Spurred by an increase in refinances, First American Financial Corp.’s fourth-quarter and 2019 title revenues both increased. Read on for more details from First American’s latest earnings report.

First American Title Insurance Co. has expanded it integration with real estate closing technology company SnapClose. Read on for more details.

A district court has granted the city of Miami’s unopposed motion to dismiss its lawsuit alleging Bank of America and Wells Fargo engaged in discriminatory practices by issuing riskier but more costly mortgages to minority customers than they had offered to white borrowers. However, the U.S. Supreme Court's prior holding in the case still stands. Read on for details from recent court briefs.

The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) made several legislative and regulatory recommendations to the House Financial Services Committee in advance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) semi-annual report to Congress.

CBA President and CEO Richard Hunt suggested Congress quickly pass a law changing the bureau’s structure to a bipartisan commission, citing concerns with the upcoming  Seila Law v. CFPB case, which will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court March 3.

Read on to learn about additional recommendations.

A buyer appealed the denial of class action status in a suit alleging an escrow company wrongly charged consumers a “loan tie-in fee” because it had not filed that rate with the California Department of Insurance. Read on to find out how the Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 5 of California ruled on appeal.

The Kentucky General Assembly is considering a bill that would establish the priority for purchase money deeds of trust and mortgages in certain instances and amending various statutes to conform. Read on for more details.

The first key to getting cold-call leads is to quickly build trust. The second is to give prospects something of value that entices them to continue the relationship.

Thanks to social media’s avalanche of photos, many millennials shop for dream homes they can’t afford – a goal to be obtained rather than an actual property to buy.