Press Releases

View the most recent press releases related to First American Mortgage Solutions. For a full listing of First American releases, please visit: http://www.firstam.com/news/. 

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2022

• First American Mortgage Solutions Announces First-of-its-Kind Title and Settlement Integration with ICE Mortgage Technology's New Encompass Platform

  May 4, 2022 

• Docutech® Integration with Vesta Supports Lenders’ Pursuit of End-to-End Digital Mortgage Automation

  April 20, 2022 

2021

• First American Announces Completion of ServiceMac Acquisition

  October 25, 2021

• First American Docutech Expands Remote Online Notarization Through Partnership with Notarize

  October 14, 2021

• First American Title Expands Remote Online Notarization Availability and Accelerates Adoption with Notarize

  September 30, 2021

• First American Docutech Integrates with MortgageHippo to Power Mortgage Disclosure eSignatures

  August 31, 2021

• First American Docutech Integrates with SimpleNexus to Enable Borrowers to eSign Mortgage Documents

  August 12, 2021

• First American Mortgage Solutions and BackInTheBlack® Integrate Loss Mitigation Products with Strategic Workflow Automation

  February 17, 2021

2020

• First American and ServiceMac Announce Agreement for First American’s Acquisition of ServiceMac

  October 26, 2020

• First American Mortgage Solutions Launches New FraudGuard® Mortgage Forbearance Indicator

  September 22, 2020

• First American Mortgage Solutions Integrates Loss Mitigation Products with CLARIFIRE® Workflow Automation

  August 25, 2020

• Docutech’s ConformX and Solex Platforms Chosen by Kind Lending to Streamline Wholesale Mortgage Process

  August 4, 2020

• Docutech’s Solex eClosing Solution Selected by Home Point Financial to Provide Hybrid eClosing Experience

  July 16, 2020

• Docutech Completes More Than 100,000 eClosings

  June 24, 2020

• Docutech’s Solex eClosing Chosen by LendingQB, a MeridianLink product, to Streamline Digital Closings

  June 18, 2020

• First American Announces Completion of Docutech Acquisition

  March 3, 2020

• Mortgage Fraud Risk Falls to New Low, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  February 28, 2020

• First American and Docutech Announce Agreement for First American’s Acquisition of Docutech

  February 13, 2020

2019

• First American Mortgage Solutions Launches Xtent™

  October 24, 2019

• First American Mortgage Solutions Launches RegsData Compliance Suite

  May 6, 2019

• Two Competing Forces Stabilize Defect Risk, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  April 30, 2019

• First American Named One of America's Best Employers in 2019 by Forbes

  April 22, 2019

• Income-Specific Defect Risk Stabilizes, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  March 29, 2019

• First American Ranked Among the Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance by Fortune and Great Place to Work® For Third Consecutive Year

  March 26, 2019

• First American Mortgage Solutions Enhances Collateral Inspection Services with Innovative Mobile-Enabled Technology

  March 18, 2019

2018

• First American Mortgage Solutions Launches eClosing Solution

  October 15, 2018

• First American Mortgage Solutions Showcases End-to-End Digital Mortgage at MBA Annual

  October 14, 2018

• Hurricane Impacts Increase Defect Risk, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  September 26, 2018

• First American Mortgage Solutions Launches equiRisk^TM for Home Equity Originations

  September 20, 2018

• Impact of FinTech Investment Felt in Nearly All Markets, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  August 31, 2018

• Shift to Accommodate Millennial Home Buying Preferences Reduces Loan Application Defect Risk, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  July 31, 2018

• Loan Application Defect and Fraud Risk Drops As Home Purchases Take Higher Share Of Mortgage Market

  June 28, 2018

• Loan Application Defect Risk in the Ability-to-Repay Era, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  May 30, 2018

• The Drivers of Loan Application Defect Risk at the Local Level, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  April 27, 2018

• First American Mortgage Solutions Expands Product Access Through its Digital Gateway

  April 12, 2018

• Loan Application Defect Risk in Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Slips Below Fixed-Rate Mortgages, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  March 29, 2018

• First American Ranked Among the Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance by Fortune and Great Place to Work® For Second Consecutive Year

  March 27, 2018

• ACI Unveils Next Generation Sky Report Featuring Native App and Powerful Tools

  March 26, 2018

• First American Completes Acquisition of Bank of America’s Lien Release Business Operations and Assets

  February 1, 2018

• Rising Rates May Increase Defect Risk, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  February 1, 2018

2017

• Where Defect Risk is ‘Naughty’ or ‘Nice,’ According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

  December 28, 2017

• First American Announces Agreement to Acquire Bank of America’s Lien Release Business Operations and Assets

  December 8, 2017

• First American Ranked Among the Best Workplaces for Diversity by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for Second Straight Year

  December 5, 2017

• Defect Risk Rising in Natural Disaster-Impacted Markets, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  November 30, 2017

• First American Ranked Among the Best Workplaces in Southern California

  October 31, 2017

• Florida and Texas Buck National Defect Risk Trend, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  October 31, 2017

• First American Mortgage Solutions Unveils API Gateway to Simplify and Accelerate Digital Lending

  October 23, 2017

• First American Introduces “Smart” Valuations to Transform Appraisal Process

  October 18, 2017

• First American Mortgage Solutions Named Approved Vendor for Fannie Mae's Day 1 Certainty™ Program

  October 3, 2017

• Elevated Risk for Identity- and Collateral-Based Fraud, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  September 29, 2017

• First American Ranked Among the Best Workplaces for Women by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for Second Straight Year

  September 15, 2017

• Seven-Month Loan Defect Risk Trend Takes a Break, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  August 31, 2017

• FCT to Streamline Appraisal Delivery and Review by Connecting Appraisers with ACI Technology

  July 18, 2017

• Defect, Fraud and Misrepresentation Risk Heats Up to Levels Not Seen Since 2015, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  June 28, 2017

• ACI Strikes Agreement with ValueLink to Integrate its Sky Appraisal Delivery and Review Technology

  June 15, 2017

• RedVision Names Tim Padgett to Key Operations Position

  May 4, 2017

• Strong Sellers’ Market Sends Defect, Fraud and Misrepresentation Risk Higher for Fourth Straight Month, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  April 28, 2017

• First American Ranked Among the Best Workplaces in Financial Services by Fortune and Great Place to Work®

  March 28, 2017

• Defect, Fraud and Misrepresentation Risk Surges Higher As Mortgage Rates Rise, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  March 24, 2017

• First American’s Alan Hummel Named 2017 Valuation Visionary

  March 20, 2017

• InHouseUSA Chooses Cloud-Based ACI Sky to Streamline Appraisal Delivery and Review

  March 20, 2017

• First American Mortgage Solutions Brings Expansive Valuation Offering to Real Estate Appraisal Industry’s Largest Conference

  March 17, 2017

• First American Named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® List for Second Year in a Row

  March 9, 2017

• RedVision and Qualia Announce Service Integration

  March 7, 2017

• Defect, Fraud, and Misrepresentation Risk Accelerates as Market Composition Shifts to Riskier Purchase Transactions, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  Feb. 24, 2017

• First American Mortgage Solutions Debuts CleanFile Solutions™ To Help Lenders Perfect and Complete Collateral Files

  Feb. 14, 2017

• First American Mortgage Solutions Integrates with FraudGuard with LoanLogics’ LoanHD Platform

  Jan. 4, 2017

2016

• Automation of Verification Tools to Drive Risk Improvements in 2017, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  Dec. 26, 2016

• First American Mortgage Solutions President Kevin Wall Named HousingWire Vanguard

  Dec. 1, 2016

• A North-South Divide Emerges in Defect, Fraud and Misrepresentation Risk, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  Nov. 30, 2016

• First American Mortgage Solutions Invests in Helping Lenders and Servicers Achieve Sustainable Quality and Growth

  Nov. 1, 2016

• RedVision Completes “Rigorous Assessment of the Company’s Service Organization Controls” with SOC 2 Type 2 Evaluation

  Nov. 1, 2016

• First American Mortgage Solutions Launches Vendor Management Suite to Aid with Lender Compliance Requirement

  Oct. 24, 2016

• First American is First to Offer 100 Percent U.S. Coverage in Property Ownership Data

  Oct. 24, 2016

• First American Mortgage Solutions Helps Users of Ellie Mae Total Quality Loan Program Originate Compliant, Defect-Free Loans

  Oct. 13, 2016

• First American Acquires TD Service Financial Corporation

  Oct. 10, 2016

• Loan Application Defect and Fraud Risk Declines Due to Increased Demand for FHA Purchase Loans, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  Sept. 30, 2016

• First American Mortgage Solutions Makes Full Range of Services Available Through LendingQB

  Sept. 28, 2016

• First American Completes Acquisition of RedVision

  Sept. 21, 2016

• First American Ranked Among the 2016 Best Workplaces For Women by Fortune and Great Place to Work®

  Sept. 15, 2016

• First American Announces Agreement to Acquire RedVision

  Sept. 6, 2016

• Refinance Boom and Compliant Loan Production Processes Keeping Loan Defect Rate at Low Point, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  Aug. 31, 2016

• Loan Application Defect and Fraud Risk Declines Due to Benefits of Low Mortgage Rates, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  July 29, 2016

• First American Launches "TotalView," Providing a Comprehensive View of Property, Ownership, Encumbrance and Market Data in a Single Report

  July 19, 2016

• Loan Application Defect and Fraud Risk Reaches Historically Measured Low Point, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  June 30, 2016

• Economic Turnaround in Detroit is Fast Improving its Defect Risk Profile, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  May 26, 2016

• Loan Defect and Fraud Risk Emerging in Southern States, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  April 28, 2016

• First American Mortgage Solutions, LLC Acquires Forsythe Appraisals, LLC

  April 1, 2016

• Loan Defect and Fraud Risk Declining Due to Compliance-Related Investments, According to First American Loan Application Defect Index

  March 31, 2016

• First American Mortgage Solutions Achieves ISO 9001 Certification

  March 29, 2016

• First American Named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® List for the First Time

  March 3, 2016

• Mortgage Defect And Fraud Risk Declining In Super Tuesday States, According To First American Loan Application Defect Index

  Feb. 26, 2016

• Mortgage Fraud And Misrepresentation Risk Very Low In Iowa, According To First American Loan Application Defect Index

  Jan. 27, 2016

2015

• Fraud And Misrepresentation Risk Concentrating In Florida, According To First American Loan Application Defect Index

  Dec. 29, 2015

• First American Loan Application Defect Index Falls 2.5 Percent in October

  Nov. 24, 2015

• Loan Application Defect Index Falls 1.2 Percent In September

  Oct. 28, 2015

• First American Unveils DataTree and FraudGuard^® Integrated Solution With End-To-End Fraud Detection

  Oct. 20, 2015

• First American Mortgage Solutions Launches New Product Enhancements, Advertising Campaign And Website

  October 19, 2015

• First American Announces End-To-End Home Equity Solution Suite For Mortgage Lenders

  October 19, 2015

• First American Expands Its Data Solution Offering To Include Bulk Licensing Of Industry-Leading Real Estate Data

  October 1, 2015

• First American Loan Application Defect Index Falls 2.4 Percent In August

  September 23, 2015

• Mortgage Loan Application Defect Incidence Rises 4.9 Percent In July

  August 31, 2015

• First American Named One Of The 10 Best Workplaces In Insurance By Fortune And Great Place To Work®

  August 18, 2015

• Mortgage Loan Application Defect Incidence Falls 5.8 Percent In June

  July 23, 2015

• Interthinx 2014 Data Reveals "New Normal" for Mortgage Fraud Risk

  June 25, 2015

• First American Launches The All-New DataTree.com

  May 27, 2015

• Interthinx Q4 2014 Report Indicates Mortgage Fraud Risk Factors Ebb and Flow with Economic Conditions

  May 5, 2015

• Interthinx Q3 2014 Report Shows Higher Levels of Fraud Risk in Markets with High Foreclosures and Distressed Sales

  February 3, 2015

2014

• First American Hires Dianna Serio as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Data Strategy

  November 20, 2014

• Interthinx Accepts 2014 Lasting Impact Award from Mortgage Technology Magazine

  October 30, 2014

• First American's Mortgage Solutions Group Named Freddie Mac Distributor

  October 16, 2014

• Interthinx Launches SAFE Act-Compliant Contract Underwriting Services for Mortgage Lenders

  October 16, 2014

• Interthinx Q1 2014 Report Reveals Property Valuation Fraud Risk Up Nationwide

  July 3, 2014

• Interthinx 2013 Yearly Report Notes Rise in Occupancy Fraud Risk, Less Geographical Fraud Risk Dispersion

  April 3, 2014

• First American Financial Completes Acquisition of Interthinx, Inc.

  March 12, 2014

• First American Financial Announces Agreement to Acquire Interthinx, Inc.

  February 6, 2014

• George Livermore Named President of First American's Database Solutions Group

  January 10, 2014