Fraud and forgery claims represent 21% of the total dollars spent by title insurers on claims expense and losses, with an average claim cost of over $143,000, according to data released by the American Land Title Association (ALTA). A new independent analysis...
Mother Lode Holding Co., a California-based provider of title insurance, underwriting and escrow services for residential and commercial real estate transactions and a subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), has acquired Wisconsin Title Service...
WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG), a Portland-based provider of title insurance and settlement services for commercial and residential real estate transactions, has appointed Dan Hassen as senior vice president and Southwest regional manager for the company’s...
The head of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of being both “politically motivated” and ignorant regarding the closing costs process in homebuying. On Friday, the CFPB published a blog...
AmTrust Financial Services Inc., a New York City-headquartered global specialty property casualty insurer, has appointed James Thanasules as president of AmTrust Title Insurance Company. In this new job, Thanasules will oversee AmTrust Title’s operations providing...
State Farm and Allstate Take Steps Toward Reopening California Home Insuran…
