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The Motley Fool November 4, 2010 Andy Louis-Charles |
Why I'm Buying These Options, Now! This title insurer is headed for clear skies. |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
You Really Need to Do This Again Mortgage rates are down again. Time to refi? |
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Shop for Title Insurance It's not easy to keep track of the myriad details when buying a home, but there's one cost that should get some attention: title insurance. |
The Motley Fool February 7, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Insuring Home Ownership Title insurance is another thing to consider when you're buying a home. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2010 Andy Louis-Charles |
An Opportunistic Options Play The June 2011 options offer an interesting way to capitalize on a near term rebound in title insurer Fidelity National Financial. |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2008 Rich Duprey |
Beazer Cleans House The homebuilder drops its mortgage unit and pulls out of some housing markets. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2010 Tim Beyers |
An Easy Way to Play the Real Estate Rally Take a closer look at the insider action at Fidelity National Financial. |
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Gene G. Marcial |
More Faith in Fidelity As the Street worries more about hikes in interest rates, investors are fleeing rate-sensitive stocks. One such: Fidelity National Financial. The stock could face more pressure, but some pros see this as a chance to buy. |
The Motley Fool December 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Your Smartest Money Move for 2012 If you have a high-interest mortgage, get rid of it. |
Entrepreneur September 2008 Rosalind Resnick |
The Going Rate Think long-term when it comes to refinancing. |
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 Philip Durell |
First American: A Stock I'd Love to Own Put this one on your watch list so you'll be ready for the next dip, if it should happen. The key to successful value investing is to identify great companies and wait for the market to put them on sale. |
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Foust & Grow |
Sharks In The Housing Pool Deed thieves, property flippers, equity strippers -- these con artists are duping banks and homeowners. The losses due to fraud could amount to more than $2 billion a year. |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Payment Blues If your mortgage rate is rising, is it time to refinance? |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2011 Adam J. Wiederman |
This Cheap Market Leader Is Set to Soar Get in now, before the market catches on to Fidelity National Financial, the leading title insurance company. |
Bank Systems & Technology April 1, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran |
Echoes of the Mortgage Boom With more institutions vying for the business of fewer customers, it's more important than ever for mortgage players seeking to grow revenues to improve service by offering new and differentiated mortgage products, such as Web-based offerings. |
The Motley Fool July 26, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
First American Continues to Gain Companies in mature industries can post tremendous returns by taking market share. First American Financial might be one of these. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2005 Philip Durell |
First American Is First Again The title insurance company surprised the building industry and shareholders by streamlining and lowering title insurance charges an average of 30% for mortgage refinancing in California (the leading state in refinanced mortgages). |
Bank Technology News March 2007 John Adams |
Cross-Border Finance: Mortgage Docs Without Borders A home lender and technology firm team up to help U.S. citizens buy homes south of the border. With prices in sunny Mexico a fraction of Florida, they might be onto something. |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2004 |
Optimize Your Mortgage Take a minute to see if you can benefit from even lower interest rates. |
U.S. Banker April 2005 Lee Conrad |
The End of Cheap Money Mortgage rates can't hold out much longer against the steady rate hikes from the Federal Reserve; industry consolidation may follow. |
This Old House Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Are You Upside-Down? Falling property values have people owing more than their house is worth. If you're in this situation, don't panic. However, don't expect to find easy answers. |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Citi Picks Principal Citigroup purchases Principal Financial Group's mortgage operations unit. |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Think Twice Before You Refinance You may not have considered these factors. |
AskMen.com September 2, 2002 Ian Speigel |
Basics Of A Home Mortgage For some people, taking out a mortgage is a nauseating and terrifying proposition. It's not difficult to understand why. After all, you're basically laying your financial bits and pieces on the table and asking to be judged. But it doesn't have to be so bad. |
Bank Technology News September 2003 Karen Krebsbach |
FIS Brushes Off Its Passport Overseas plans started with Alltel acquisition |
The Motley Fool December 2, 2005 Chuck Saletta |
Is Your Home Worthless? As an investment, your home's probably not all it's cracked up to be, even if you've been blessed by the stupendous appreciation of recent years. But investments in the housing sector are another story. |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2004 |
Don't Overpay for Your Mortgage For most homeowners, the mortgage payment is by far their biggest monthly expense. Spending 60 seconds reviewing it can do wonders for your budget. So, let's take a look... |
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Nightmare Mortgages They promise the American Dream: A home of your own - with ultra-low rates and payments anyone can afford. Now, the trap has sprung. |
Bank Technology News May 1, 2008 Glen Fest |
REO: Banks Ponder: To Sell or Not to Sell? As foreclosures rise, bank by bank, the real-estate owned portfolio news is anywhere from sickly to critical. |
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Free Mortgage? Look Again Free offers are rarely simple acts of kindness. When you see a no-cost mortgage, ask your lender about what exactly is free. |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Dean Foust |
Look Out Below, Lenders The end of the mortgage boom is nigh -- and it could get ugly for banks and thrifts. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Lock That Rate! Safeguarding against mortgage rate movements can save you thousands. |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2010 Andrew Bond |
Robo-Signers Spell More Trouble for Banks A new fiasco exposes big mortgage lenders to fraud charges. |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Let's Stop the Housing Crisis Once and for All It's hard to believe how easily it all could have been prevented. By simply following an old-fashioned standard for taking out a mortgage loan |
BusinessWeek October 6, 2010 Cronin-Fisk & Howley |
The Foreclosure Mess Could Last for Years Faulty foreclosures will lead to a flood of lawsuits that may haunt lenders, title insurers, and home buyers for years to come. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
The Costs of Buying a Home If you're about to buy a house, you're about to face a multitude of fees. It's valuable to take some time to learn what you'll be paying for. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Mike Fickes |
Grabbing Market Share The nation's four largest title insurance companies are competing to develop technology capable of delivering complex commercial real estate transactions with just a few clicks of the mouse. The prize? A larger market share in the highly profitable commercial real estate space. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2010 Usow & Newburn |
Loan to Own Seller financing attracts potential buyers in a constrained market. |
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Peter Coy et al. |
Mortgage Mess: Shredding the Dream The foreclosure crisis isn't just about lost documents. It's about trust - and a clash over who gets stuck with $1.1 trillion in losses. |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2011 Cindy Johnson |
Lender Processing Services Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Lender Processing Services dropped 13% in intraday trading today after the company reduced guidance. |
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005 Dean Foust |
The Mortgage Biz Has Lost Its Fizz Goodbye, refi boom. Hello, sinking profits and industry consolidation. The roots of the industry's problems are no mystery. Mortgage activity has fallen off sharply since the Fed began hiking rates last spring. |
U.S. Banker November 2001 Mark Fogarty |
Unexpected Lovefest Some expected a turf war to erupt between mortgage bankers and Realtors as a result of the real estate industry's new ability to provide home finance. But the two groups are now lovey-dovey... |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 Richard Gibbons |
First American Keeps One Shoe Earnings are down, but how bad is business really? Title insurer and mortgage-information provider First American Corporation's stock is up by 24% over the last few months. |
BusinessWeek October 1, 2009 Christopher Palmeri |
Short Sales: A Fraying Lifeline for Homeowners Lenders are reining in short sales aimed at helping troubled mortgage borrowers. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2004 Thomas Jaekel |
Wait and See Commercial real estate capital market activity hinges on interest rates and job growth. |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
How to Make the Most From Refinancing This analysis of refinancing options serves as a reminder that many financial decisions are more complicated than they seem at first. By jumping at the first opportunity to save small amounts, you could give up the chance to reap bigger savings elsewhere. |
Bank Technology News May 2010 John Adams |
Tech Providers Pitch Mortgage Processing in the Cloud First American has granted worldwide exclusive rights to Dorado, giving the firm, which offers collaborative cloud computing solutions to financial services clients, the ability to combine First American's data and analytics engines with its own collaborative transaction processing technology. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Save Money on Your Mortgage Why spend more than you have to? There are a few ways you might be able to save money on the next mortgage you secure. |
Bank Technology News December 2002 Melissa Solomon |
Making the Most of Refis Mortgage lenders and analysts support the idea of an effective prepayment tool that would assign numbers to individual borrowers based on their propensity to refinance, but they're cautious in their optimism. |