, the flying car is the ultimate symbol
of “the future.” Until the world achieves the flying car, like in The Jetsons,
can society really consider itself in “the future?” While it might not
physically transport you anywhere, Title Source’s online closing
announcement shows we’re getting close.
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U.S. home prices declined to late 2002 levels
Posted Date: Monday, January 16, 2012
Lender Processing Services Inc. announced that its Applied Analytics
division updated its home price index (HPI) with residential sales
concluded during October 2011. The LPS HPI summarizes home price trends
nationwide by tracking sales each month in more than 13,500 ZIP codes.
Within each ZIP code, the LPS HPI tracks five price levels from low to
high.
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Foreclosures hit 3-year low in 2011; what's in store for 2012?
Posted Date: Friday, January 13, 2012
A recent report illustrates just how much the robo-signing and paperwork
issues clogged up foreclosures within the pipeline in 2011 as it marked
a three-year low for foreclosure activity. Despite the decline, no one
is expecting a new day for the distressed housing market.
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Law firm announces new lead for title litigation group
Posted Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
The law firm of Danna McKitrick P.C. announced that an associate has
been elected to the position of principal and will lead the title
litigation group for the firm and also practice in real estate,
collection and banking law.
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Old Republic sets Q4, year-end 2011 conference call
Posted Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Old Republic International Corp. announced the day and time it will hold
a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and year-end 2011
earnings report. Read on for more.
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Mortgage applications rise to start the New Year
Posted Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Purchase applications increased from a fairly low number to help boost
the data in the Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage
Bankers Association. Read on for more information.
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