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December 30, 2004	30-year Mortgage Rates At Second Lowest Annual Average In 32 Years Of Freddie Mac Survey Housing Outlook Remains Rosy For 2005
December 29, 2004	Existing-Home Sales Hit Record in November
December 29, 2004	Purchase Application Volume Remains High As 2004 Nears End
December 29, 2004	The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index Rebounds In December
December 28, 2004	Fannie Mae Agrees to Pay Ousted CEO Franklin Raines $1.3 Million Annually
December 23, 2004	ARM Share Of Mortgage Loan Applications Begins To Slip As Fed Raises Short-term Rates Rest Of The Year Should Be Quiet For The Housing Industry
December 23, 2004	Mortgage Banking Systems Adds ComplianceAnalyzer to ProClose
December 23, 2004	Real estate industry reacts to Fannie Mae shakeup Management changes in wake of accounting mishaps
December 22, 2004	Fannie Mae Forces Out Two Top Executives
December 22, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Flat As Increase in Refinance Applications Offset by Slight Decrease in Purchase Applications
December 22, 2004	Stewart Announces Election of Laurie Moore-Moore to Its Board of Directors
December 20, 2004	Fannie Mae CFO likely to leave CEO Franklin Raines' fate not yet decided
December 20, 2004	FTC tightens no-call rule for telemarketers Businesses required to 'scrub' call lists every 31 days
December 17, 2004	ARM Rates Pick Up As Fixed-rate Mortgage Rates Continue To Slip US Commerce Report Finds Housing Starts Plunged In November
December 17, 2004	Real estate ownership rates lower in emerging gateway cities Study finds cheaper housing doesn't always translate to more homeowners
December 16, 2004	SEC: Fannie Mae Violated Accounting Rules
December 16, 2004	Wet Weather Contributes To Housing Starts Decline In November
December 15, 2004	First American CREDCO Eases FACT Act Compliance for Mortgage Lenders With Automated Credit Score Disclosure
December 15, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Holds Steady in Latest Survey
December 15, 2004	Survey reveals ignorance about homeowner's insurance While home values rise, many homeowners do not increase insurance coverage
December 14, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces the Repurchase of 2.5 Million Shares of FNF Common Stock
December 13, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces Acquisiton of ClearPar(SM), LLC
December 13, 2004	State agency cracks down on escrow fraud Task Force to coordinate prevention, enforcement actions
December 10, 2004	Fannie Mae to pay $7.5 million in loan fraud case Mortgage company admits no wrongdoing
December 10, 2004	Mortgage Rates Fall In Response To Weak Labor Report November Jobs Report Disappoints Markets
December 10, 2004	Residential Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures Down From Last Year, According to MBA National Delinquency Survey
December 9, 2004	Crackdown on mortgage-elimination scams Federal investigators are watching closely
December 9, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces a Leveraged Recapitalization Plan for Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Offers Special $10 Per Share Cash Dividend to FNF Stockholders
December 9, 2004	Financial companies combat e-mail fraud Phishing scams cost industry more than $200 million this year
December 9, 2004	Fitch Places Fidelity National Financial on Rating Watch Negative
December 9, 2004	LandAmerica Credit Services Increases Midwest Presence with the Acquisition of Mortgage Credit Services, Inc.
December 9, 2004	S&P Announces: Fidelity National Financial Inc., Units Ratings Placed on Watch Negative
December 8, 2004	Capital Title Group Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
December 8, 2004	LandAmerica Announces Common Stock Repurchase Program
December 8, 2004	LandAmerica Default Services Acquires 3 Arch Financial Services Corporation
December 8, 2004	Mortgage Purchase Activity Up In Latest Survey
December 8, 2004	North America leads world in spam Top computer viruses of 2004 reported
December 7, 2004	Federal Reserve Studies Confirm Electronic Payments Exceed Check Payments for the First Time
December 7, 2004	Home sales expected to reach record-high this year Pace expected to drop slightly in 2005
December 6, 2004	New real estate title search product debuts Users can execute self-service searches, view docs
December 6, 2004	Realtors test new real estate transaction system Official launch planned in first half of 2005
December 3, 2004	Curt A. Caspersen Appointed Chief Operating Officer for First American Title Insurance Company
December 3, 2004	Signs Of Stronger Economic Growth Push Long-term Rates Higher One-Year ARM Slips For The First Time In Five Weeks
December 2, 2004	Lawmakers question Fannie dealings with fraudulent real estate loans Mortgage giant must forfeit $6.5 million
December 2, 2004	NoteWorld Announces Partnership With First American Title Partnership Expands Availability of Seller Carryback Mortgage Services
December 2, 2004	Old Republic International Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock
December 2, 2004	Strong House Price Growth Reflects Vibrant Housing Market Third Quarter Appreciation Tops Twelve Percent
December 1, 2004	Consumers gain access to free credit reports Up to 3 requests may be staggered throughout 12-month period
December 1, 2004	Mortgage Activity Slows During Thanksgiving Week
November 30, 2004	Consumer Confidence Index Declines in November
November 30, 2004	Housing Wealth Has Greater Effect Than Stocks, New Study Shows
November 24, 2004	Federal regulator turned tough after Freddie Mac scandal Report details OFHEO's efforts to pursue Fannie Mae
November 24, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Down In Latest Survey
November 24, 2004	October Existing-Home Sales Sustain Strength
November 23, 2004	Ohio Attorney General sues Fannie Mae Alleges securities fraud, seeks class-action status
November 22, 2004	Stewart Title of California Acquires Celebrity Escrow of Northridge
November 21, 2004	Lead disclosure settlement to affect 10,000-plus apartments Massachusetts landlord agrees to remove hazards, pay fine
November 19, 2004	Long-Term Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower While One-Year Arm Is Flat This Week Economic Indicators Seem To Point To Sustainable Growth In The Economy
November 19, 2004	Technology exposes real estate fraud Focuses on borrower identity, property characteristics
November 18, 2004	Economic growth slows Leading index falls for fifth consecutive month
November 18, 2004	Legislation brings real estate within reach for veterans National Association of Realtors supported the raise in VA loan limit
November 17, 2004	Fidelity National Financial Business Unit and Impac Lending Group Offer Credit Reporting Solutions to Originators
November 17, 2004	Home Refinance Application Volume Up During Holiday Shortened Week
November 17, 2004	Housing Starts Rebound Sharply In October
November 17, 2004	Mortgage cos. accused of consumer privacy violations FTC alleges cos. failed to safeguard customer names, social security numbers
November 17, 2004	Real estate lending law causes refi jitters Lenders threaten to pull out of Massachusetts
November 17, 2004	Stewart Information Services Corporation Declares Annual Dividend
November 15, 2004	Existing-home sales at second-highest level on record Arizona, West Virginia and North Carolina post major increases
November 15, 2004	MISMO Study Shows Up To $249 per Loan Benefit from Standards Implementation
November 15, 2004	Stewart Announces Election of Robert L. Clarke to Its Board of Directors
November 12, 2004	Bush re-election haunts Fannie and Freddie Tough reform of housing enterprises may be in store
November 12, 2004	Debate Over What Constitutes Identity Theft Delaying Policy And Technology Solutions For Financial Industry to Move Forward on Issue, TowerGroup Finds It Must Recognize That Consumers / Regulators
November 12, 2004	Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates Inch Higher, Arms Climb More Steeply In Latest Freddie Mac Survey Outlook For Housing Industry Remains Rosy
November 12, 2004	Investors Title Company Announces Stock Repurchase Program - Declares Dividend
November 11, 2004	Fidelity National Financial Division Opens New Production Center Serving Home Equity Market
November 11, 2004	Home Equity Lines Adjust on Prime Rate Change
November 11, 2004	MBA's 2004 Cost Study Released; Strong Production Margins Continued to Fuel Overall Profitability in 2003
November 11, 2004	PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. Releases Autumn Risk Index
November 10, 2004	Dennis J. Gilmore Appointed Chief Operating Officer for The First American Corporation
November 10, 2004	First Advantage Corporation Announces Departure of Chief Technology Officer
November 10, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Drops In Latest Survey
November 9, 2004	Ellie Mae revamps loan origination system Encompass 2.0 aims to expedite processing, increase productivity
November 9, 2004	First-time home buyers fuel real estate market Study finds they help existing owners trade up, down
November 8, 2004	Capital Title Group Broadens Geographical Service Area Subsidiary CTG Real Estate Services Acquires Estate Appraisal Services, Inc
November 8, 2004	Home Sales Momentum to Carry Into 2005, NAR
November 5, 2004	Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions Delivers Web Tools to Brokers and Agents
November 5, 2004	Fidelity releases update to MLS platform Better searching ability among new features
November 5, 2004	First Advantage Corporation Acquires CompuNet Credit Services, Inc.
November 5, 2004	Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly In Reaction To Bond Market Outlook For Housing Industry Remains Rosy
November 4, 2004	Cash-out Refinance Share Rises Dramatically In Third Quarter 2004
November 4, 2004	Choice Homes Forms First Subsidiary Announces an Alliance With Alamo Title, Fidelity National Title, Parent FNF
November 4, 2004	Homestore reports net loss of $4.57 million Potential legal costs for former exec hurt bottom line in third quarter
November 3, 2004	Emerging Trends in Real Estate(R) 2005: 'The Race is on Between Improving Fundamentals and Rising Interest Rates' Growing Optimism Over Market Recovery is Tempered by Concerns Over Economy, Job Growth
November 3, 2004	Home Purchase Application Volume Jumps in Latest Survey
November 3, 2004	Lenders First Choice Opens Orlando Operations Center to Accommodate Volume and Continued Growth
November 2, 2004	Countrywide forms new real estate partnership Mortgage company to offer zero-downpayment loans
November 1, 2004	Freddie Mac on track for quarterly reporting next year Mortgage giant offers preliminary year-to-date stats
November 1, 2004	Housing Expected To Flatten Out From Record Levels In 2005 While Jobs And Economy Grow
November 1, 2004	Real estate construction spending up 9.4% Projected rate of spending tops trillion mark for second straight month
October 29, 2004	Fitch Ratings Affirms Stewart Title Group - Outlook Stable
October 29, 2004	Homestore forced to pay legal fees for former exec Court rules in Tafeen case
October 29, 2004	Investors Title Reports Third Quarter Results
October 29, 2004	LandAmerica Enters the Mortgage Subservicing Business With Acquisition of LoanCare Servicing Center
October 29, 2004	With Long-term Mortgage Rates At Six Month Lows, New And Existing Home Sales Will Remain Brisk Throughout The Year One-Year ARM Sees Lowest Rate Since End Of May 2004
October 28, 2004	Fitch Ratings Affirms First American Corp. Outlook To Positive
October 28, 2004	LandAmerica Names Theodore L. Chandler, Jr. CEO Separates Roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
October 28, 2004	Low rates poised to fuel year-end home sales 30-year fixed falls to an average 5.64% this week
October 27, 2004	Capital Title Group Reports Revenue of $79.1 Million in Third Quarter and $210.2 Million for Nine-Months
October 27, 2004	GATORS® Unit of Fiserv Lending Solutions Introduces On-line Title Abstracting Tool
October 27, 2004	MBA Sees Continued Strong Home Purchase Market
October 27, 2004	New-home Sales Continue To Rise In September
October 27, 2004	Refinance Application Volume Rises As Mortgage Rates Fall
October 27, 2004	Stewart Reports Earnings for Third Quarter
October 26, 2004	Fannie Mae CEO faces mortgage bankers Franklin Raines hit with only one accounting-related question
October 26, 2004	Fidelity National Default Solutions' and RealEC Technologies(TM) Strike Partnership Will Provide Access to One-Stop Origination, Electronic Invoice Management and Default Solutions
October 26, 2004	First American Real Estate Solutions Announces Release of Vector(TM) Automated Valuation Model Risk Management Platform
October 26, 2004	Homeowners sue over real estate assessment practices Allege property valuation is unbalanced
October 26, 2004	Lenders First Choice Launches Integrated Title Service Lenders Easy Access Program - LEAP - Speeds up Loan Processing While Ensuring Data Integrity
October 26, 2004	U.S. Consumer Confidence Index Declines In October
October 25, 2004	Existing-Home Sales Turn Around in September, Says NAR
October 25, 2004	Stewart and Silanis Launch eClosingRoom(TM) First Electronic Closing Application Fully Integrated Into Online Transaction Management System
October 22, 2004	Capital Title Group and Charter One Announce the Sale of the Assets of Real Estate Appraisal Services, Inc. CTG Real Estate Information Services Expands Settlement Resources
October 22, 2004	Hansen Quality Launches Offering That Combines Collateral Risk Analysis and Appraisal Value
October 22, 2004	Insurance industry commissions under microscope California proposes new rules against steering
October 22, 2004	Long-term Mortgage Rates Reach Six Month Low Spurring A Rise In Applications For Mortgages One-Year ARM Hovers Around Four Percent
October 21, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2004 EPS of $1.09
October 21, 2004	WaMu earnings drop by almost a third Thrift's performance up compared with second quarter
October 20, 2004	LandAmerica Names David Gorenberg Vice President – LandAmerica Exchange Company
October 20, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Up During Holiday Shortened Week
October 20, 2004	Real estate could face government scrutiny for payoffs Steering is at heart of government's investigation of insurance cos.
October 20, 2004	SEC investigates Fannie Mae Federal probe of mortgage company now 'formal"
October 19, 2004	Consumer Prices Up Modestly; Housing Dips
October 19, 2004	Data Trace Strengthens Its Geographic Coverage in the Northeast
October 19, 2004	Technology to zap mortgage application fraud Aims to reduce origination costs for lenders
October 19, 2004	Wet Weather Slows Home Building In September
October 18, 2004	Fidelity National Financial's Hansen Quality Introduces Collateral Risk Screening Tool
October 15, 2004	Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Met 2003 Affordable Housing Goals
October 15, 2004	Fidelity National Financial's LSI Launches Point-of-Sale Title Insurance Platform for the Home Equity Market
October 15, 2004	Mortgage Rates Trend Down As Weak Unemployment Report Signals Softer Economy
October 15, 2004	Nationally Recognized Real Estate Expert Forecasts "Sharp Contraction" in Real Estate Market
October 14, 2004	Anti-spam plan goes global FTC joins with international agencies to adopt action plan
October 14, 2004	Fitch Affirms Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund
October 14, 2004	GMAC Global Relocation Services to Offer Stewart's Title, Escrow and Closing Services to Relocating Employees
October 14, 2004	HUD Finalizes Review Of Fannie And Freddie’s Year-end Mortgage Transactions
October 14, 2004	Racial disparities persist in obtaining mortgages Study finds minorities continue to be shut out of home-buying market
October 14, 2004	Top mortgage buyers ranked Report finds loan activity highest in California
October 13, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Down In Latest MBA Survey
October 13, 2004	Stewart Mortgage Information Introduces the eQuick(SM) Policy for Junior Lien Mortgage Loans
October 12, 2004	Cendant to spin off mortgage unit Latest strategy to deal with home loan unit
October 12, 2004	Fidelity's Empower Mortgage Origination System Launches Point-of-Sale Module
October 12, 2004	Top subprime mortgage originators ranked Report shows number, dollar volume of home loans
October 8, 2004	California, Florida, Texas lead in mortgage originations Report tracks loans by state
October 8, 2004	Stronger Economic Growth Translates Into Rising Rates Even One-Year ARM Responds To News Of Growing Economy
October 7, 2004	A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Fidelity Investments Life and Its Subsidiary, Empire Fidelity Investments
October 7, 2004	Freddie Mac Allows Lenders to Use ALTA® Short Form Title Policy [PDF]
October 7, 2004	Lenders victimized in real estate fraud Mortgage bankers urge stronger enforcement, communication
October 6, 2004	Craig I. DeRoy Named President of The First American Corporation
October 6, 2004	Refinance Application Volume Up Slightly In Latest Survey
October 6, 2004	Weichert Financial Services Selects Fidelity's Empower! Loan Origination Software Solution
October 5, 2004	Housing Market Expected to Coast From Record Highs
October 5, 2004	REI Data Unveils Unique Approach to Automating Preliminary Title Reports
October 5, 2004	Title-loan industry needs new laws, state senator says
October 4, 2004	Coldwell Banker, First American Title to partner
October 4, 2004	Congress backs mortgage insurance tax deduction Legislation would help borrowers earning less than $100,000 annually
October 4, 2004	More Fannie Mae investigations open Justice Department, Ohio Attorney General eye company's accounting practices
October 1, 2004	ASSETLINK LP Establishes Office in Denver Headquarters will remain in Pittsburgh
October 1, 2004	Attorney sentenced to federal prison for real estate fraud Georgia man laundered sham home loans through law firm
October 1, 2004	LandAmerica Names Victoria L. DiPasquale Agency Account Manager – North and Central Florida
October 1, 2004	Mortgage Rates Flat As Housing Continues To Shine Rates Remain True to Forecast For The Year
October 1, 2004	TransUnion Expedites the Loan Closing Process with Alternative Title Assurance Offering
September 30, 2004	$1.5M gap between priciest, most affordable real estate markets California houses among most expensive; North Dakota has cheapest
September 30, 2004	Fidelity to Use Cash in InterCept Deal
September 29, 2004	$661.7 Million Paid in Title Claims in 2003
September 29, 2004	Purchase Application Volume Up 18 Percent From One Year Ago, Refinance Application Volume Highest in Five Months
September 29, 2004	Title First Agency Expands Michigan Operations Title First Michigan to open offices in Grand Rapids and Lansing
September 29, 2004	Title Industry Remains Strong in First Half 2004
September 28, 2004	Consumer Confidence Index Declines in September
September 28, 2004	Fannie Mae capital boost could slow its home-loan purchases But changes likely won't touch consumers in short-term, analysts say
September 27, 2004	48.8 Million Homeowners at Risk, ALTA® Warns; An Estimated 40 Percent of U.S. Homeowners Don't Have an Owner's Policy of Title Insurance
September 27, 2004	Fitch Ratings Revises Forecast for Title Industry Revenue
September 27, 2004	LSI Credit Services Division and ABN AMRO Mortgage Group's InterFirstlink Give Financial Institutions a Marketing Edge
September 27, 2004	New-home sales, prices rise in August Figures down slightly from last year
September 27, 2004	Real estate industry spends $1.3 billion on Web Competition heats up for online ad dollars
September 24, 2004	Existing-Home Sales Ease But Remain High in August
September 24, 2004	Fannie, Freddie need revised affordable housing goals Group outlines points for national housing policy
September 24, 2004	Fixed-rate Mortgage Rates Continue To Ease As Housing Starts Reach Record Levels In August ARM Rates Dip Slightly As Well
September 24, 2004	SEC investigates Fannie Mae Mortgage giant may have manipulated earnings
September 23, 2004	cfacts Celebrates 20th Anniversary
September 23, 2004	Economy loses steam Conference Board's leading index falls for third consecutive month
September 23, 2004	First American Enhanced Credit Reporting Service Helps Increase Loan Eligibility for First-Time Home Buyers
September 23, 2004	Piggyback loans threaten PMI industry Insurers fight back with new products
September 23, 2004	Stewart celebrates 10 years on New York Stock Exchange
September 22, 2004	Compared with Last Year, Purchase Application Volume Up 13.6 Percent While Refinance Application Volume Down 15.5 Percent
September 22, 2004	First American Corporation to expand operations in India
September 22, 2004	Hall Settlement Systems Announces Availability of eTitleAxis
September 22, 2004	IBM and First American Business Unit Further Expand World's Largest Collection of Imaged Property Documents Data Tree Surpasses Two Billion Image Milestone With IBM-Powered Storage Network
September 22, 2004	MarketLinx Solutions And Triad MLS Extend Term Of Agreement For Tempo™ MLS Services
September 21, 2004	Housing Construction Climbs in August
September 21, 2004	LandAmerica Acquires Horizon Certification Services, Ltd.
September 21, 2004	Stewart upgrades paperless office Enhancements add document bar-coding technology
September 20, 2004	Freddie Mac Begins Payments To Former Chairman & CEO As Result of Court Decision, Company Unfreezes Benefits Due Under Contractual Obligations
September 17, 2004	Long-term Mortgage Rates Slip This Week Freddie Mac Foresees Only A Slight Increase In Rates Over The Year
September 17, 2004	Paperless Transactions a Growing Reality With Stewart's New SureClose Release
September 16, 2004	Data Trace Expands in Ohio
September 16, 2004	Fidelity National Financial Announces Closing of Investment in Covansys
September 16, 2004	Fidelity pulls real estate Web sites out of the dark New service helps agents, brokerages rank higher in search engines
September 15, 2004	First Advantage Acquires BackTrack Reports Expanding Scope of Due Diligence Investigations in the Financial Industry
September 15, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Down Slightly During Holiday Shortened Week
September 14, 2004	Real Estate Documents Filed Electronically With Bexar County Clerk Via Landata Technologies e-Recording System
September 14, 2004	Realty Data Expands Services In New York, Iowa Property Reports now available in over 60 counties and 6 states
September 13, 2004	First American Acquires Majority Interest in Matrix Asset Management Addition Completes First American's Full Suite of Default Outsource Services
September 13, 2004	Loop Information Systems' ClosingSite Adopted By AmeriPoint Title of Houston
September 10, 2004	LandAmerica LenderXtra(SM) Program Now Available to Mortgage Lenders Nationwide
September 10, 2004	Mortgage Rates Up On News Of Good Job Growth In August Freddie Mac Foresees Only A Slight Increase In Rates Over The Year
September 10, 2004	Orange Coast Title Rebrands Northern California Offices Under California Title Company of Northern California Company Plans to Rollout 5 New Northern California Offices
September 10, 2004	Real estate still out of reach for Californians Income needed to buy home rises to $109,590 year-over-year
September 9, 2004	Fed report shows cooling real estate markets Banks find price moderation, slowing of home sales
September 9, 2004	First American Completes Acquisition of Basis100 Inc. Acquisition Makes First American Real Estate Solutions the Number-One Supplier of Automated Valuation Models
September 9, 2004	FNF Announces Acquisition of InterCept, Inc. and Postponement of FIS IPO Quarterly Dividend Increased 39 Percent to $0.25
September 9, 2004	LandAmerica Acquires Buyers Home Warranty Company/Best Home Warranty Company
September 9, 2004	Leica Geosystems Introduces New DISTO Handheld Laser Distance Measuring Tool
September 9, 2004	LendingTree buys mortgage lender Enters purchase agreement with Web-based HomeLoanCenter.com
September 9, 2004	Pennsylvania Land Title Association Welcomes 2004-2005 Officers
September 9, 2004	Residential Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosure Inventory Down From Last Year, According to MBA National Delinquency Survey
September 9, 2004	TitleSoft Announces Release of INTELLAservices
September 8, 2004	Fidelity National Financial Announces a 39 Percent Increase in its Quarterly Dividend to $0.25
September 8, 2004	LandAmerica Acquires Aaron & Wright Technical Services, LP
September 8, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Rises During Pre-Labor Day Week
September 8, 2004	Real estate foreclosures on the upswing? Economy, lending practices add to loss of homes
September 7, 2004	New SoftPro Release Packs a Punch with TransactionPoint™
September 7, 2004	Property Records Industry Association Elects Board Members
September 7, 2004	Real estate sales should eclipse last year's records Forecast projects higher home prices
September 3, 2004	Annual Home Value Growth At Highest Rate Since 1980 All Regions Continue To Show Gains In Second Quarter
September 2, 2004	House Price Index Shows Largest One Year Increase Since 1970's U.S. House Prices Show Annual Rise of 9.36 Percent
September 2, 2004	Average 30-Year Mortgage Rates Below Six Percent For The Fifth Straight Week
September 1, 2004	Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Face New Challenges Seattle Bank Seeks Broader Loan Options For Home Buyers
September 1, 2004	Judge Orders That $60 Million Can't Be Withheld From Former Freddie Mac CEO
September 1, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Virtually Unchanged In Latest Survey
September 1, 2004	The Presidential Housing Platform Bush, Kerry Weigh In On Housing Issues
August 31, 2004	Consumer Confidence Index Falls in August
August 31, 2004	FTC Seeks First Civil Penalties for Do Not Call Violations
August 31, 2004	The First American Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
August 30, 2004	CountyRecords.com Continues to Expand
August 30, 2004	Document Processing Systems Astounds Industry, Closes Nation's First Fully Paperless, Registered eMortgage
August 27, 2004	Fidelity National Financial Announces Acquisition of Majority Stake in Kordoba GmbH & Co. KG
August 27, 2004	TitleSoft Announces Release of INTELLAservices™
August 26, 2004	Somerset Hills Bank and Property Title Group Form Joint Venture
August 25, 2004	Stewart Title Issues First Commercial Title Guaranty in Slovak Republic
August 24, 2004	Fidelity National Financial Announces Acquisition of Majority Stake in Kordoba GmbH & Co. KG
August 24, 2004	July Existing-home Sales Off Slightly From Record
August 20, 2004	Freddie Mac Announces Receipt Of "Wells Notice" From SEC Staff
August 13, 2004	30-Year Mortgage Rates Slip Again As Markets Wait For Economy To Stop Sputtering
August 13, 2004	LandAmerica Strengthens Florida Panhandle Presence With Acquisition of Lawyers Title Agency of North Florida Companies
August 13, 2004	Metro Area Continue to Show Strong Home Price Gains
August 13, 2004	Monroe Title Insurance Corporation Declares Dividend And Announces First Half, 2004 Operating Results
August 13, 2004	SoftPro Adds 9,000th Customer
August 13, 2004	Stewart and Lone Wolf Take Broker's Back Office Paperless
August 12, 2004	Homeowner's insurance horror stories Water-damage claims cause a flood of canceled coverage
August 12, 2004	Homestore teams with American Express Welcome Wagon joins business savings program
August 12, 2004	Old Republic International Corporation Appoints Charles F. Titterton and Dennis P. Van Mieghem to Expanded Board
August 11, 2004	Mortgage Rates Fall, Application Volume Down Slightly In Latest Survey
August 11, 2004	Paul W. Knutson Promoted to Vice President for The First American Corporation
August 11, 2004	Real estate affordability problems in Southern states Working-class incomes lag behind home prices, study finds
August 11, 2004	The myth of rising rates 7% rate on a 30-year mortgage looks unlikely this year
August 9, 2004	Broker questions real estate rebate practices All fees should be disclosed, says HUD
August 9, 2004	Consumer loan fraud invades real estate Increase in home loans using stolen identities disturbing, researcher finds
August 9, 2004	Dusting off the 'Rust Belt' Presidential candidates urged to solve Midwest metro woes
August 9, 2004	First American Corporation Signs $500 Million Credit Agreement With JPMorgan Chase
August 9, 2004	Housing Forecast Upgraded in an Improving Economy
August 6, 2004	Experts predict surge in foreclosures Innovations in default management
August 6, 2004	Freddie Mac Appoints Eugene M. Mcquade President And Chief Operating Officer
August 6, 2004	New Act Will Allow Electronic Filing Of Mortgages Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act Completed
August 6, 2004	New Act Will Allow Electronic Filing Of Mortgages Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act Completed
August 6, 2004	New State Law On Real Property Title Clearance Now Available Uniform Residential Mortgage Satisfaction Act Completed
August 5, 2004	Mortgage platform gets another transaction piece Ellie Mae's ePASS links with LandAmerica's tax, flood services
August 5, 2004	Mortgage Rates Slip Back As Upward Pressures Ease Off According To Freddie Mac Weekly Survey Inventories Of Homes For Sale Remain Tight
August 5, 2004	The dark side of real estate bundling Packaged services bad for consumers, consultant argues
August 4, 2004	Homestore profits not on the horizon Realtor group will decide model changes
August 4, 2004	LandAmerica Appoints Larry Tuliszewski Senior Vice President - Commercial Services/Northeast Region
August 4, 2004	LandAmerica Inspectech® Completes Acquisitions in California and Ohio
August 4, 2004	Mortgage Rates Hold Steady in Latest MBA Survey
August 4, 2004	Saskatchewan Insurance Brokers To Facilitate TitlePLUS Title Insurance For Residential Real Estate Transactions
August 4, 2004	Web site consolidates real estate listings Online platform seeks local ties, national reach
August 3, 2004	First American Title Insurance Company Acquires Midland Title Agency of Northwest Ohio, Inc.
August 3, 2004	Old Republic International Corporation Announces Appointment of Karl W. Mueller to Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
August 3, 2004	Share Of Cash-out Home Refinancings Decreases In Second Quarter 2004
August 2, 2004	Automated real estate valuations gain acceptance AVMs are very reliable in most cases, panel says
August 2, 2004	East Coast real estate markets continue strong Sales, prices soar in Virginia, North Carolina
August 2, 2004	Housing Affordability Dips But Still Favorable in Second Quarter
August 2, 2004	LandAmerica AgentXtra(SM) Program Now Available to Agent Partners Nationwide
August 1, 2004	Total State Existing Home Sales Set Record in 2nd Quarter
July 30, 2004	David C. Imig Named President of LandAmerica Tax and Flood Services, Inc.
July 30, 2004	Home ownership reaches all-time high Midwesterners ranked #1
July 30, 2004	Old Republic's Second Quarter Earnings Strength Anchored By Continued General Insurance Income Growth Consolidated assets cross the $10 billion level
July 30, 2004	Online real estate merger mania Consolidation to bring 'excitement' to the industry
July 30, 2004	Stewart Loan Services expands its loan processing services to California
July 29, 2004	AppIntell, Ellie Mae enter partnership Cos. expand predatory lending compliance services
July 29, 2004	Capital Title Group Delivers Strong Operating Results for Second Quarter
July 29, 2004	LandAmerica Announces Increase in Quarterly Dividend
July 29, 2004	Mortgage Rates Rise For The First Time In Five Weeks According To Freddie Mac Weekly Survey Homeownership Rate Hits New Record In Second Quarter
July 29, 2004	New Electronic Abstracting Program Will Improve Title Search Productivity Realty Data Corp. now accepting abstractors and examiners into new title network
July 29, 2004	New search engine unearths real estate listings Buyers get access to FSBOs, foreclosures, not just MLS properties
July 29, 2004	Warning signs of a down real estate market Coastal home prices 'out of whack,' says foreclosure expert
July 28, 2004	Consumer confidence keeps rising More Americans claim jobs are 'plentiful' in July
July 28, 2004	Investors Title Company Announces Earnings
July 28, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Up Slightly In Latest Survey
July 28, 2004	Real estate data products think outside the box Inman Innovator Award Finalists
July 28, 2004	Stewart Reports Earnings for Second Quarter
July 27, 2004	Capital Title Group Delivers Strong Operating Results for Second Quarter
July 27, 2004	Stewart Realty Solutions Adds Groom as Vice President of Technology Development
July 27, 2004	The First American Corporation Reports Results for the Second Quarter 2004
July 23, 2004	Shareholders sue Washington Mutual Complaint stems from reduction in earnings guidance
July 22, 2004	California Ranks Among Nation's Most Expensive Markets For Active Adult Home Buyers
July 22, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2004 EPS of $1.26 Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.18
July 22, 2004	Greenspan: Households well prepared for rising rates Even 'dynamic adjustments' shouldn't harm economy
July 22, 2004	Lenders now accountable for real estate appraisals Housing agency posts new rule to curb predatory lending
July 22, 2004	Long-term Mortgage Rates Inch Lower In Freddie Mac Weekly Survey One-Year ARM Reverses Trend Of Last Few Weeks And Starts To Rise
July 22, 2004	WaMu earnings drop 55% Second quarter was 'disappointing'
July 15, 2004	MBA Releases Long-Term Forecast Sees Interest rates rising
July 15, 2004	Mortgage lender shaky in downturn Analysts eyeing WaMu's earnings report next week
July 14, 2004	Fed Study: House-Price Growth to Be Slow Fed Researchers Say House Prices to Grow at Slowest Pace Since 1970s As Interest Rates Climb
July 14, 2004	First American/MarketLinx Renews MLS Contract With NORES
July 14, 2004	Former HUD Assistant General Counsel Ken Markison Joins MBA as Senior Director and Regulatory Counsel
July 14, 2004	Gayle Bennett named vice president and national account manager for REI Data Inc.
July 14, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Declined 6 Percent In Latest Survey
July 13, 2004	Suburbs in need of smart planning Researchers seek more efficient land use at the urban edge
July 13, 2004	Title Alliance, Ltd. Partners with Keller Williams in Exton, PA
July 13, 2004	United General Title Insurance Company changes national structure
July 12, 2004	FTC Unveils Fair Credit Plan Summaries of Rights and Notices of Duties under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
July 12, 2004	Media caught in real estate bubble fray Part 4: Bubble babble: Who's got it right?
July 9, 2004	Some real estate markets are cooling Part 3: Bubble babble: Who's got it right?
July 8, 2004	Countrywide launches home finance Web site Propertymortgage.com to offer variety of loan products
July 8, 2004	Fixed-rate Mortgages Drop To 10 Week Low In Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey -- One Year ARM Also Falls
July 8, 2004	LandAmerica to Acquire Buyers Home Warranty Company/Best Home Warranty Company
July 8, 2004	No agreement on real estate market Part 2: Bubble babble: Who's got it right?
July 7, 2004	Billie Lee Joins First Advantage Corporation as Vice President of Strategic Product Planning
July 7, 2004	Bubble Babble: Who's got it right? Part 1: Making sense of a changing housing market
July 7, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Jumps, Rates Fall In Latest Survey
July 7, 2004	Real estate title cos. get online closing system Loop Information launches transaction management platform
July 6, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Buys Geotrac, Inc.
July 6, 2004	Higher Interest Rates Won't Hurt Housing, Says NAR Forecast
July 1, 2004	Capital Title Group Subsidiary Acquires DPSI, Inc. Expanding Bundled Services Capabilities
July 1, 2004	First American Title Insurance Company Acquires Safeco Land Title
July 1, 2004	FTC stops consumer information scam Victims tricked into buying credit screening device
July 1, 2004	Long-term Mortgage Rates Inch Downward As Short-term Rates Head In The Opposite Direction Housing Sector Expected To Remain Healthy
July 1, 2004	The housing gap Residents in San Francisco pay $21K per year on housing; Cleveland pays $13K
June 30, 2004	First American Enters Into Definitivw to Acquire Basis100 Inc. Acquisition Will Make First American Real Estate Solutions the Number One Supplier of Automated Valuation Models
June 30, 2004	Freddie Mac Earnings Are Down 52 Percent Amid Volatile Interest Rates
June 30, 2004	Freddie Mac Permits Lenders To Document Intent To Apply Jointly For Credit On The Uniform Residential Loan Application, Form 65
June 30, 2004	Internet home shoppers on the rise More consumers spend more time online, less time with agent
June 30, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Down In Latest Survey
June 30, 2004	Sloppy real estate deals surge in hot market New agents, lenders, appraisers all blamed
June 28, 2004	Real estate industry refutes housing bubble mania Forecasts still call for banner year
June 28, 2004	Realty Data Offers Charter Membership Program
June 28, 2004	Realty Data Offers Charter Membership Program
June 28, 2004	Stewart Title Opens New Office in Spokane, Wash.
June 25, 2004	Existing-home sales set record 'Fence-jumping' may be a factor in continuing real estate boom
June 25, 2004	First American Corp. Buys First American Title Insurance Co. of Marin
June 25, 2004	May Home Sales Surge To Record Levels
June 25, 2004	MISMO Announces Inaugural Board of Directors
June 25, 2004	Pros and cons of title insurance Some owners qualify for discounts
June 24, 2004	LandAmerica’s Corporate Controller to Retire
June 24, 2004	Mortgage Rates Trend Back Down On Eve Of Federal Reserve Board Meeting Long- and Short-Term Mortgage Rates Fuel Jump in New Home Sales
June 23, 2004	First American Title Insurance Completes Acquisition of Pacific Northwest Title Holding Company
June 23, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Remains Steady in Latest Survey
June 23, 2004	Real estate boom to bust Housing market could drag economy down
June 23, 2004	Real estate disclosure reports get new distributor Property ID to gain control of California markets
June 22, 2004	Banks merge to create Southeast giant Wachovia, SouthTrust announce deal today
June 22, 2004	First American Acquires Burrow Closing Management Corporation's REO Segment Acquisition of 'Real Estate Owned' Business Augments First American's Default Title Operations
June 22, 2004	GMAC-RFC Offers New Appraisal Alternative Reduces Costs and Streamlines the Underwriting Process for Lenders and Homeowners
June 21, 2004	First American and NAHREP Form Alliance to Increase Latino Homeownership
June 21, 2004	Home Builders Endorse Strengthening Housing Goals Of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
June 21, 2004	Land Title Industry Strong in First Quarter 2004
June 18, 2004	Californians lose real estate buying power Minimum income needed to buy home tops $100,000
June 18, 2004	Capital Title Group Subsidiary Places Title Insurance for $274.5 Million Commercial Building Transaction Believed to be the Largest in San Diego History
June 18, 2004	Executive shuffle at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Wells mortgage chief to oversee insurance business
June 18, 2004	LandAmerica Appoints Brian Collins Vice President - Mergers and Acquisitions
June 18, 2004	Real estate appraisal licensing faulty Industry groups urge lawmakers to step up enforcement
June 18, 2004	The Big (real estate) Chill Largest housing market may be slumping
June 17, 2004	GE buys real estate lender Giant can now expand American operations
June 17, 2004	May Housing Starts Virtually Unchanged From Upwardly Revised April Number
June 17, 2004	Mortgage lending volume headed for decline Internet technology spending to remain strong among large lenders
June 17, 2004	MyFICO.com combats identity theft E-mail updates alert consumers of personal data changes
June 17, 2004	Recent Gradual Rise In Mortgage Rates Stalls Refinancing, Slowing The Demand For Lending Long- And Short-Term Mortgage Rates Flat This Week
June 9, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Down During Holiday Shortened Week
June 8, 2004	Record Expected for Existing-Home Sales in 2004, Says NAR
June 8, 2004	Stewart Mortgage Information Forms Stewart Default Solutions Inc.
June 7, 2004	Housing Has a New Face Harvard Releases the 2004 State of the Nation's Housing Report
June 7, 2004	Innovations in real estate property valuations Digital images enhance automated appraisals
June 7, 2004	Lenders First Choice Coverage Now Includes Nevada and North Dakota
June 7, 2004	Mortgage Jobs Expand Mortgage employment now at 448,900
June 7, 2004	Payoff Statement Fee at Issue in Class Action Lawsuit Against Countrywide New Jersey case could cost firm up to $1.8 million
June 4, 2004	Real estate services bundling grows Old Republic creates new division
June 4, 2004	Share of Refinance Apps Expected to Fall 25% Rates, apps mostly unchanged
June 4, 2004	Stewart Mortgage Information Adds Alan Paylor to Form Default Solution Entity
June 4, 2004	TransUnion buys RentPort Customers aim to benefit from enhanced risk management offerings
June 3, 2004	Mortgage Rates Flat This Week As Markets Wait For More Economic News ARMs Becoming More Attractive For Those Looking To Refinance Now
June 2, 2004	Fitch Lowers Fidelity& Guaranty Life Insurance's IFS to 'A-'
June 2, 2004	Purchase Applications Up While Refinance Applications Drop In Latest Survey
June 2, 2004	Ticor Title Insurance Company Expands with Opening of National Commercial Division in New York
June 1, 2004	Stewart Acquires Whitman County Title in Pullman, Wash.
May 28, 2004	AIM for Windows Receives High Customer Satisfaction Ratings in ALTA® Survey
May 28, 2004	CitiFinancial agrees to $70 million fine Penalty stems partly from mortgage lending
May 28, 2004	Fair Isaac deal completed Credit scorer buys London Bridge Software
May 28, 2004	How lenders describe 'subprime' borrowers 'Non-prime,' 'credit-impaired' or just plain 'lousy risk'
May 28, 2004	Mortgage Activity Worsens Rates edge up, apps down
May 27, 2004	Are real estate fees bloated? Report points out hidden costs to borrowers
May 27, 2004	Fitch Comments on Fidelity National Financial's Partial Spin-off
May 27, 2004	Fitch Comments on Fidelity National Financial's Partial Spin-off
May 27, 2004	Housing Continues To Shine Even As Mortgage Rates Hover Above Six Percent Interest Rates Still Remain At Historically Low Levels Across The Board
May 27, 2004	Les Covington Named President of Ultima Corp.
May 26, 2004	April Existing-Home Sales Just Shy of Record
May 26, 2004	Fitch Affirms Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company At 'A-'
May 26, 2004	FNF Announces Plans to Spin-off Fidelity National Information Servicers with IPO
May 26, 2004	Refinance Application Volume Continues Steady Decline
May 26, 2004	SearchTec Abstract Inc. Celebrates 15 year anniversary
May 26, 2004	Standard& Poor's Announces Old Republic International Corp. and Operating Companies Ratings Affirmed
May 25, 2004	Capital Title Group Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
May 25, 2004	Fair Isaac acquisition advances Deal expected to close this week
May 24, 2004	Freddie Mac Taps LandAmerica’s Info1(TM) for Mortgage Credit Reporting Services
May 24, 2004	Investors Title Company Declares Quarterly Dividend
May 24, 2004	New Study Suggests Affordable Housing Will be Election Issue
May 21, 2004	Experts Forecast Fewer Fundings as Rates Expected to End 2004 at 6.4% MBA, Fannie economists lower projections for 2004 production
May 21, 2004	Weakening Mortgage Market Seeing More ARMs Fixed rates and apps down, ARM rates and share up
May 21, 2004	ZipRealty to go IPO Company files registration statement with SEC
May 20, 2004	First American to Acquire Pennsylvania-Based Title Alliance, Ltd. and Affiliated Companies
May 20, 2004	Housing Continues To Shine Even As Mortgage Rates Hover Above Six Percent Interest Rates Still Remain At Historically Low Levels Across The Board
May 20, 2004	Internet drives down real estate commissions Report says e-revolution threatens 'information monopoly'
May 20, 2004	MBA Reduces Mortgage Finance Forecast Projects $2.4 trillion in Originations in 2004
May 20, 2004	Quicken to Boost Workforce 1,200 new Michigan jobs planned
May 19, 2004	Lawyer for Predatory D.C. Firm Fined by FTC Capital City counsel Eric Sanne to exit collection business and pay $20,000
May 19, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Falls in Latest MBA Survey
May 19, 2004	The First American Corporation Announces Stock Buy-Back Program Board Authorizes Repurchase of Up to $100 Million in FAF Stock
May 19, 2004	Wall Street pummels real estate stocks Rising interest rates contribute to lower valuations
May 18, 2004	Residential Housing Starts Dip in April
May 18, 2004	Stewart Insurance Solutions to Offer Insurance Options in Five States
May 18, 2004	Stewart Title Co. Has Acquired Security Title of Billings, Montana
May 18, 2004	Trial set for former Homestore execs Stuart Wolff, Peter Tafeen, PricewaterhouseCoopers due in court June 14
May 17, 2004	Builder Confidence Holds Strong And Steady In May
May 17, 2004	Real estate officials issue preemption warning Federal action could 'threaten integrity' of property transactions
May 17, 2004	The First American Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
May 17, 2004	Walt Clark Joins Stewart Realty Solutions as Vice President of Technology Deployment
May 14, 2004	Feds hit debt collector with $1.5 million fine Agreement settles allegations of credit reporting act violations
May 14, 2004	Freddie Forecast 6.3% Fixed Rate During 2nd Half of Year Rates jump, apps off
May 14, 2004	Lawyer barred from debt collection business Feds settle another credit reporting case
May 14, 2004	Principal, Citimortgage Deal Signals Industry Consolidation Principal parent expects to net $710 million
May 14, 2004	Real estate boom not over yet NAR economist says market still in flight
May 13, 2004	Citigroup builds real estate business Bank to buy Principal Financial's mortgage operations
May 13, 2004	LandAmerica Expands Presence in Chicago Area and California Acquires Chicago-Based Universal Title Services and CA-based Channel Islands Escrow
May 13, 2004	Long-term Mortgage Rate At Highest Level In Nine Months On News Of Substantial Job Growth Last Month One-Year ARM Jumps To Eight Month High
May 13, 2004	Strong Home Price Pattern Continues in Most Metro Areas
May 13, 2004	Total State Existing-Home Sales Shy of Record, NAR Reports
May 12, 2004	ARM Share of Applications Reaches Highest Level in Nearly 10 years Refinance Application Volume Down More Than 13 Percent
May 12, 2004	Housing set to become less affordable Median-income buyers priced out of key cities
May 12, 2004	Interest rates chief real estate worry Yet mortgage brokers remain upbeat about business, survey finds
May 11, 2004	First American CREDCO Launches Portfolio Services New Suite of Solutions Improves Loan Retention and Reduces Risk
May 11, 2004	Home Sales Will Be Near Record Despite Higher Interest Rates
May 11, 2004	Legal eagle to enforce real estate settlement act Gary Cunningham takes over HUD enforcement division
May 7, 2004	A.M. Best Upgrades Financial Strength Rating of Old Republic Title Insurance Group
May 7, 2004	Homestore narrows loss to $5 million Revenue increases to $56 million
May 7, 2004	Regulators order U.S. mortgage giant Fannie Mae to revamp accounting to reflect losses
May 7, 2004	S&P Ratings Affrims Fannie Mae and Other GSEs Ratings; Finds Outlook Stable
May 7, 2004	The technology driving streamlined real estate deals Transaction management system adoption speeds up
May 6, 2004	Freddie, bankers partner MoneyLine products aim to help banks serve more potential home buyers
May 6, 2004	Interest rates above 7% may cool real estate market Comfort zone in 6.5%-7.5% range, according to survey
May 6, 2004	Monroe Title Insurance Corporation Declares Dividend And Announces First Quarter, 2004 Operating Results
May 6, 2004	Mortgage Rates Climb On Signs That Fed Rates Will Rise Soon 30-Year Fixed Rate Reaches Highest Level Since September 2003
May 6, 2004	Online real estate brokerage launches new Web site ZipRealty's look gets a facelift
May 6, 2004	S&P Announces: Stewart Title Guaranty Co. 'A-' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
May 5, 2004	Condo/Co-Op Sales Remain Close to Record in First Quarter
May 5, 2004	Identity theft in the spotlight Banks, credit card cos. to discuss policy, best practices, technology
May 5, 2004	Purchase and Refinance Applications Up Despite Continued Rise In Interest Rates
May 5, 2004	RamQuest User Group 1 st Annual User Convention a great success
May 5, 2004	Texas, Georgia top the foreclosure charts Nearly 30,000 new foreclosures reported nationwide in April
May 4, 2004	Fed keeps key funds rate at 1% Policy accommodation can be removed at pace 'likely to be measured'
May 4, 2004	FHA Connection HUD now requires credit scores, when available
May 4, 2004	HUD plan would raise Fannie, Freddie affordable housing goals Proposal now faces public comment
May 4, 2004	Share Of Cash-out Home Refinancings Remains Steady In First Quarter 2004
May 3, 2004	Capital Title Group Completes $28 Million Acquisition of Nationwide Appraisal Services
May 3, 2004	Capital Title Group Reports First Quarter Results
May 3, 2004	Housing Affordability Rises in First Quarter
May 3, 2004	Real estate docs signed, sealed, delivered: virtually Postal Service introduces Electronic Postmark
May 3, 2004	Who owns real estate giant Homestore? Fund managers, corporate officers own chunks of online company
April 30, 2004	Big real estate implications in Google IPO One of Web's greatest lead sources to get public shareholders
April 30, 2004	Demotech, Inc. Releases Report on Performance of Title Insurance Companies
April 30, 2004	LandAmerica Announces First Quarter Results
April 30, 2004	Rates, Purchase Apps Up Average 30-year over six percent
April 29, 2004	Mortgage Rates Climb On Signs That Fed Rates Will Rise Soon 30-Year Fixed Rate Reaches Highest Level Since September 2003
March 31, 2004	Citizens Financial Group Renews Five-Year Agreement with Fidelity Information Services
March 31, 2004	Consumer confidence remains weak Labor market 'dampens present-day spirits'
March 31, 2004	Mortgage Applications Down Slightly In Latest Survey
March 31, 2004	Stewart Acquires Majority Interest in Stewart Title of Pueblo, Colo.
March 29, 2004	Builders urge Congress to extend flood insurance program Fed not required to issue policies after June 30, 2004
March 29, 2004	FNF Acquires Remaining 45 Percent of Hansen Quality Loan Services, Inc.
March 29, 2004	Web site sells direct access to credit scores Fair Isaac takes new direction with myFICO Web site
March 26, 2004	Low Inflation Translates Into Low Mortgage Rates One-Year ARM Slips For The Seventh Week
March 26, 2004	Mortgage Activity Holds Rates, activity mostly unchanged
March 26, 2004	Real estate groups say RESPA reform likely not dead But groups doubt changes will come soon
March 26, 2004	Real estate threatened by computer attacks Experts advise on privacy, security
March 25, 2004	Don't believe real estate bubble theory Housing still good to grow, builder group's economists predict
March 25, 2004	Existing-Home Sales Rise in February
March 25, 2004	S&P rates Freddie Mac Certificates 'AAA'& 'AAA/A-1+'
March 24, 2004	Fewer Americans change homes Moving rates fall to 50-year lows, Census Bureau reports
March 24, 2004	Landamerica Makes fortune 500 List
March 24, 2004	Mortgage Applications Remain at High Level in Latest Survey
March 24, 2004	Mortgage lending pessimism at 5-year high Large lenders set to expand into wholesale
March 24, 2004	New-home sales approach record pace Transactions hit 1.16 million-unit rate in February
March 24, 2004	USP&A Becomes Newest Vendor to Join FNC’s Vendor-Neutral Platform
March 22, 2004	Coldwell Banker pulls out of largest MLS Listings data control at center of controversy in Chicagoland
March 22, 2004	FNF Acquires American Pioneer Title Insurance Company
March 22, 2004	RESPA changes pulled More comments needed from industry, consumer groups, HUD chief says
March 22, 2004	RESPA decision relieves real estate groups Industry thanks Congress for recent letter urging proposal rejection
March 19, 2004	Judge approves $93 million Homestore settlement California teachers pension fund chief 'delighted' with outcome
March 19, 2004	Long Term Mortgage Rates Flat This Week, One-year Arm Continues To Slip
March 19, 2004	Preventing Mortgage Fraud Companies help lenders identify fake files
March 18, 2004	FDIC report says subprime ARM borrowers pose risk to entire credit system
March 18, 2004	FHA Scorecard Goes Automated Fannie announces its DU can use TOTAL to determine eligibility
March 18, 2004	FTC Plans Action In RESPA Lawsuit Commission Authorizies Filing Amicus Brief
March 18, 2004	Joint effort targets loan origination Document Systems Inc. teams with tech. co. to provide document preparation services
March 17, 2004	Appraisers see the electronic light New lender technology interfaces with appraisal ordering
March 17, 2004	Fed keeps key funds rate at 1% Despite lowered risk of deflation, new hiring has 'lagged'
March 17, 2004	MISMO breaks free, launches software compliance service Mortgage bankers group spins off data standards entity
March 17, 2004	RESPA rule delayed again White House office review to take another 30 days
March 16, 2004	From $2 trillion to $2.5 trillion Low interest rates to add $500 billion to mortgage originations
March 16, 2004	Housing Construction Dropped in February
March 16, 2004	Kenneth D. DeGiorgio Promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel for The First American Corporation
March 16, 2004	LandAmerica Aligns Commercial Operations Within Single Customer Channel
March 16, 2004	Property insurance market 'fraying around edges' Oxley proposes federal-state partnership to achieve regulatory uniformity
March 15, 2004	Builders See New-Homes Market Holding Strong And Steady In March
March 15, 2004	Fannie Business Continues Decline $53.1 billion February business volume; may pickup in second quarter
March 15, 2004	First American Introduces Web Services-Based Platform for Bundled Services
March 15, 2004	Freddie Mac Names Ralph Boyd, Jr. as General Counsel Experienced Litigator and Leader to Head Legal and Government Relations Functions
March 12, 2004	Atlanta Leads Nation In Single-Family Housing Activity For 13th Consecutive Year
March 12, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces the Closing of the Aurum Technology, Inc. Acquisition
March 12, 2004	Long-term Mortgage Rates Plunge, Arm Rates Continue To Set Record Low
March 12, 2004	Long-term Mortgage Rates Plunge, Arm Rates Continue To Set Record Low
March 12, 2004	Residential Mortgage Delinquencies Continue to Fall While Foreclosures Increase Slightly According to MBA's National Delinquency Survey
March 12, 2004	RESPA deadline looms OMB comment expected soon on HUD's secret plan
March 12, 2004	Steve McCartney Joins NextAce Corp. as CFO
March 12, 2004	Stewart Prior Files Database Reaches 3 Million Policies
March 11, 2004	Housing boom or bust? Consumer survey points to interest rates, first-time buyers for answers
March 11, 2004	Offshoring may cripple U.S. office markets New study from ULI, Columbia Business School analyzes impact of jobs moving abroad
March 11, 2004	Property flipper convicted Virginia man faces up to 15 years in prison
March 10, 2004	Mortgage Rates Drop In Latest MBA Survey
March 9, 2004	Low-income borrowers choke on mortgage debt Harvard study finds unequal access to home loans
March 9, 2004	Massachusetts Realtors urge homeowner's insurance reform Legislation would prohibit use of credit scores in setting premiums
March 9, 2004	Slow job growth sustains real estate market Low rates expected to stir home sales to 5.92-million-unit pace
March 8, 2004	Fitch Affirms LandAmerica's 'A' Insurer Financial Strength Rating Changes Outlook to Stable
March 8, 2004	Landata Technologies Inc. Names Cellura President and CEO
March 5, 2004	Housing demand still strong Federal Reserve reports gains in home sales, building activity
March 5, 2004	Identity checker hopes to curb financial fraud TransUnion, Acxiom launch fraud management platform
March 5, 2004	Veros expands AVM platform New product unites AVM with digital photo, property condition report
March 4, 2004	Fannie Mae fined for soft money donations Mortgage corp. violated Federal Election Campaign Act
March 4, 2004	LendingTree buys Domania Acquisition of lender products, contracts now a done deal
March 4, 2004	Long-Term Mortgage Rates Hardly Budge From Last Week's Low Levels One-Year ARM Slips Slightly
March 4, 2004	Mortgage fraud database spots loan scams Alerts lenders in early stages, aims to cut losses
March 3, 2004	FDIC Study Examines Implications of Housing Market Boom
March 3, 2004	Investors Trust Company Receives Charter
March 3, 2004	Mortgage Refinance Index Reaches 7 Month High In Latest MBA Survey
March 2, 2004	First American Announces Successful Rollout of Exclusive RE/MAX Marketing Partnership Comprehensive Title Services and New Revenue Opportunities Well Received By RE/MAX Broker/Owners
March 2, 2004	Home Prices Surged 8.4 Percent Nationally In 2003 Pacific States Maintain Lead In Home Price Growth For Fourth Quarter
March 2, 2004	HUD's mortgage reform will increase loan costs FTC study finds adverse affects of mortgage broker disclosures
March 2, 2004	Identity checker hopes to curb financial fraud TransUnion, Acxiom launch fraud management platform
March 2, 2004	OFHEO House Price Index Shows Dramatic Increases In Fourth Quarter 2003 U.S. Home Prices Average 3.67 Percent Higher in Fourth Quarter
March 1, 2004	Stewart Acquires Cuesta Title in Tulare and Kings Counties, Calif.
February 27, 2004	Economy Grows at Healthy 4.1 Percent Rate
February 27, 2004	Fannie Mae ordered to clean up flawed accounting systems Regulator identifies 70 systems that pose risk for error
February 27, 2004	Stewart Mortgage Information Announces Warranty of Accuracy for Valuation Products
February 27, 2004	The First American Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
February 26, 2004	First American Title Insurance Company Increases Ownership Interest In Island Title Corporation
February 26, 2004	Little Change Seen In Mortgage Rates From Last Week To This Week Low Rates Keep Housing Activity Robust
February 26, 2004	New-Home Sales Cool Slightly In January
February 25, 2004	California Housing Market 2003 Finishes on High Note
February 25, 2004	Existing-Home Sales Down but Still Historically High in January 2004
February 25, 2004	Mortgage Applications Up Slightly in Latest MBA Survey
February 24, 2004	Capital Title Group Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
February 24, 2004	Greenspan tells Congress to act on Fannie, Freddie Fed chief supports stronger regulator, new financial controls
February 23, 2004	Same-sex marriages create title, property rights issues Guest perspective: Don't put your equity on the line for your opinion
February 23, 2004	Stewart Realty Solutions Acquires RealtyAssist Industry Veteran Is Provider of Stewart's SureClose Online Transaction Management System
February 20, 2004	Fannie Mae Exceeds HUD Housing Goals for 2003 More than 51 Percent of Financing Last Year Went to Low- and Moderate-Income Households
February 20, 2004	First American Expands National Default Outsourcing With Addition Of SNK Holdings/LOGS
February 20, 2004	Fitch Affirms Fidelity National Title Subs IFS Ratings at 'A' Changes Outlook to Positive
February 20, 2004	Fitch Affirms Ratings of Old Republic Title Group at 'AA-'
February 20, 2004	Global investors covet U.S. real estate Survey finds 60% regard U.S. as 'most stable, secure' country for investment
February 20, 2004	Mortgage Rates Reach Seven Month Lows This Week, According To Freddie Mac Survey Lack Of Inflation Keeps Rates Affordable
February 19, 2004	Court stands pat on do not call Federal registry survives telemarketers' legal challenge
February 19, 2004	Housing Starts Dip Following Record Fourth Quarter
February 19, 2004	LandAmerica Announces Fourth Quarter& Year 2003 Results
February 19, 2004	Stewart¹s REI Data Inc. Launches Listing Checker New service checks MLS listings for errors
February 19, 2004	The First American Corporation Acquires Baker, Brinkley& Pierce
February 18, 2004	Cold Keeps Builder Sentiment Under Wraps In February 4-Point Decline in Housing Market Index Partly Tied to Weather-Related Concerns
February 18, 2004	Mortgage Application Activity Up On Continued Rate Drop
February 18, 2004	Stewart Announces Record Year 2003
February 18, 2004	United Financial Mortgage Corp. Enters Title Insurance Market Company Enters into Affiliated Business Arrangement with Troon Management Corp.
February 17, 2004	Capital Title Group Reports Record Revenue of $250.2 Million for Full Year 2003
February 17, 2004	Freddie Mac Helped A Record Number Of Families Obtain Low Cost Mortgages And Affordable Housing In 2003
February 17, 2004	Stewart Acquires Title Associates Inc. of New York City
February 17, 2004	Stewart Announces Record Year 2003
February 17, 2004	WaMu tightens mortgage ship Sues IndyMac for breach of contract, cuts thousands of staff
February 13, 2004	Digital world a divider, not uniter Computer usage creates material well-being, productivity gains for some
February 13, 2004	Fourth Quarter Total Existing-Home Sales Near Record
February 13, 2004	Investors Title Company Declares Quarterly Dividend
February 13, 2004	Lender latches on to voice technology Countrywide adopts speech-activated software
February 12, 2004	BridgeSpan assets for sale Mortgage technology, title insurance license on the block
February 12, 2004	Investors Title Company Announces All-Time Record Annual Earnings
February 12, 2004	MBA Market Index Down 6.8 Percent in Latest Survey
February 12, 2004	Mortgage Rates Slipped As Markets Awaited Fed Chairman Testimony This Week Housing to Continue to Support the Economy in 2004
February 11, 2004	First Advantage CorporationIssues Operating Results For the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2003
February 11, 2004	The First American Corporation Reports Record Results For the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2003 Net Income for the Quarter Increases 14 Percent
February 10, 2004	myFICO.com Introduces First Service to Help Consumers Find Best Loan Rates Based on FICO Credit Score
February 10, 2004	Stewart Mortgage Information Offers 'Build Your Own Bundle(TM)' of Lending Services
February 9, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Acquires Aurum Technology, Inc.
February 9, 2004	First Advantage Corporation Acquires Background Information Systems, Inc.
February 6, 2004	BridgeSpan CEO resigns Walker to leave bankrupt mortgage technology company
February 6, 2004	Condo Sales Break Annual Record, Fourth Quarter Exceptional
February 6, 2004	Stewart¹s Titlelogix Launches New Web Site
February 6, 2004	Zenodata Introduces Fully Automated Chain-of-Title Search Technology
February 5, 2004	First Advantage Names Alex Sink to Board of Directors
February 5, 2004	Former Freddie CEO ordered to testify Judge gives Brendsel 14 days to appear before federal regulators
February 5, 2004	LandAmerica Financial Group Inc.'s Operating Companies Outlook Revised to Stable
February 5, 2004	Mortgage Rates Relatively Steady After Recent Fed Statement
February 5, 2004	Share Of Home Refinancings Taking Cash Out Grows As Overall Refi Levels Begin To Wane In Fourth Quarter 2003 Homeowners No Longer Looking Primarily For Lower Mortgage Rates
February 4, 2004	Freddie Mac's Loan Prospector Service Reviews 9.5 Million Mortgage Loans In 2003
February 4, 2004	LandAmerica Info1 Acquires Far West Credit and CommCo Credit Increases Western U.S. Presence
February 4, 2004	Mortgage Application Volume Slip in Latest MBA Survey
February 4, 2004	Ohio Department Of Commerce Seeks To Revoke Ameribanc's Registration Company Could Also Be Fined
February 3, 2004	Housing agency to get $31 billion HUD Budget funds home ownership, rental vouchers, homeless initiatives .
February 3, 2004	Real estate loan victims get $65 million More First Alliance settlement checks in mail
January 30, 2004	BridgeSpan enters bankruptcy Mortgage technology co. plans to reorganize business
January 30, 2004	Illinois, Ohio set home-sale records Closed transactions jumped 5.3% in Illinois last year
January 29, 2004	Consumer Direct of America Adds Title Insurance Operations
January 29, 2004	Consumer Direct of America Adds Title Insurance Operations
January 29, 2004	Fed holds key funds rate at 1% Despite lowered risk of deflation, new hiring remains 'subdued'
January 29, 2004	Freddie Mac Survey Finds Little Change In Long-Term Mortgage Rates This Week
January 29, 2004	Stewart Title Creates Stewart Realty Solutions
January 28, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Acquires Sanchez Computer Associates, Inc.
January 28, 2004	Purchase Applications Dip from Record High; Refinance Applications Hold Steady
January 27, 2004	California real estate sets new records in December for sales and median price of a home, C.A.R. reports
January 27, 2004	Capital Title Announces Agreement to Acquire Nationwide Appraisal Services
January 27, 2004	Congress to probe federal banking rule National bank regulator to justify new consumer lending laws at hearing
January 27, 2004	Lenders First Choice Names Raymond Davison Chief Financial Officer
January 26, 2004	Existing-Home Sales End 2003 on Strong Note, Set Annual Record
January 26, 2004	Jobs Cut at Fairbanks, WaMu 2,204 layoffs slated by second quarter
January 23, 2004	Purchase Apps at All-Time High as Rates Fall 30-year at lowest point since July
January 23, 2004	Real estate poised for 'long-term' strength Despite rising interest rates, bankers forecast steady purchase-mortgage growth through 2006
January 23, 2004	San Francisco Bay Area home sales surge at year end
January 22, 2004	December Volume Down at Fannie $73.4 billion business volume caps off record year
January 22, 2004	Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rates Dip In Latest Freddie Mac Survey
January 22, 2004	Radian suffers 'difficult' fourth quarter Net income plummets to $55.5 million on shutdown of RadianExpress.com
January 22, 2004	San Fransico Bay Area home sales surge at year end
January 21, 2004	2003 Housing Construction Best Since 1978
January 21, 2004	BridgeSpan shutters title operations Mortgage technology company still open for business
January 21, 2004	Financial Title Company Names New President Bruce Maita Dedicated to Company's Employees and Growth
January 21, 2004	Freddie Mac CEO to confront Congress House subcommittee to investigate regulator's charge of 'inappropriate conduct'
January 21, 2004	Home Builders Off To Solid Start In 2004 Two-point Decline in Monthly Confidence Gauge Does Not Reflect Latest Mortgage-Rate Declines
January 21, 2004	Purchase Applications Set Record High Refinance Applications Soar
January 21, 2004	Stewart Is First to Market Home Equity Loan Bundl Guaranteed, Ready-to-Fund Within 15 Business Days
January 20, 2004	FHA Scorecard Deadline May 1 AU loans to require new TOTAL system
January 19, 2004	Gen Xers to fuel new-home trends New house designs cater to younger crowd in 2004
January 19, 2004	HUD Announces New "zero Down Payment" Mortgage Initiative Aimed at Removing Major Barrier to Homeownership
January 19, 2004	Single-family real estate 'stable' Washington, D.C., Orange County, Calif., maintain 'strong' 4th quarter markets
January 15, 2004	First Advantage Corporation Acquires Proudfoot Reports Incorporated
January 15, 2004	Fixed-rate Mortgage Rates Drop To Lowest Level in More Than Six MonthsSluggish Employment Figures Put A Damper On Financial Markets
January 14, 2004	Dennis J. Gilmore Named Executive Vice President of The First American Corporation
January 14, 2004	Realtor.com Becomes Exclusive Content Provider for MSN House& Home
January 13, 2004	1st Metropolitan Mortgage Taps LandAmerica As Its Provider of Mortgage Processing Services
January 13, 2004	California sues mortgage company Attorney general files second complaint over national Do-Not-Call violations
January 13, 2004	Chief executives' confidence dips 'Unsustainable' 3rd quarter growth to blame
January 13, 2004	Homestore, MSN partner for online listings Realtor.com to become exclusive content provider for MSN House& Home
January 13, 2004	Old Republic National Title Holding Company Acquires Kaspar& Associates Title Search Firm
January 13, 2004	Seniors defy real estate perceptions ERA survey finds senior home buyers more tech-savvy, independent than often portrayed
January 9, 2004	California real estate less affordable Household income needed to purchase median-priced home rises to $90,800 in November
January 9, 2004	Inspectech gains Missouri stronghold Acquisition of ABA Inspections and Consulting includes professional staff, management
January 9, 2004	National banks can skirt state lending laws Critics say federal preemption rules compromise consumer protection
January 8, 2004	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces Resignation of Patrick F. Stone From its Board of Directors
January 8, 2004	HUD raises single-family loan limits FHA will insure mortgages up to $290,319 in high-cost areas
January 8, 2004	LendingTree firmly planted in real estate News analysis: RealEstate.com, Domania likely to thrive under new ownership
January 8, 2004	More consumers delinquent on home equity loans Weak job market 'intensifying financial stress'
January 7, 2004	California housing starts decline Permit fee increases cut single-family construction by nearly 28% in November
January 7, 2004	LandAmerica Expands Southern California Operations with Acquisition of Southland Title
January 7, 2004	Title insurers may sue federal government Association board authorized to act against original RESPA proposal
January 6, 2004	Using RESPA to rat on competitors Industry whistleblowers biggest source of investigator leads
January 5, 2004	Countrywide appoints new presidents Former executive managing director Stanford Kurland climbs ladder to head parent company
January 5, 2004	Privacy threats are everyone's problem What every computer user should know about spyware
January 5, 2004	Univest Corporation Partners With Robert Chalphin Associates to Provide Title Insurance

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