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Kelly, thanks again for driving awareness to the industry around this evolving and important topic! ------------------------------ Thomas Cronkright Esq. CEO Sun Title Agency of Michigan, LLC Grand Rapids MI +1 (616) 317-4221 ------------------------------

Nicole, This week has continued to show the resolve of the title industry as we've rallied to support FNF and their clients to have a safe and timely month end of closings. I've witnessed their direct operations working with FNF agents to find creative and trusted work arounds to protect the integrity ...

Nancy, Great question and a super-important topic nationally. Scammers continue to advance the social engineering and fake ID tactics to divert funds. Seller impersonation fraud started with vacant land and is now morphing into entity-held properties that have higher price tags and larger payouts ...

Seller impersonation fraud is the fastest growing form of real estate fraud this year. Leveraging AI, voice impersonation, SMS technology etc. the scammers have the ability to impersonate property owners in a very convincing way. Couple that with low inventory and an eagerness to obtain listing contracts, ...

Genady, Agree, Abnormal provides a significant layer of security that is seamless to the title agent and employee. Great information and thanks for sharing. Kelly - thanks for posting the FINCEN report on real estate wire fraud and business email compromise. The loss figures per incident are much ...

Hello Jessica, Unfortunately this is yet another fraud vector the title and settlement industries will need to manage. The access to property ownership records and open source information on individual identities makes seller impersonation scams an easy and lucrative target. While no one can prevent ...