by Donna Moyer | Sep 9, 2019 | Hot Topics
The Trump administration released its long-awaited plan to reform the nation’s housing finance system and privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, calling it the “last unfinished business of the financial crisis.” The recommendations include:...
by Donna Moyer | Sep 4, 2019 | Hot Topics
One in every 99 emails is a phishing attack, according to Avanan’s phishing statistics. This amounts to 4.8 emails per employee in a five-day work week. Considering close to a third or 30 percent of phishing emails make it past default security, the threat is very...
by Donna Moyer | Sep 4, 2019 | Hot Topics
Click the link below to access the form. ALTA Outgoing Wire Preparation Checklist v.2.0 08-19-2019 (1)
by Donna Moyer | Aug 13, 2019 | Hot Topics
Just three days ago, data from Black Knight showed that 8.2 million borrowers could save big on their mortgages thanks to the recent decline in mortgage interest rates, but rates have continued to fall all week. Now, the number of borrowers that could benefit from a...
by Donna Moyer | Aug 8, 2019 | Hot Topics
Wire fraud is one of the fastest growing cybercrimes in the country. According to the Federal Trade Commission, consumers reported losing $1.48 billion to fraud in 2018; that’s an increase of 38% over 2017. Wire fraud is any event where an individual is tricked...
by Donna Moyer | Aug 6, 2019 | Hot Topics
In the last several years, an increasing number of borrowers with loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration have been refinancing their mortgages to extract cash – a trend some have called concerning and risky. Now, the Department of Housing and Urban...
