The title insurance industry generated $4.3 billion in title insurance premiums during the third quarter, according to new data from the American Land Title Association (ALTA). This marked a 5.3% upswing from one year earlier. During the third quarter, total operating...
Dream Finders Homes (NYSE: DFH), a homebuilder based in Jacksonville, Florida, announced its acquisition of Alliant National Title Insurance Company Inc. and a related affiliate. Based in Longmont, Colorado, Alliant National is a title insurance underwriter with more...
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced a settlement where Allied Title & Escrow LLC, KVS Title LLC, Modern Settlements LLC, and Union Settlements LLC will pay a combined $3.29 million after his office investigated illegal kickback schemes...
Miami-based Doma Title Insurance Inc. has partnered with Intellicheck, a provider of digital and physical identity validation solutions, to offer Doma’s independent title agents and approved attorneys a new tool designed to detect seller impersonation. During 2023,...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has begun a public inquiry into mortgage closing costs, claiming that so-called “junk fees” are inflating these costs. The agency issued a request for information regarding which fees are subject to competition, how fees...