When policymakers talk about housing affordability, the focus is usually on interest rates, inventory shortages, zoning ...

An uneven real estate cycle, rising fraud and faster transaction timelines are reshaping how underwriters assess defects and ...

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of First American Financial ...

Title, real estate, and housing markets in 2025–2026 face slowing home price growth, affordability pressures, and regulatory shifts, including nationwide FinCEN reporting. Fraud risks, technology ...

Imagine waking up one day to find your name erased from your deed — or worse, your home sold out from under you. Deed theft, also known as title fraud, is a real and rising threat, with crooks forging ...

Fraudulent transactions involving vacant properties are on the rise and are a significant source of claims for title insurance companies. While seller impersonation fraud may involve any type of real ...

Legal consequences can be up to 20 years in prison, plus fines of more than $250,000. This scheme often combines with other ...

Title insurance meets the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act's definition of a consumer product, even though it's usually not bought directly by the insureds, a federal judge holds in what appears to be ...

Which seems like a better use of money — more than a decade of federally funded cancer research or one year’s worth of fraudulent insurance claims? The price tags, it turns out, are the same: $80 ...

First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today announced an ...