WFG Insights

WFG Founder & Executive Chairman Patrick Stone is back with us for the first time since the outset of the global pandemic. It's been a remarkable run the past few months as the industry reinvented itself once again. Record-low mortgage interest rates are driving a refi boom, and families across America are re-evaluating the importance of the size and location of their home. In this episode, Stone offers an update on market conditions and gives his guidance on what's ahead for the housing market.

What makes your agency different, or better than your competition? People? Technology? Experience? All of the above? In this episode ATA National Title President Bill Robinson joins Insider Host Brian Bushlach to share his insight as a second-generation title professional. Bill has worked in small offices and regional giants, and transformed ATA from an REO focus to full service over the past decade.

WFG is an industry leader in technology and cyber security, providing agents across the country with the latest tools to streamline their services, make fixed costs flexible, and grow business. In this episode, TitleBox Creator Matthew Einheber joins Insider Host Brian Bushlach to share the massive effort he & his team are making to blend good old fashioned local title transfer knowledge with time saving technology for closing agents.

Kevin Breeland has seen it all in his 41 years as a mortgage lender. From double digit interest rates in the early 1980's, to the pandemic we're in the midst of, one thing remains constant: People need a roof over their head. In this episode, Breeland joins Insider Host Brian Bushlach to share his insight on interest rates, tighter credit & qualifying criteria for borrowers, and why we're fortunate to work in an essential industry that is thriving during what is a challenging time for many.

Monday's Supreme Court ruling handed the Trump Administration, and future executive branch leaders, greater authority over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB. In this special report, WFG's Executive Vice-President for Agency Development, Chuck Cain, joins Insider Host Brian Bushlach to discuss what this means for the real estate industry. Also, an update as we close out Q2, and a look ahead to the second half of what's already been an historic 2020.

This story plays out like a made-for-TV movie: An international crime syndicate hijacking millions in real estate funds online. In this case, the hero was a title company owner who worked closely with law enforcement in multiple states to track down the fraudsters and recover most of the money. In this episode, Thomas Cronkright, CEO of Sun Title in Grand Rapids, Michigan, shares the real life drama that led him to launch CertifID, which now protects wire transactions for real estate estate professionals across the nation.

For independent title agents and self-employed real estate professionals, gaining access to cost-effective health insurance is a challenge. But thanks to the WFG team and their popular Blocks program, title agents now have an option that works for them and could also benefit their partners in real estate. In this episode, Insider Host Brian Bushlach welcomes back Ryan Marrie, President of Ohio Real Title. Ryan shares how he worked with WFG & our insurance brokerage partner Youity to help design plans specific to settlement services.

With a national conversation underway, our focus is on the real estate market. In this episode, WFG Executive Vice President for Agency Development Chuck Cain joins Insider Host Brian Bushlach to share instances of discrimination he's uncovered while working in the title industry. Chuck also offers his experience working to make the home buying process fair for everyone, and how your independent agency can get involved. 

With the real estate and settlement services industry changing literally by the day and staff working from home, we're experience a significant increase in cyber security issues and fraud. In this episode of the WFG Insider Report, Host Brian Bushlach calls on Bruce Phillips, SVP and Chief Information Security Officer of WEST, a WFG company. Phillips shares statistics, advice, and how agents can protect their business and clients from fraud with assistance from WEST Protect.

Shaun Graham made the most of his opportunity at Southeast Mortgage, honing his sales & marketing skills in the lender's call center. He leveraged that experience and a strong social media presence to quickly rise through the ranks in his Atlanta-based operation. In this episode, Shaun joins Insider Host Brian Bushlach to share his insight, and offer an outlook as Atlanta and the rest of the country begin to reopen during the COVID-19 crisis.