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Portland, Ore., February 5, 2021 – WFG National Title Insurance Company, a Williston Financial Group (WFG) company and the fastest-growing title insurer in the U.S., has appointed Neil F. Narut to the newly created position of VP, Regional Underwriting Counsel for its Central Region. Narut will provide underwriting support to…

Just a month into the New Year, RISMedia has announced that WFG Chief Executive Officer Steve Ozonian is a "2021 Real Estate Newsmaker." That's about as safe a designation as one can make in our industry, especially coming off a year of uncertainty and challenge. Clearly, it's because of the…

In Brandon Melanese's article for Progress-in-Lending, posted January 28, 2021, the Valutrust Solutions VP for Sales & Business Development outlines why America's Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs) are sure to experience an expanding role as "integrated business partners" of the nation's mortgage lenders. While change is now the constant throughout mortgage…

When WFG Executive Chairman and Founder Patrick F. Stone and JJAM Financial Services Chairman Joseph Murin first appeared together on the Content Beacon podcast '3 Guys and an iPad,' it was to assess how mortgage and title companies might cope with a COVID-19 pandemic in its first months. Six months…

The forecast from the live Quarterly Economic Outlook webinar on January 21 was upbeat. The ongoing series, hosted by WFG National Title Insurance Company and featuring its Executive Chairman and Founder Patrick F. Stone along with economist Dr. Bill Conerly, left its audience with good reason to anticipate positive growth…

Advanced adoption of integrated technologies helped the mortgage industry meet increased consumer demand during the first year of the pandemic, according to Williston Financial Group Executive Chairman and Founder Patrick F. Stone. Now the industry must use it to become even more efficient. Stone made his comments on Michael Hammond's…

Industry stakeholder questions submitted by close of business on January 19 will be considered for discussion during 'Economic Outlook & Title Insurance in a Turbulent Era' webinar

In this recent NMP-TV video interview, Dan Bailey, SVP, WFG Lender Services and WFG Enterprise Solutions, tells host Andrew Berman how WFG's MyHome® Exchange solves a chronic problem with mortgage refinance transactions. "With MyHome Exchange, we're seeking to eliminate the delays that frustrate borrowers and lenders when there is confusion…

Low interest rates have led to a dramatic increase in refinancing, sending lenders and title companies into overdrive to keep up with the high transaction volume. According to an article posted on HousingWire.com November 13, 2020, this heavy demand has exposed bottlenecks in the lender pipeline created when "outdated and inefficient…

Patrick Stone created a different kind of title insurance company in Williston Financial Group and Mortgage Professional America marked the company's 10th Anniversary by asking the company founder which strategies are most responsible its quick ascent to the top ranks of the nation's title insurance companies. Reporter Clayton Jarvis asked…