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reQuest is Now Better than Ever
It’s true. We listened to input from hundreds of reQuire partners—maybe even you—and found ways to deliver a better reQuest...
Missing, Defective Lien Releases are an ‘Epidemic’
This is a MortgageOrb interview with Linda Aparo. Lien release has always been a...
Getting Familiar with Remote Notarizations
Wouldn’t it be nice for borrowers to have the option of signing their closing documents online? It’s getting more likely...
Millennials Are Buying Homes – But What Do They Want?
Younger consumers are finally starting to make their presence felt in the housing market. Recently, Fannie Mae reported...
reQuire Integrates with Qualia
Full Range of Lien Release, Title Curative and Document Retrieval Services Now Accessible Through Qualia’s Vendor...
5 Common Reasons a Real Estate Closing is Delayed
The clients on both sides are ready and anxious to close, but something has stopped the hands of progress from turning on...
Overcoming the Last Hurdles on Digital Mortgages
During the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, the mortgage industry was abuzz with the idea that borrowers might one day "buy...
From CertifID: “It’s Unbelievable How Often This Is Happening.”
Last week we were proud to announce our partnership with CertifID, a unique wire fraud prevention platform designed to...
If You Haven’t Considered the Threat of Mortgage Fraud Yet, Stop What You’re Doing and Read This
If you haven’t yet noticed, you soon will: the mortgage industry is under siege by fraud. Think we’re being a bit...
As a Title Agent, Are You Giving Yourself Enough Time For the Most Important Things?
Most of the title agents we know are hands-on in their ownership. It’s easy to see why. Ours is a business of 1,000...
No Matter How Incredible Your Compliance Program Is, It’s Not Good Enough Without One, Little Thing
We’ve had a few reminders in the press lately that, although the intense regulatory scrutiny our industry has experienced...
What Kind of Title Company Is Yours, Really?
ALTA President Stephen Day wrote a nice piece for ALTA. You can see it here. And, as you’ll see, it’s short but sweet. Day...
What Your Relationship with reQuire Means For Your Direct-To-Consumer Experiences
We know that, for the most part, a title agent or settlement services professional will only really deal with a...
How Exactly Does the Modern Title Agency Market Release Tracking and Other “Back Office” Services?
It’s not easy winning new title business from mortgage lenders or new referrals from real estate agents. Title agencies and...
Hedging Your Bets For the Return of the HELOC
The biggest events to affect the title industry in 2017 have really been the return of the purchase market as well as the...
Sometimes, it’s the Simple Things That Keep Your Employees Happy
A recent submission to National Mortgage Professional reminded me that, as complex as the mortgage and real estate industry...
Anything worth doing is worth doing well. Especially when it comes to curative and release tracking
So, you’ve made the decision (the right one, in our slightly-biased opinion!) to turn over some of your title agency’s time...
The Secondary Market, Releases and You
It’s pretty hard to forget that most (if not all) of our title/settlement orders will eventually be going to the same...
Food for thought…Process Improvement reQuired
For decades, title agents have proudly owned both the sales and, to some extent, the “production” side of title insurance...
HOA “Super-liens” Demand “Supercurative” Solutions
The recent rise to prominence of the “super-lien” as the result of a home owner association (HOA) or condominium owner...
4 Things that Could Go Awry Before a Closing
Buying a home can be a stressful process, no matter how many times you've bought and sold properties. Buying a home can be...
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