First American Title is offering customers a free property title monitoring and fraud alert service, citing growing concerns about real estate crime and identity-based property theft. The service alerts homeowners to new public record filings — such as deeds or liens — that could affect property ownership. Losses tied to cybercrime exceeded $13.7 billion in […]
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New Venture Escrow has opened a new office in Los Angeles, expanding its operations into one of the nation’s largest real estate markets. The independent escrow company said the new location will be staffed by escrow officers Marcine Kline and Carmen Alvarado — two longtime professionals in the Los Angeles area. The duo brings decades
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WFG National Title Insurance Company has developed a new financial planning and scenario analysis tool that is available to its real estate agent clients. The tool, called — WFG Key — is designed to help agents walk homebuyers and sellers through common financial questions related to affordability, pricing, proceeds and long-term costs. Financial data is
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Titl, a technology company focused on automating title verification, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to expand beyond Florida and increase operations nationwide. The round was led by Cofounders Capital and FIT Ventures — with funds supporting expansion into Georgia, Maryland and Connecticut Plans also call for operating in nearly 20 states by the
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Williston Financial Group (WFG) and Gold Capital Partners have formed a joint venture to launch Metro United Title and Escrow, a new title and settlement services company that will begin operations in Arizona. Metro United Title and Escrow is scheduled to expand into additional states in early 2026. WFG is providing technology, operational support and
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Fidelity National Financial (FNF) believes that a magistrate judge issued an erroneous report on the title insurance giant’s claims in its lawsuit against Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). In a document filed last Tuesday, FNF objected to the report and recommendations made by Magistrate Judge Samuel Horovitz. In his report, Horovitz recommended that the court
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As the title insurance industry moves into 2026, executives say it faces a complex mix of market pressures, regulatory shifts and escalating fraud risks. Leading executives who sat down with HousingWire are focusing on technology, operational efficiency and agent support — aiming to keep operations resilient while preparing for market recovery. Ryan Swed, group president
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Technology adoption in the title and settlement industry continued to speed up in 2025, with Williston Financial Group (WFG) and its subsidiaries focusing heavily on technology that delivers measurable gains in speed, accuracy and risk reduction. In this HousingWire Q&A, Marty Frame, president of WFG subsidiary MyHome, and Ryan Ozonian, senior director of innovation and
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The regulatory and compliance landscape for the title insurance industry grew more complex in 2025, driven by federal anti-money laundering rules, expanding reporting obligations and renewed scrutiny from state regulators. From delayed but still-looming FinCEN requirements to rate reductions, licensing pressures and growing attention on attorney opinion letters, compliance teams have been forced to prepare
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Voxtur, one of the largest proponents and providers of attorney opinion letters (AOLs), has filed a Chapter 15 bankruptcy petition in Delaware. This comes after the Canadian firm already committed to a restructuring plan in Ontario. In the U.S. bankruptcy filing, which covers Voxtur and dozens of its affiliates in Canada and the U.S., the
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