The seller who wasn't there: How deepfakes and deed fraud crash real estate deals
Organized fraud rings are targeting vacant land and absentee homeowners
by Nick Pipitone Jun 4
Fathom's Verus Title subsidiary acquires LW Traveling Title
Fathom Holdings beefs up title coverage in 3 states with 'strategic addition' to geographic footprint by acquiring 9-person title agency with offices in Utah, Colorado and Virginia
by Matt Carter Jun 21
LoanCare says data breach affected 1.3M mortgage customers
Parent company Fidelity National Financial has not said whether its other subsidiaries were also affected in a cybersecurity incident the company says it discovered and contained in November
by Matt Carter Dec 26
FNF still mum on whether it was target of ransomware attack
CEO Mike Nolan says FNF has resumed normal operations, and that customer disruption from the cybersecurity incident was 'relatively brief' and included the Thanksgiving holiday weekend
by Matt Carter Dec 6
Title insurer Fidelity restoring operations after security incident
The nation's largest title insurer won't say whether it was the target of a ransomware attack, sparking speculation that it paid a ransom to hackers exploiting Citrix Bleed software vulnerability
by Matt Carter Nov 30
Nation's biggest title insurer hit by ransomware attack, reports say
Fidelity National Financial acknowledges that a 'cybersecurity incident' disrupted the provision of title and escrow services and other technology the company provides to the real estate industry
by Matt Carter Nov 27
'Big four' title insurers take market share away from independents
As lenders pivoted from refinancing to more complex purchase loan transactions, independent title insurers saw premiums written drop by 18.4% from a year ago
by Matt Carter Sep 30
In record year for title insurers, 'big four' maintain market share
Title insurance premiums surged 36% in 2021 to a record $26.2B as low mortgage rates spurred refinancings, according to an analysis by the American Land Title Association
by Matt Carter May 10
2021 shaping up to be a banner year for title insurance industry
The smallest of the big four title insurers, Stewart and Old Republic, posted the strongest third-quarter growth
by Matt Carter Dec 13