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CEO of Loan Factory, Thuan Nguyen, joins States Title CTO, Hasan Rizvi, to discuss moving from data and engineering to the mortgage industry, building custom loan origination systems in-house, and the evolution of technology in the mortgage loan process. 

President and CEO of CMG Financial, Chris George, joins States Title CEO Max Simkoff to discuss how COVID-19 affected the mortgage lenders loan processes and what the industry will look like post-pandemic.

Monica Pauli, San Francisco Founding Partner and Kate Tomassi, Residential Real Estate Sales from leading real estate technology company, Compass, join States Title CEO Max Simkoff to discuss the use of technology to drive transactions in today's market.

Sarah Friar, Chief Executive Officer from the neighborhood social network, Nextdoor, joins States Title CEO Max Simkoff to discuss the importance of building a strong community and enabling trust in local residents.

Jay Promisco, Chief Production Officer from leading lender, Sierra Pacific Mortgage, joins States Title CEO Max Simkoff to explain how he and his team are able to close loans in as little as seven days by leveraging different technologies, processes and procedures.   

Technology pioneer Karen Richardson joins States Title CEO Max Simkoff to explain how to drive innovation during a crisis and why it’s essential to do so.

About Karen Richardson: Karen Richardson is a growth-focused leader who has been at the forefront of every major phase of technology in Silicon Valley. During her 30-year career in the technology and software industry, she has held senior operating roles in the public and private technology sectors, including a role that took Netscape and its pioneering browser to market and opened the world wide web for business.

Join former CEO of BankUnited, John Kanas, as he weighs in on how to lead banks, through these unprecedented times with States Title CEO Max Simkoff.

Kanas was tapped by FDIC Chair, Sheila Bair, to assist with the government’s response to the 2008 financial crisis. With less than 24 hours’ notice, Kanas flew to Florida and organized a group of investors to recapitalize BankUnited, a regional bank on the verge of collapse.

About John Kanas: Currently a Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman at the Carlyle Group, Kanas spent over 30 years at the helm of his first company, North Fork Bank, which he sold to Capital One in 2006. Two years later, he was tapped by FDIC Chair, Sheila Bair, to assist with the government’s response to the 2008 financial crisis. With less than 24 hours’ notice, Kanas flew to Florida and organized a group of investors to recapitalize BankUnited, a regional bank on the verge of collapse./span>

Many real estate and financial services organizations are navigating unprecedented challenges during the current global crisis. Now's your chance to Ask the Expert!

Join Lawrence H. Summers for a live Q&A. Summers will draw on his 30 years of financial and economic expertise and answer your questions on the current climate for the real estate and financial services industries.

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers is one of America’s leading economists. In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr. Summers served as Director of the White House National Economic Council in the Obama Administration, as President of Harvard University, and as the Chief Economist of the World Bank.

Refis are up but restrictions caused by Covid-19 are making it harder to close loans in-person, as most transactions are traditionally conducted. This has caused a backlog of loans and lost revenue at small and large lenders alike. 

As part of our customer-obsessed attitude, we aim to provide our customers with progressive solutions not just though technological innovation, but also with processes and procedures we support. 

• RON’s available in every state we cover, supported by our in-house notary team through the leading RON technology, with the following options available as applicable:
  • Paper with wet signature from borrower – use a paper note, Fedex to borrower to be wet signed along with digital signing of the rest of the package in a RON session.
  • LPOA Paper Note – use Limited Power of Attorney with paper notes to sign during a RON session with States Title wet signing paper note on behalf of borrower.
• Both Options are accepted by Fannie & Freddie and will work for FHA and VA.
• We will tag documents for you.
• Full Gap Coverage with no exceptions on the policy.

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