Qualia has expanded its wire fraud prevention platform, Qualia Shield, adding new automated verification capabilities designed to help title and escrow companies identify potential fraud during real estate transactions. Shield is integrated into the Qualia title and escrow operating system and automatically performs risk assessments whenever wire instructions are added or modified during a transaction, […]

While their homebuyer commission lawsuit settlement agreements are still waiting for final approval, both HomeServices of America and Douglas Elliman notched legal wins this week in the homebuyer commission litigation saga.  In a ruling Tuesday, Florida-based District Court Judge K. Michael Moore denied the Lutz plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction motion seeking to prevent HomeServices of America

Senate Democrats have accused Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) acting director Russell Vought of stripping away key consumer protection resources and obscuring past enforcement work in a letter sent on Monday.  “Your decision deprives Americans of key resources and is yet another giveaway to companies intent on scamming the public of their hard earned dollars,”