Podcasts by FNF UNPLUGGED
Providing real solutions for real business challenges. Welcome to FNF UNPLUGGED, Season Four. Conversations with professionals across the country. Exploring business topics, and empowering personal growth in real estate, financial services and the title insurance industry. FNF UNPLUGGED is a National Agency Operations Production. This podcast is being provided for informational purposes only. The podcast is not a comprehensive overview of the subject and is not intended to provide legal or financial advice, or an endorsement of any product or business. The views expressed by podcast guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent including Fidelity National Financial or its directors. Please seek legal or financial advice before taking any action on the matters or products discussed herein.
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For Sale: Exiting the Industry? Important Info for Agents Thinking About Selling from 2022-02-04T07:00
You've built a successful business based on relationships, excellent customer service and closing transactions on time. Now, you're ready to call it quits and cash in. But how much is ...
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Real Estate Playbook: Get Your TikTok Ready! Tips From Marketing Guru Wayne Stanley from 2022-01-21T01:00
If clip art and licking stamps are still in your marketing plan, it's time to shake it up! And for those of you who have mastered social media, what you were doing last year might not work ...
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Digital Payments: FNF's Jason Nadeau Explores What Works, What Doesn't and Why from 2022-01-14T09:00
As the real estate profession continues to evolve, adopting digital solutions to save time and improve customer service, the transfer of secure funds remains critical. In this episode, FNF'...
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The Future is RON: What the Real Estate Industry Needs to Know About Digital Closings from 2021-12-16T13:00
The pandemic forced all of us to do business differently. For some, that meant drive-through closings. But others took the leap of faith into the digital world and completed transactions via Rem...
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The Road Ahead in Real Estate: What Our Expert is Hearing and How to Prepare from 2021-11-17T21:00
As we approach year-end, we're already reflecting on what was another record year in real estate, in spite of forecasts that the market would likely cool off. In this episode, FNF's Li...
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Digital Pollution: How An Innocent Email May Ruin a Relationship Forever from 2021-11-12T00:00
In the midst of critical, time sensitive email communication that's vital to our strategic partners, consumers and closing transactions, we are bombarded by marketing emails and solicitatio...
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Winning the Race in Real Estate: Lessons From Olympic Triathlete Ben Kanute from 2021-11-05T10:00
Racing. We do it every single day in real estate. We're on the clock, and our performance is measured in time, accuracy, confidentiality and delivering exceptional customer service. We are...
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Artificial Intelligence: Don't Be Afraid To Download This Episode- The Robots Are Here To Help! from 2021-10-22T21:00
The pandemic forced technology change in the real estate industry and much of it's here to stay. And while AI sounds intimidating and job threatening, that's simply not the case accor...
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Growing and Expanding Your Business the RIGHT Way from 2021-10-07T13:00
Owning any business is challenging, and growing it while balancing day-to-day and month-to-month business and closings is a formidable task. What does it take to scale the operations you're...
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Industry Alert: MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference Report (Part 2) from 2021-09-30T00:00
Regulators are focusing on the real estate and mortgage industries as they attempt to level the playing field and make home ownership more inclusive. As a result, the title and settlement indust...
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Industry Alert: MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference Report (Part 1) from 2021-09-24T00:00
In an action-packed event in DC, attorneys and in-house counsel from the major mortgage lenders and regulators convened to share what they're working on, with proposed changes that could si...
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The Tale of Two Presidents Getting Involved and Gaining Dividends from 2021-09-17T14:00
FNF's Linda Grahovec is the President of the Illinois Land Title Association for the upcoming year, while FNF's Elizabeth Wysong Berg serves as President of the Indiana Land Title Asso...
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Is the Cloud Safer Than Your Server Closet? Why Your IT Security and Support Matter from 2021-08-31T13:00
We're busy doing business, closing deals and keeping our customers happy. But who's watching after us and our data? We assume it's safe & secure in the cloud, or that a third ...
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The Names in This Podcast Have Been Changed to Protect the Innocent from 2021-08-26T13:00
While cyber criminals are grabbing the headlines, old school thieves and still at work every day with real estate schemes, forgery, identity theft or stealing loan packages loaded with personal ...
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Industry Alert: ALTA Best Practices, Registry and New Forms Available for Your Agency from 2021-08-12T00:00
This download is required listening: A 20 minute "check up from the neck up" for all independent title agents as three of ALTA's experts share their insight and critical updates t...
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Canopy CEO John Levonick: The Career-Killing Risk Title Agents Face Each Day from 2021-08-06T12:00
There's no such thing as running an "independent" title agency these days. Regardless of how small or remote your office is, or the volume of your business, we're all connect...
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Cybersecurity Expert James Chou: What You Don't Know WILL Hurt You from 2021-07-30T11:00
Title agents are well aware of wire fraud, but the threats to our clients, partners and our agency go beyond the transaction closing. Recently, a high profile ransomware attack on real estate in...
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The Art of Storytelling: Did You Know Your Title Agent Rides a Harley? from 2021-07-23T13:00
So how did you get into the title & escrow business? As we often joke, it wasn't the dream job as a kid, right? We all have a story to share, and for many title insurance professionals ...
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FNF President Mike Nolan: Agency DNA, Defining"Digital"and Insight for Our Partners from 2021-07-16T08:00
With over 1,500 people dedicated to agency business alone, the FNF family of companies are committed to supporting independent title agents across the nation. In fact, FNF President Mike Nolan ...
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Checking In With Chuck: No Summer Slowdown! from 2021-07-09T15:00
Thanks for taking FNF Unplugged along during your summer travels! While things are back to normal- or at least the new normal across most of the country, there's certainly no slowdown at th...
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CONVERGENCE: Bringing Together All That's Needed for Housing Affordability from 2021-06-24T09:00
Affordable housing initiatives are important, and without communication, cooperation and strategic partnerships between ALL of the real estate players involved, it can often be difficult to achi...
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Digital Closings: The Future is Now, and Here's What You Need to Know from 2021-06-18T10:00
The pandemic forced change and our industry adapted overnight. So are things going back to normal now? Nope... We may be heading back to the office, but that doesn't mean our clients will b...
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Inside Wells Fargo Home Mortgage with Kate Steineman from 2021-06-10T19:00
We know it's been a hectic, record-setting run for title agents across the country. But our lending partners have also been keeping the same frenetic pace. In this episode, FNF's Chuck...
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Joan Webb: A Trailblazer for Women in Real Estate and Home Building from 2021-06-03T17:00
She's considered the most influential woman in the hyper-competitive California home building market. 35 years ago Joan Webb answered the call from her best friend to leave her chosen caree...
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Defining and Promoting Who We Are and What We Do from 2021-05-18T15:00
How could an entire industry and thousands of talented professionals in it be anonymous players in a field deemed "essential" in the midst of a global pandemic. Answer: We're all ...
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We Are Family: Fortune Title CEO Nicole Timpanaro from 2021-05-14T06:00
When the teacher asked "What do you want to be when you grow up?" not many of us answered "title insurance abstractor". Even for those who grew up in a family-owned title in...
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Women in the Workforce: Discussion&Ideas to Improve Our Industry from 2021-05-07T07:00
The pandemic produced a red hot housing market and record numbers, but it also took a toll on our workforce, particularly women. While productivity actually increased in a work-from-home environ...
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The CFPB: Prepare for More Regulation and Review from 2021-04-30T10:00
With the convergence of a red hot real estate and a new administration, it's only a matter of time before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ramps up its enforcement activity again. ...
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Agent Update: Searching for Production Cost Savings? from 2021-04-23T08:00
Booming business over the past year has made up for any cost inefficiencies. But as we're all aware, the month-to-month and seasonal nature of the real estate business can create a budgetin...
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Exclusive: A Candid Conversation with Amrock CEO Brian Hughes from 2021-04-08T00:00
Think you've seen & done everything in your career? What could possibly impact your business after you not only survived, but thrived in the midst of a pandemic? Well, "normal"...
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ALTA: Leading Advocate for the Entire Real Estate Industry from 2021-04-01T07:00
The Voice of the title industry, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) is also a leading advocate for real estate and lending professionals. At the outset of COVID-19, ALTA spearheaded the ...
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Social Media Checkup: Chuck Cain Gets the Download from Our Expert Chelsea Peitz from 2021-03-18T12:00
Just when you thought you had it figured out... yep, there's a new social media platform you better be up-to-speed on! And for those who think they've figured out how to leverage socia...
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One Big Family: ALTA CEO Diane Tomb Delivers an Industry Update from 2021-03-11T04:00
One year ago the world changed, and the real estate industry was forced to adapt within a matter of weeks. Numerous technology tools were quickly implemented along with safety protocols and crea...
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How Something Invented in 1876 Can Foil Today's Sophisticated Fraudsters from 2021-02-11T20:00
Innocent and unsuspecting home buyers lose hundreds of millions of dollars each year to fraudsters who prey on their social media accounts, email and ultimately, steal their American dream. Wire...
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Technology Solutions to Transform Your Agency and Grow Your Business from 2021-02-05T13:00
The real estate industry quickly adapted to the challenges of COVID thanks to the entrepreneurial nature of our business, and the technology available. Now, as we begin to work toward a new norm...
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The Pulse of Commercial Real Estate with Justin Ailes, CRE Finance Council from 2021-01-28T11:00
The pandemic put stress on specific segments of the commercial real estate market, while others are thriving. Few know the $4.4 trillion market, and the players involved, better than CRE Finance...
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The Future Is Now: Inside the Digital Transformation with Stavvy Co-Founder Kosta Ligris from 2021-01-22T09:00
COVID transformed how we conduct business, forcing immediate change that had been on the horizon for some time. The closing table is now virtual, and what was often an ordeal getting there has b...
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The Tragic Story That Every Real Estate Professional Needs to Hear from 2021-01-14T20:00
Real estate agents risk their lives every day in the process of helping the public buy and sell homes. And while safety is always top of mind, there are still scenarios where criminals target un...
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After 2020, What Could Possibly Impact Real Estate? We Ask FNF's Rob Wineman... from 2021-01-07T00:00
Nobody could've predicted what would happen in 2020, and even if they did nobody would've believed them! Well, it did happen, and in the midst of a global pandemic, COVID safety protoc...
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Exclusive: Fannie Mae's Shane Hartzler Offers Insight on Post-COVID Guidelines from 2020-12-17T10:00
The real estate industry implemented sweeping changes overnight, quickly adapting to a COVID-19 world, and thriving in what was a record-breaking year for many. Now the questions are, what emer...
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It's All About Relationships: Capital Title's Bill Shaddock Shares His Insight from 2020-12-04T10:00
A pandemic, social distancing and safety protocols have changed the way we do business. But the business itself hasn't changed: It's still about people, relationships and good old fash...
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning the Future of the Industry and Fabio with FNF's Jason Nadeau from 2020-11-19T08:00
The pandemic forced change in the real estate industry. Thanks to technology and teamwork, the FNF Family and our partners quickly adapted and thrived in a changing environment. What's next...
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The Political Outlook for the Real Estate Industry with RESPRO's Ken Trepeta from 2020-11-12T10:00
Regardless of the political outcome, change is the one constant in the real estate industry. In 2020, we quickly adapted to transacting business in the COVID-19 world. What issues and potential ...
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The Fight Against Blight: The Convergence Memphis Initiative with Jeff McEvoy from 2020-11-05T08:00
Abandoned homes and lots, and more specifically a convoluted and challenging process to clear title, present a major obstacle in efforts to improve home ownership in urban communities. Nowhere i...
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The Athletics of Business with Ed Molitor: Empowering Your Team to Achieve Success from 2020-10-29T08:00
There are many parallels between business & athletics, but they don't often translate for those who didn't participate in competitive sports. That's where Ed Molitor comes in....
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An Industry of Opportunity: Diversity, Inclusion and a People-First Approach with FNF's Shenita Baker from 2020-10-22T00:00
The real estate professional, and particularly the title and settlement industry, offers the opportunity for young, career-minded people to earn a great living and chart their own career path. B...
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Leadership&Motivation from 6th Generation Real Estate Pro Elizabeth Mendenhall from 2020-10-15T00:00
As a 5-year-old, Elizabeth Mendenhall set up her own home office in her bedroom and was already preparing for a successful career in real estate. Nothing was handed to her. In fact, when she ini...
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Special Report on the CFPB's MSA Guidance: You Can Pay for Referrals As Long As... from 2020-10-09T16:00
Our late-breaking edition of FNF Unplugged is ready for download and discourse as the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau scraps the 2015 MSA Memo and issues new guidance. This just in... You can...
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Mortgage Musings with Brian Levy: RESPA, CFPB, MSA's and the"New Normal" from 2020-10-07T14:00
Could things get any crazier? Of course they could- that's the business we're in! After the initial panic, an adverse market refinance fee was postponed until December 1st. And while t...
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Women in Leadership, Where is Our Industry? FNF Executive Vice-President Erika Meinhardt from 2020-09-17T00:00
The overwhelming majority of title insurance professionals are women, yet few rise to the ranks of upper management. Why is this the case, and what can be done by both women title professionals ...
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FNF Exclusive: Marx Sterbcow on the Legal Case Threatening the Entire Real Estate Industry from 2020-09-03T16:00
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is targeting a small Chicago-area mortgage lender, alleging it violated, among other things, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The lender vehem...
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Making Title Insurance Fun! How Aaron Davis does it with RON, AI, and Old Fashioned Customer Service from 2020-08-27T16:00
Aaron Davis literally grew up in the industry, working his way up at the agency his mom founded in Plant City, Florida. Aaron bought the company from his mom and has since added over 30 more off...
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FNF's Chuck Cain: A Reprieve for Lenders, $11B Ellie, and What a Strange, Record-Setting Trip It's Been! from 2020-08-18T15:00
Just when we settled into a new normal and August staycations, the CFPB shocked the mortgage industry, then thankfully came to it's senses. Ellie Mae sold for 3X last year's valuation,...
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FNF's Chuck Cain: A Reprieve for Lenders, $11B Ellie, and What a Strange, Record-Setting Trip It's Been! from 2020-08-18T15:00
Just when we settled into a new normal and August staycations, the CFPB shocked the mortgage industry, then thankfully came to it's senses. Ellie Mae sold for 3X last year's valuation,...
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FNF's Chuck Cain: A Reprieve for Lenders, $11B Ellie, and What a Strange, Record-Setting Trip It's Been! from 2020-08-18T15:00
Just when we settled into a new normal and August staycations, the CFPB shocked the mortgage industry, then thankfully came to it's senses. Ellie Mae sold for 3X last year's valuation,...
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