WFG News
June 4, 2020

‘Minorities and mortgages: Black leaders on closing the racial divide’

  Mortgages: Black Leaders' Thoughts on Closing the Racial Divide," published by Mortgage Professional America on June 4, Monique Winston, WFG Lender Services' Vice President of National Business Development and head of the Cleveland Realtist Association, and NAMMBA Founder and CEO Tony Thompson discuss the importance of providing opportunities for…
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WFG News
May 20, 2020

A Panel Discussion: Where is the Industry Headed Post-Pandemic?

In a thorough, well-presented summary of an important summit of industry leaders, writer Eric C. Peck collects the comments of seven participants in a National Mortgage Professional panel discussion entitled "Where is the Industry Heading Post-Pandemic?" WFG Executive Chairman and Founder Patrick F. Stone is among this magnificent seven from…
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TechnologyWFG News
May 15, 2020

The Housing Scene: Closing Go High-Tech – and Low.

Writer Lew Sichelman observes in his May 15 column for UExpress that while title companies "are pulling out all the stops to get deals closed during the COVID-19 pandemic," they now feel the best way to close - during the outbreak and after - is electronically. Confirmation that the shift…
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MarketingTechnologyWFG News
May 6, 2020

3 Guys and an iPad video podcast

Brian Rieger, Kevin Breeland and Rick Grant's popular real estate and mortgage podcast "3 Guys & an iPad" broke new ground on May 6, with two special guests, one of them making the first return visit! Shaun Graham, EVP at Southeast Mortgage of Georgia, and Chuck Cain, WFG National Title…
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WFG News
May 5, 2020

NATALIE KOONCE JOINS WFG NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE AS VICE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ESCROW ADVISOR

Portland, Ore., May 5, 2020 – WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG), a Portland-based, full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential transactions nationwide, has announced that Natalie Koonce has joined the company as its Vice President, National Escrow Advisor. Koonce, who most recently…
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WFG News
April 29, 2020

Daily Dispatch: The remote notary could be a silver lining

Brad Inman's April 29, 2020 Inman Daily Dispatch was clearly a special occasion for the Inman News Founder. His podcast guest, WFG President and CEO Steve Ozonian, has been a valued colleague since they met 30 years ago. Steve summed up their mutually beneficial friendship: "You taught me a few…
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Lenders and appraisers forge new bond amid coronavirus crisis
WFG News
April 22, 2020

Lenders and appraisers forge new bond amid coronavirus crisis

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Housing market shifts to the cyber side amid the pandemic
WFG News
April 20, 2020

Housing market shifts to the cyber side amid the pandemic

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Cyberattack on the rise with increased remote work
WFG News
April 20, 2020

Cyberattack on the rise with increased remote work

Click the button below to read Patrick Stone’s newest article from NMP, “Cyberattack on the rise with increased remote work”
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WFG News
April 7, 2020

How COVID-19 Has Impacted the World of Title Insurance

Millonacre's April 6, 2020 look at "How COVID-19 Has Impacted The World of Title Insurance" features comments from Williston Financial Group Executive Chairman and Founder Patrick F. Stone and Bruce Phillips, chief information security officer with WFG tech subsidiary WEST. In looking at how the real estate process, with its…
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