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The Cutting Edge
📄 Lenders begin rolling out VantageScore 4.0 for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans
It looks helpful on the surface—streamlined workflows, fewer moving pieces, cleaner tech. But the real story is about 🔒 who’s starting to shape how title work gets done… and where does that leave you in the process? Gain access now!
⚖️Legal
Regulatory updates, Claims, Lawsuits, & Enforcement
National
📄 Restoring HUD’s First Look program can expand homeownership without banning investors
📰 FNF appeals ruling upholding FinCEN Real Estate Reporting rule
🐐 The Rule Is Dead—So Why Is Fidelity Still Appealing? The Fight That Decides What Comes Back 👉 🔒 Unlock what this means for your title operation
📄 How to read the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act isn’t one clean policy—it’s a massive, bipartisan housing package with competing House/Senate versions that bundle:
Housing supply + affordability programs
Regulatory streamlining
Investor restrictions
Financial system provisions
Ongoing negotiation points between chambers
With the Senate passing it 89-10 and the House passing its own version 390-9. The two versions now need to be reconciled. That means this is one of the more serious federal housing packages moving right now—not a random press-release balloon. Members, watch your email this week for a Wicked Title Exclusive breakdown on 🐐 What changes could be triggered by this bill and why it matters to you - 👉 🔒 Don’t miss out, upgrade now.
📰 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized a rule amending Regulation B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act…🔒
State
State Taxes
📰 How two LOs helped champion proprietary reverse mortgage legislation in Tennessee
📰 Kentucky housing reform bill collapses in final hours (🔒Skip the article — here’s what actually matters)
📰 Maine’s new law, L.D. 1901, regulates shared appreciation mortgage loans, defining them as consumer loans and imposing strict conditions that may effectively prohibit such loans in the state. Read more about the Impacts of Maine’s New Shared Appreciation Mortgage Loan Law
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🐐 Helpful Upgrade… or Quiet Takeover? Westcor Central Isn’t Just Tech—It’s a Shift in Control
🐐 The Rule Is Dead—So Why Is Fidelity Still Appealing? The Fight That Decides What Comes Back
🐐Tennessee’s Reverse Mortgage Growth: The Untapped Business and How it May Impact Your Workflow
🐐 What the Collapse of Kentucky’s Housing Reform Bill Means for You
🐐 Fraudsters are Targeting Real Estate Professionals Personally…
🤖PropTech, Cyber Security & Fraud
PropTech
🔒 Closinglock: protects the people behind every real estate transaction by securing the flow of funds
📄 Emerging IT Trends Every Title Agency Must Watch For in 2026
Fraud Stories
Cyber Security
🎓 Cyber-security Breaches: Legal Landscape and Risk Management (MS) (CE) ($)
AI
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