As Stewart Information Services Corp. reported improved third-quarter numbers, CEO Fred Eppinger reflected on the past year which included a terminated merger deal with Fidelity and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. has hired an agency representative for north Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Read on to learn more.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a consent order against the ninth mortgage company accused of using deceptive mailers to advertise Veterans Affairs (VA)-guaranteed mortgages. This time, the CFPB found a Utah-based mortgage lender and broker sent consumers mailers for VA mortgage loans that contained false, misleading and inaccurate statements in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act. Read on for details from the consent order.

The American Bankers Association (ABA) is asking every bank in the country to consider offering Bank On-certified accounts to expand access to banking services and reduce the number of unbanked and underbanked Americans. ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols discussed the financial-inclusion initiative during his opening remarks at ABA’s Unconventional Convention. Read on for details from the ABA.

The Pennsylvania General Assembly has passed legislation authorizing notaries to perform remote online notarizations (RON). Previously, the assembly passed temporary legislation allowing the use of RON until 60 days after the termination or expiration of the state’s COVID-19 disaster emergency. The new bill awaits the governor’s signature. Read on for more details.

After a woman’s marital property was foreclosed upon and purchased by the mortgage holder, the mortgage holder filed suit for possession of the property. When the lower court granted the motion in favor of the mortgage holder, the woman appealed. Read on for more details.

The group claims a “minimum price policy” business practice by Redfin benefits higher-income neighborhoods more than lower-income neighborhoods. Redfin denies the charges for “legitimate business reasons” but says it’s struggled with the issues raised.

HUD’s disparate-impact rule tries to stop discrimination that occurs in the absence of any overt discriminatory behavior. It’s now trying to walk that rule back a bit.