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CFPB Report Examines Risks of Home Equity Contracts

FBI Reports Cybercrime Losses Hit $12.5B, Record Number of Complaints Filed in 2023

Have You Heard of Lender Fraud? Email Solution Helps Title Company Prevent Theft

All Cash Buyers Highest Since 2014

Treasury Issues Proposed Real Estate Anti-Money Laundering Rule

Survey: Title Companies Report Increase in Cyberattacks But Mitigation Efforts Help

ALTA Survey: Digital Closings Increase, but Barriers Slow Adoption

Texas, Florida Latest States to Pass Data Privacy Bills

Fannie Mae Survey: Homebuyers Remain Satisfied With Mortgage Process

Webinar Recording: The State of Wire Fraud in the Title Industry

Report: $1.4B in Suspected Wire Fraud Identified by CertifID in 2022

iTitle Agent: Automation and Artificial Intelligence Can Reduce Costs, Improve Efficiency

ALTA Decertifies Several 2006 Policy Forms

Freddie: Rapidly Rising Rates, Declining Demand Driving Housing Market Slowdown

Solidifi: More Borrowers Reviewing Documents Online Prior to Closing

RON Use Projected to Increase in 2022

Fannie Mae: Housing Expected to Cool Further as Mortgage Rates Move Higher

FHFA, GSEs Release Equitable Housing Finance Plans

ALTA Continues to Educate Consumers About Title Insurance During Homeownership Month

Digital Closings Using RON Puts ‘Consumers in the Driver’s Seat’

CFPB Increases Civil Penalty for Certain RESPA Violations

Addressing Illegal Covenants in Historic Land Records

Report: Closing Fees as Percentage of Purchase Price Decreases

Turn Times Top Lender Concerns, WFG Survey Shows

2021 ALTA Commercial Network Webinar Series

FHFA Proposes Affordable Housing Goals for Fannie, Freddie

Mortgage Fraud Increases as Market Shifts to Purchases

Consumers Call Remote Online Notarization Process Safe, Secure

37 States Now Have RON Legislation

Title Industry Asks Congress to Support Nationwide Use of RON

Survey: Title Professionals Targeted for Wire Fraud in a Third of all Transactions

Multifamily Housing Down in 2021 but Will Rebound in 2022

E-mortgage Volume Spikes During Covid

GAO Says FinCEN Should Enhance Procedures for Implementing and Evaluating GTOs

Infographics: A Look at Two Digital Closing Scenarios

Fannie Mae Updates Refi Volume Forecast as Housing Demonstrates Resilience

40% Increase in RON Usage, Qualia Finds

Why Can’t I Just Slap an E-signature on a PDF Note?

Get Your Free ALTA Registry Listing

Survey: Most Title Companies Interested in Offering Digital Closings

Why Our Economy Is Generating More Investment Growth in IP than IT

FTC Reports Millennials More Likely to Fall Prey to Fraud

How Has the Housing Market Changed Since the End of the Great Recession?

The Benefits of E-Recording

Blockchain 101: How It Works

The Basics of E-recording

ClosingCorp Reports 2018 Average Closing Costs

How Have the 2017 Tax Law Changes Impacted Real Estate Prices?

How Criminals Can Spoof Your Phone

The Ultimate Signer Experience: How Tech is Driving Change for Title Agencies

Let’s Talk Robots – How Will the Forces of Creative Destruction Impact the Title Industry?

What Do Consumers Really Want from the Mortgage Process?

Know Your Traditional and E-closing Options

ClosingCorp Reports Average Mortgage Closing Cost Data

Technology Driving Change in Lender, Real Estate Business

CoreLogic Reports Jump in Mortgage Fraud Risk

The Importance of Educating Clients About the Threat of Wire Fraud

Most Voters Say CFPB Should be Run By Bipartisan Commission

Closing Efficiency Drives Consumer Satisfaction, Study Finds

Survey: Risk of Mortgage Fraud, Misrepresentations or Defects Continues to Decline

Closing Times Sink to Pre-TRID Days

MBA Cuts 2017 Q1 Origination Forecast

GSE Conforming Loan Limit Expected to Increase 3 Percent in 2016