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December 28, 2006	First American Receives 2006 InfoWorld 100 Award for Innovative IT Solutions
December 21, 2006	TSS Software Complements Document Library With New ALTA® Forms
December 21, 2006	MERS Wins in New York
December 20, 2006	InWare Reinvents High-Touch With Universal Version of InTitle
December 19, 2006	First American Acquires Lucero Research Corporation
December 19, 2006	Title Searches Go Automated via Title Data Platform Enhancement
December 12, 2006	Harris County Set to Become the Largest e-Recording Site in the U.S.
December 12, 2006	Lender Support Systems, Inc. Opens Software Development Center in India
December 12, 2006	Real estate goes paperless The Morning Call \| Dec 11, 2006
December 11, 2006	Good deeds go online The Okloahoman \| Dec 11, 2006
December 7, 2006	Harris County Set to Become the Largest e-Recording Site in the U.S.
December 6, 2006	First American Title's Lenders Advantage Division Announces Completion of Its One-Millionth FACT Order
December 6, 2006	True E-Mortgage Inches Closer to Reality BankTech \| Dec 1 2006
November 30, 2006	Hall Settlement Systems Released Latest Version of eTitleAxis 6.0
November 28, 2006	Efficient Forms Deploys eSign Systems’ eSignature and eVault Solutions
November 22, 2006	Massachusetts Registers Text Format for Indexing Standards
November 14, 2006	Fidelity National Information Services is Named Top Banking Technology Provider by American Banker and Financial Insights
November 13, 2006	HomeSale Settlement Services to Achieve First Completely Electronic Closing in Pennsylvania
November 13, 2006	Partnership aims to spread e-signaturesFidelity teams with VREO
November 6, 2006	Online Documents, Inc. Integrates to Ellie Mae's Encompass Mortgage Automation System
November 3, 2006	PropertyInfo and Stewart Re-Source Team Up to Offer New Search and Map Property Information Tool
November 2, 2006	First American Optimizes Key Information Technology Processes With Mercury BTO Enterprise
October 23, 2006	First American Introduces Powerful New Workflow Solutions for FAWS
October 23, 2006	Lenders First Choice Launches Fast Designed to Meet the Needs of HELOC Lenders
October 23, 2006	TSS Software Corporation Announces Interface With InTitle™ Software
October 23, 2006	United General Title Insurance Company Launches United Lender Services Division
October 18, 2006	NAIC Announces New State Based Systems Web Site StateBasedSystems.com Helps Simplify Regulatory Process
October 18, 2006	Wells Fargo Teams Up with DPS to Become Mortgage Document eCustodian
October 17, 2006	LandAmerica's eZNetClose(SM) Offers Mortgage Lenders and Borrowers Remote E-Signings for Online Closings
October 11, 2006	Credit Plus Named One Of Beanstalk Networks’ Preferred Credit Vendors
October 11, 2006	EchoSign launches BlackBerry e-signature service Computerworld \| October 10, 2006
October 11, 2006	Hall Settlement Systems Offers Insight on the Future of Total Transaction Management Systems at ALTA® Annual Convention
October 10, 2006	RamQuest Provides Direct Access to HUD–1 Online Closing Market™ digital marketplace allows easy access from the desktop
October 5, 2006	deCarta Partners With GlobeXplorer for Aerial & Satellite Imagery Capability
October 3, 2006	eTitleAxis Enables Ancona Title & Escrow toGrow Even in a Slowing Market
October 3, 2006	RamQuest Makes the Right Connections With Closing MarketT
October 3, 2006	Stewart Lender Services is new Stewart operating division
October 2, 2006	USDA Rural Development Introduces Guaranteed Underwriting System Pilot
September 27, 2006	DataVerify Releases Lender License Verification Program
September 26, 2006	First American Inks Pact with Nationstar Mortgage The Street \| Sept 26, 2006
September 21, 2006	Technology Brings Better Government to Bexar County, Texas Landata Technologies e-Recording procedure also offers protection against fraud
September 19, 2006	SoftPro Releases New Imaging Technology
September 14, 2006	Interlink Electronics' New E-Signature Capture Device Delivers Superior Security, Compliance and Usability
September 14, 2006	Top Title Firms Call on National Notary Association for Help in Complying With Federal Privacy Mandate
September 8, 2006	iFinix Expands Into the Insurance Industry
September 7, 2006	MISMO Workgroup Meetings September 11-15
August 31, 2006	Stewart Geo Technologies Spins off Stewart re-source(R) with Ebrahim as President and CEO
August 30, 2006	FirstClose(TM) Announces The Launch Of Recordable, Instant Legal & Vesting Reports
August 29, 2006	Leica Geosystems Opens New E-Commerce Online Store
August 24, 2006	New Features in eTitleAxis Help Title Companies Adapt in a Changing Market
August 21, 2006	Get Title Insurance™ Unleashes Industry-Best Online Resource for Competitive Title Insurance Quotes
August 18, 2006	National Title & Escrow Selects Hall Settlement Systems’ eTitleAxis
August 17, 2006	First American RES Expands Internationally Through Strategic Investment In Australia-based RP Data
August 17, 2006	RamQuest Releases Newest Version of Flagship Solution
August 9, 2006	eTitleSearch.com anticipates 4 million transactions in 2006
August 4, 2006	E-mortgages' on the way Money - Jul 24, 2006
July 31, 2006	Express Financial Services Launches Expert Platform
July 20, 2006	RamQuest to Provide Direct Access to Charles Jones Patriot Search Product
July 17, 2006	e-Closing Spans San Antonio Airport and Stewart Title Office in The Woodlands, Texas
July 17, 2006	RamQuest Announces New Interface with Calyx Point
July 13, 2006	Mortgage software developer leads industry with three MISMO certifications
July 11, 2006	Montgomery County Takes the Lead in eRecording of Land Documents
July 11, 2006	NTREIS Renews Multiyear Contract with First American MLS Solutions
July 6, 2006	Stewart Names Allen and Apel as Advisory Directors
June 30, 2006	FirstClose(TM), A Service Of FLDI Announces Fannie Mae Compatible Technology Integration
June 30, 2006	RecordFusion's Technology to Solve South Carolina's Land Records Crisis
June 29, 2006	New Internet Site to Revolutionize Mortgage Industry and Fight Closing Fraud
June 28, 2006	Anderson Appointed to Lead Stewart eMortgage Initiatives Industry Veteran Joins Stewart Transaction Solutions as VP of Business Development
June 23, 2006	Fremont Bank Implements the Encomia eMortgage Solution Bay Area Community Bank Deploys End-to-End Electronic Mortgage Technology
June 22, 2006	Title Operating Gains Are Down as Rising Loss Ratios Take a Bite Out of Income
June 19, 2006	Lenders First Choice Promotes David Wilson to EVP/CMO 20-Year Industry Veteran Will Oversee Nationwide Sales and Marketing
June 13, 2006	Stewart Title, First Republic Mortgage and Trustcorp Mortgage Revolutionize the Real Estate Transaction Process with First e-closings in Indiana
June 6, 2006	First American acquires real estate tech company Sonic Eagle offers business management and agent productivity tools
June 5, 2006	Housing industry lags in switch to paperless deals The Boston Globe - June 4, 2006
May 30, 2006	What if you could close without so much paper? Boston Globe - May 28, 2006
May 12, 2006	Hyland Software Enables eMortgage Delivery for Chase Correspondent Lenders
May 12, 2006	Real estate Web traffic is booming ComScore reports 23% rise in unique visitors
May 11, 2006	RealBird rolls out real estate search tools to Silicon Valley Service allows brokers to offer customized interactive property maps
May 10, 2006	Fidelity National Title Group Announces Strategic Partnership With NextAce to Produce Title Reports in As Little as One Hour
May 10, 2006	Technology streamlines foreclosure process Part 3: Technology innovation in shrinking mortgage market
May 9, 2006	Loan industry turns to online lead generation Part 2: Technology innovation in shrinking mortgage market
May 8, 2006	Tech a 'key weapon' in slow real estate market Part 1: Technology innovation in shrinking mortgage market
May 4, 2006	Company integrates property search with Microsoft Virtual Earth New Sonic Eagle tool allows angled aerial views in some areas
May 4, 2006	eTitleAxis First Title and Settlement System to Enable Web-to-Phone Notifications and E-mail Open Orders
May 3, 2006	Homestore announces $2 million loss in Q1 Company launches Move.com property search site
April 27, 2006	LandAmerica and Indecomm Joint Venture to Form Intelligent Document Processing Company Lydian Solutions and Services
April 20, 2006	Placer Title Company Selects Antepo for Secure Enterprise IM
April 20, 2006	Real Estate Industry leaders Blog Together
April 13, 2006	Digital Matrix Systems, Inc. Adopts Mortgage Industry Electronic Commerce Standards
April 13, 2006	Fidelity offers automated property valuation in Japan Claims to be 'first' in country with service
April 11, 2006	Stewart Mortgage Information launches new valuation product, Collateral Profile
April 7, 2006	First American, Dorado give lenders POS access to pricing, origination tools Real Estate Technolgy - Apr 5, 2006
April 7, 2006	Google moves further into real estate Search giant adds new features
April 6, 2006	SoftPro Adds Over 250 Customers in First Quarter
April 5, 2006	GlobeXplorer(R)'s AirPhotoUSA(R) Releases 2006 Aerials of Major California Regions at High Resolution
April 4, 2006	1004 appraisal reports available to consumers through Electronic Appraiser-eAppraiseIT union Real Estate Technology - Apr 5, 2006
March 31, 2006	MISMO Releases White Paper on Data Security
March 31, 2006	MISMO’s MXCompliance, Now Expanded and Enhanced
March 30, 2006	Chicago Title adopts tool for paperless mortgage Signs contract with Document Processing Systems
March 30, 2006	New paperless mortgage technology hits the streets A la mode launches SureDocs
March 29, 2006	Mortgage tech companies partner for loan origination Agreement connects lenders with on-demand, point-of-sale tools
March 29, 2006	Stewart Standardizes on Silanis e-signatures for both its e-mortgage and Internal Applications
March 28, 2006	Title insurance lead generation site launches Consumers can comparison shop on TitleInsurance.com
March 24, 2006	Mortgage Applications Finding A Home On The Web
March 23, 2006	ATIM Convenes 21st Annual Conference
March 23, 2006	First American Acquires Harvard Design and Mapping Company, Inc.
March 22, 2006	EchoSign Launches First Web 2.0 Document Tracking and Management Service
March 21, 2006	Cendant Settlement Services expands in South Acquires assets of Mid South Title Agency
March 16, 2006	Internet home purchases may not be far off 31% of survey respondents see online real estate purchases coming soon
March 9, 2006	Small Business Subcommittee to Examine: "The State of Small Business Security in a Cyber Economy"
March 6, 2006	Patrick Hartford Re-Elected Vice Chairperson of MISMO's eMortgage Workgroup
March 3, 2006	Alliance to make electronic public records access more efficient Property records group teams up with mortgage standards organization
March 3, 2006	Title Edge Saves Title Industry Over $4.5 Million To Date In Manual Labor & Surpasses 100k Orders Nationwide
February 23, 2006	Homestore, Inc. to Change Name to Move, Inc.
February 17, 2006	MISMO Releases First Data Standard for the Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Industry
February 14, 2006	Electronic Mortgages Take a Step Forward with Guidance on Electronic Recording Law and Data Standards
February 10, 2006	Way without the will: Automating the real estate loan process Technology is there, but so is resistance to change
February 9, 2006	GlobeXplorer(R)'s ImageAtlas Lets Users Step Back Through Time From Above
February 8, 2006	PA Association of Notaries President Names State's 1st E-Notary
February 6, 2006	Company claims California's first e-mortgage closing Real estate loan closing used digital signature
January 19, 2006	FBI Reports on Cyber Crime

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