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In mid-March, current and prospective WFG National Title Insurance Company agents gathered in Orlando, Florida for the two-day Spark22 event. Their attendance helped fulfill a decade-long goal of WFG Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick F. Stone and longtime company executives. "This year we realized Pat's original vision," said Gene Rebadow, WFG EVP,…

As mortgage rates flirt with 5% and inflation impacts consumer buying power, now is the time to adjust your game plan, if you haven't already. This episode is a must-listen, as WFG Founder & Executive Chairman Patrick Stone provides a game plan and offers an outlook for the real estate…

Much has been written about the decline in the numbers of active real estate appraisers creating a chokepoint in the mortgage process. But another talent crunch has been brewing at the same time in the title industry. It’s a similar story that we’ve seen play out with appraisers -- the…

DecisionPoint instant title decisioning has provided a boost for WFG clients by reducing application to close times and loan fall-out WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williston Financial Group and a national title insurance underwriter dedicated to taking time and cost out of real…

WFG National Title Insurance Company has again been included among HousingWire's annual list of technology innovators for the mortgage industry. According to the press release, the 10th Annual HW Tech100 roster recognizes "the most innovative technology companies in the housing economy" to provide "housing professionals with a comprehensive list of…

WFG's MyHome Funder Dashboard receives PROGRESS in Lending's annual honor One reliable means of knowing how far the cutting edge of mortgage industry technology has extended each year is the annual Innovations Awards from PROGRESS in Lending. On March 8, 2022, the 12th Annual Innovations Awards were posted online, with…

WFG Founder and Executive Chairman has seen it all in his 40+ years in the real estate industry. But even the veteran industry expert admits he's never seen anything like we're experiencing in 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, inflation, and Fed rate hikes are creating a conundrum for economists with…

WFG Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick Stone cites five areas of concern. In The Title Report, WFG National Title Insurance Company Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick F. Stone offers informed perspective on five areas that will impact the title industry in 2022 and beyond. Cyber security – "I want to…

WFG Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick Stone joins industry experts in The M Report's March 2022 cover story on prospects for closing the housing inventory gap As current and prospective homeowners face a forbidding housing market, the supply chain bottleneck and labor issues continue to exacerbate a building industry already…

WFG Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick Stone and Economist Bill Conerly open hour-long Q1 webinar with individual predictions on the economy, the title industry and real estate Now expanded to an hour, WFG's Q1 "Quarterly Economic Outlook” webinar on February 23rd gave Patrick F. Stone, Founder and Executive Chairman of…