President Joe Biden’s new plan to lower housing costs includes a pilot program that waives the requirement for lender’s title insurance on certain refinance transactions, according to the White House.

Q: We are buying our first home and are stretching our savings to pay for the down payment and closing costs, not to mention the moving expenses. Our lender sent us our closing cost estimate, which ...

In addition to helping first-time homebuyers become homeowners, PMI can be a vital resource for helping underserved communities affordably and sustainably access the mortgage market. Getty Images A ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is weighing whether to prohibit mortgage bankers from charging homebuyers for title insurance that protects lenders, which would end a long-standing industry ...

The reward for overcoming one obstacle is the opportunity to face another. Amid the wave of Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) foreclosures in commercial real estate, title companies have shown a tendency ...

For many people, a home is the biggest thing they’ll ever buy. The last thing anyone wants is to encounter unexpected ownership issues after completing the purchase. This is where title insurance ...

A top US consumer watchdog is considering whether to bar mortgage bankers from charging homebuyers for title insurance that protects the lenders, ending a long-standing industry practice. The Consumer ...

Reina Marszalek is a senior mortgage editor at Fox Money who has spent more than 10 years writing and editing content. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible ...

After decades of inertia, reform of home-sale commissions is happening, thanks to a landmark lawsuit. Could title insurance be next? Quite possibly: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this month ...

Newrez launched TitlePass in its wholesale channel, a program that removes the lender’s title insurance requirement on eligible conventional rate-and-term refinances up to 80% LTV with AUS approval.

Recently, Fannie Mae announced its plans to develop a pilot program to bypass traditional title insurance. Since the announcement, there has been a lot of talk about attorney opinion letters (AOLs) ...