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The Title Report caught up with Toni Carroll with Fiduciary Banking/Capital Bank, and Linda Grahovec with Fidelity National Agency Solutions after the ALTA Edge conference for more details about how the title industry can build stronger lender relationships, including technology integration needs and closing timelines.

For Fidelity National Financial’s title segment, total revenue was $2 billion for the first quarter, compared with $1.8 billion for the first quarter of 2025.

ROC Title, which operates in Nevada and Arizona, is enhancing its footprint and service capabilities in the west.

Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. has a new manager, who has worked in the real estate industry for more than three decades.

Click n’ Close recently appointed a new administrator who will lead the company’s compliance strategy, governance framework and risk management infrastructure.

ATTOM’s first quarter 2026 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report showed that the amount of equity-rich residential properties declined from 44.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 43.3 percent in the first quarter of 2026.

Navigating the title industry’s landscape requires focusing on rising interest rate impacts, digital transformation, data security and compliance with new regulations while adapting to shifting market volume, leveraging technology for efficiency, maintaining cybersecurity and ensuring transparent, efficient closing procedures. The Title Report caught up with Stewart Senior Agency Sales Manager Kristin Sherfey after she spoke at ALTA Edge about how to juggle it all.

Investors Title also reported a 13 percent rise in revenues in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same time frame in 2025.

The National Federation of Independent Business April Jobs Report showed that the Small Business Employment Index declined by 1.2 points, and number of small-business owners reporting job openings they could not fill hit the highest level since June 2025.

Stewart NCS’s new administrator has worked in leadership roles spanning operations, underwriting, and in-house legal counsel at a publicly traded title insurer.

Available through an online tracker, Vice Capital Markets daily mortgage benchmark provides lenders, analysts and other market participants with daily data and long-term trend analysis.

Improvement of affordability and the stabilizing of markets are two reasons why more homebuyers are looking to make a move, according to a report from Redfin.

This move honors the history and relationships built by Reunion Title while expanding the resources and support available through Alamo Title, according to a release.

The collaboration between JenesisDigital and First National Title Insurance Co. (FNTI) will give FNTI agents access to services such as SEO strategy, web design and social media marketing.

Housing affordability improved year-over-year by 11 percent, according to the First American Data & Analytics Real House Price Index. First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming said this improvement is a reflection of mortgage rates, nominal home prices and household incomes.

Old Republic International Corp.’s brand refresh introduces a modernized corporate logo and an expanded visual system that enhances consistency and clarity with customers and distribution partners.

First American recently integrated its FraudGuard solution into a platform to help identify potential indicators of fraud and hidden risks that can impact mortgage salability in the secondary market.

A recent Redfin survey found that younger generations are more likely than older generations to support constructing data centers in their neighborhoods.

True Title Co. announced it has acquired another title agency based in Missouri. John Duckworth, president of True Title Co., said the two firms “will be able to provide better services for the Montgomery County (Missouri) region than either of us could do separately.”

RESPA experts will be joining us at the National Settlement Services Summit on May 19-21 in Kansas City, Mo., to share insights on the regulatory changes that are reshaping the industry in a session entitled “The Federal Shift.”

AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating and the long-term issuer credit ratings of Superior for Old Republic Title Insurance Group.

OutamateMods’ platform now supports performing loan retention modifications under one end-to-end workflow - from title search, automated decisioning and document generation through execution, recording and custodian deliver.

HomeServices of America’s new platform, OnePoint, looks to provide their customers with a unified suite of brokerage, mortgage, title and insurance services.

ATTOM revealed a review of sales data during a 10-year period found that homes listed in March, April and May attained the highest premiums compared with estimated market values.

Old Republic International Corp. reported a net income of $330 million in the first quarter of 2026, a 35 percent increase over the same time frame in 2025. The company’s title insurance net premiums and fees earned in the first quarter 6 were reported at $677.8 million, a 12 percent rise from the first quarter of 2025.

First American’s AgentNet Assist: Title Intelligence can accelerate the document review process by analyzing title search packages, extracting and organizing key information and providing references to specific sections.

HomeLight new artificial intelligence-powered escrow agent will help escrow officers open orders in minutes instead of hours, as well as maintain security with end-to-end encryption across the transaction.

TerraFunded, the Texas-based land investment company, recently hit an impressive number in cumulative land sales and has served more than 350 property owner buyers in the country since it was founded in 2021.

Candor Technology has a new product giving lenders the flexibility and configurability to integrate into existing workflows, processes and business rules.

In March, the typical home that sold went pending in 19 days, while the median age of all active listings was 56 days — a 37-day difference, according to Zillow.

The Real Brokerage Inc. and RE/MAX Holdings Inc. are entering into an agreement that will create a technology-enabled global real estate platform called Real REMAX Group. The $880 million transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, regulatory approvals and approval by each company’s shareholders.

Revenues for First American’s title insurance and services segment were up 17 percent compared with the first quarter of 2025. First American CEO Mark Seaton added the firm is “committed to deploying artificial intelligence solutions across the company to amplify the talents of our team, better serve our customers and strengthen our capabilities.”

While the immediate reaction to the court ruling vacating the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) residential real estate reporting rule may have been relief, a more complicated question remains: what, exactly, changed and what didn’t?

PropLogix has recently announced a new hire who has worked in the title industry for more than a decade.

Beeline Holdings and Structured Real Estate Group recently announced a partnership where Beeline’s technology will be embedded within Structured Real Estate Group’s ecosystem, allowing users to evaluate financing, understand total ownership costs and initiate the mortgage process.

Homeowners made a 44.1 percent profit on typical single-family home and condo sales in the first quarter of 2026, according to ATTOM’s latest U.S. Home Sales Report.