Commitment Matters
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCommitment Matters is a podcast for the Title and Settlement Industry! It’s designed to ensure title professionals have the resources needed to stay engaged and improve their business. Guests range from industry leaders, to key business partners, and even subject experts on things ranging from technology to advocacy and beyond.
The information, statements, views and opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of RamQuest and are general in nature. RamQuest disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for damages of any kind arising from information presented in this podcast. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, published, copied or duplicated in any means without RamQuest's written permission.
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Episodes
Mary & David Friend: Your Friend for Mortgage Regulatory Compliance, Part 2
June 20, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with attorney David Friend, who has two decades of experience including TILA and RESPA regulation at the CFPB and HUD. You can contact David via email. During their conversation, David or Mary mentioned: Listen to Part One of Mary’s conversation with David here. The CFPB website has links and resources to recent rules and regulation. David explains the breakdown of title insurance calculations. View examples of these and the TRID Title...
Mary & David Friend: Your Friend for Mortgage Regulatory Compliance - Part 1
June 06, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Attorney David Friend, who has two decades of experience including TILA and RESPA regulation at the CFPB and HUD. You can contact David via email. During their conversation, David or Mary mentioned: The CFPB website has links and resources covering the Payday Lending Rule, including FAQs, ruling summaries and other references. Read about the fifth circuit’s decision on finding the CFPB’s funding unconstitutional, as opposed to the ...
Mary & Rose Moshier: Best Practices 4.0
May 23, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Rose Moshier, Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Application Support for ATA National Title Group (ATA) and ALTA Best Practices Executive Committee member. You can contact Rose via email. During their conversation, Rose or Mary mentioned: Find all the ALTA Best Practices on ALTA’s website. ALTA Best Practices turns 10 years old in 2023 and is on version 4.0, which is in effect as of May 23, 2023. Read about the changes made i...
Mary & Rich Horn: CFPB v. Townstone Financial, Inc.
May 09, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Rich Horn, Attorney at Garris Horn LLP. You can contact Rich via email. During their conversation, Rich or Mary mentioned: Find CFPB v. Townstone Financial case details and documents online. Learn more about Rich’s work and the services his law firm, Garris Horn LLP, offers. Rich says the concept of redlining has altered how banks market and determine their operation locations. Rich details two fair lending statutes, The Equal O...
Mary & Lisa Walden: Understanding Your Role in the Modern Workplace – Part 2
April 25, 2023 12:01 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Lisa Walden, co-founder of Good Company Consulting. You can contact Lisa on her website. During their conversation, Lisa or Mary mentioned: Listen to part one of Mary and Lisa’s conversation. Lisa mentions work-life harmony, which has become more important for Gen Z and Millennial employees. Gen Zers tend to have a more practical approach toward the workforce and reaching career goals. The Covid-19 pandemic affected Gen Z early in ...
Mary & Lisa Walden: Understanding Your Role in the Modern Workplace – Part 1
April 11, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Lisa Walden, co-founder of Good Company Consulting. You can contact Lisa on her website. During their conversation, Lisa or Mary mentioned: Learn more about Lisa’s business, Good Consulting Company. Lisa and Mary align themselves in the introvert category. Discover how to work with and manage introverts and extroverts in the workplace. The average person spends 90,000 hours of their life working, according to Jessica Pryce-Jones i...
Mary & Elizabeth Blosser: Don't Get Caught in NTRAPS!
March 28, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Elizabeth Blosser, Vice President of Government Affairs for ALTA. You can contact Elizabeth via email. During their conversation, Elizabeth or Mary mentioned: Read up on NTRAPS, or Non-title Recorded Agreements for Personal Services and how they differ from listing agreements. Utah passed the first bill that protects consumers from NTRAPS. Here are some examples of how NTRAPS are impacting individuals. Elizabeth highlights ALTA’s...
Mary & Paul Stine: Scale? Grow? NIHITO!
March 14, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Paul Stine, Co-founder of CloseSimple. You can contact Paul on the CloseSimple website. Here are some highlights of Paul and Mary’s conversation: Check out the current refinance rates. Paul emphasizes the importance of changing a present mindset to a future (growth) mindset. Growth is a consistent ratio between cost and revenue. Scale presents slow growth costs and high growth revenue. Read about the importance of both. Technology...
Mary & Bill Svoboda: The Creativity Doppler Effect
February 28, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Bill Svoboda, Co-founder of CloseSimple. You can contact Bill via email. Here are some highlights of Bill and Mary’s conversation: Listen to the last interview Mary had with Bill, our very first podcast episode! Bill stresses the importance of finding a place or activity that allows your creativity to flow. Here are some examples. Here is the explanation of what really happens when we don’t “flex our brains.” View Bill’s artwork...
SPECIAL EPISODE - Relationships & Real Estate
February 14, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes - 7.77 MBHappy Valentine’s Day from the Commitment Matters Podcast! In this special episode, Mary discusses trends in single homeownership. She highlights this article, which examines rising homeownership among single women. Mary shares statistics and explains the factors that influence this finding. You can now reach the Commitment Matters Podcast via phone! Got a topic or guest idea you want featured? Leave us a voice message at 214.377.1807 or email us at [email protected]. Don’t forge...
Mary & Steve Gottheim: Shifting Focus in D.C. - PART TWO
January 31, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Steve Gottheim, General Counsel for ALTA. You can contact Steve via email. During their conversation, Steve or Mary mentioned: The American Bankers Association sues the CFPB over proposed changes to their supervisory manual. UDAP, or Unfair, Deceptive or Abusive Acts or Practices. In December 2022, the CFPB issued a consent order against Wells Fargo, which came with a hefty fine of $3.7 billion. Steve explains the House Freedom ...
Mary & Steve Gottheim: Shifting Focus in D.C.
January 17, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Steve Gottheim, General Counsel for ALTA. You can contact Steve via email. During their conversation, Steve or Mary mentioned: Read up on the latest happenings in Congress here. The Major Questions Doctrine is described as the intention of clear congressional authority that Congress needs to carry when putting on a regulation that has significant economic or political impacts. An example of Major Questions Doctrine was West Virgini...
SPECIAL EPISODE: The Gift of Good Advice
December 13, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBHappy Holidays from RamQuest! In this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with: Anne Anastasi, Founder of Genesis Abstract, LLC Jim Kellison, AVP, Sr. Manager, Head of Acquisition Charles “Chuck” Cain, SVP, National Agency Operations at FNF Wayne Stanley, Owner & Chief Inspiration Officer Shonna Cardello, White Rose Settlement Services, Inc. Cornelia M. Horner, Chief Operation Officer at ALTA Alison Gareffa, Title Industry Veteran Diane Tomb, Chief Executive Officer at ALTA G...
Mary & Alison Gareffa: Coaching Chronicles
November 15, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Alison Gareffa about the process of finding and engaging career coaching. During their conversation, Alison or Mary mentioned: Alison’s coach is Mark Stanifer and you can reach him at [email protected] Forbes offers this advice in how to find an executive coach. Alison discusses the journey behind her decision to engage with a coach. This article can help you decide if you need a coach. Here’s more on proactive versus reac...
Mary & Nancy McDonnell: Talking Treasury Management and the Title Industry
November 01, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 60 MBDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the participant and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Texas Capital Bank. In this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Nancy McDonnell, EVP, Head of Treasury Solutions at Texas Capital Bank. During their conversation, Nancy or Mary mention: Nancy defines Corporate Treasury Management as “money in and money out.” Here’s an article that unpacks this a bit more. Want to know more about ERP...
Mary & Sylvia Smith Turk: Hot Topics and Title Talk
October 11, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Sylvia Smith Turk, Division President at Stewart Title Company, and co-chair of ALTA's State Legislative and Regulatory Action Committee. During their conversation, Sylvia or Mary mentioned: AS co-chair of ALTA's State Legislative and Regulatory Action Committee (SLRAC), Sylvia gave a great update on its work, including how it has evolved in the past few years and recent speakers like PRIA and UNC (I couldn’t quite tell if this was an...
Mary & Cynthia Blair: Find Your Title Family
October 04, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Cynthia Blair: COO, owner and founding member of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC. During their conversation, Cynthia or Mary mentioned: Both Mary and Cynthia recommend getting involved with ALTA, via its robust slate of committees, to impact career growth. Cynthia specifically speaks fondly of the Educational committee and Title council. Cynthia and Mary share about their first experiences at the ALTA Advocacy Summit and encourage...
Mary & Marcus Hunt & Wayne Stanley: A Q&A about M&As!
August 30, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Marcus Hunt and Wayne Stanley from Title Success. You can contact Wayne and Marcus on the Title Success website. During their conversation, Marcus, Wayne or Mary mentioned: Title Success advises title companies on mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and makes valuations based on operations and business management. Learn more about what Title Success does here. Marcus says finding talent is one of the hardest parts of mergers. Here are ...
Mary & Kevin Nincehelser: Navigate Technology for your Business
August 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Kevin Nincehelser, COO at Premier One. You can contact Kevin via email. During their conversation, Kevin or Mary mentioned: Catch up on our last episode with Kevin, where he breaks down the cloud, data security and all things technology! Perimeter security vs. identity-based security Asset management is crucial while a team is working remotely. Here’s a blog post that features some ideas on how to track those physical technology ...
Mary & Erica Meyer: 2022 Women’s Leadership Summit Sneak Peek
August 02, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Erica Meyer, CEO and Publisher of October Research. You can contact Erica via the October Research website. Learn more about October Research here. During their conversation, Erica or Mary mentioned: The Women’s Leadership Summit, hosted by October Research, will be August 17-18, 2022, in Savannah, Georgia. Click here for more information and to register. Erica references a previous episode of Commitment Matters with Dr. Meg Myers M...
Mary & Amanda Brumbelow: Building a Better Business Leader
July 19, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Amanda Brumbelow, the Founder, CEO and Coach at Ardu Business Advisors, and Vice President of Operations at Allegiance Title Company of Arkansas. Visit the Ardu Business Advisors website or email Amanda directly. During their conversation, Amanda or Mary mentioned: • Amanda developed a year-long, hands-on training course for closing agents. It includes a mentorship program and in-office trainings. Learn more about the course on Aman...
Mary & Dr. Meg Myers Morgan: The Ins and Outs of Negotiating… With Yourself
July 05, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Dr. Meg Myers Morgan, author, executive coach and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma. Visit her website or email Meg directly. During their conversation, Meg or Mary mentioned: Meg has several books, which you can read about here. Mary and Meg’s discussion highlights many topics from “Everything is Negotiable.” Men and women have different approaches when it comes to negotiating. Women worry more about their percepti...
Mary & Meg Myers Morgan: The Ins and Outs of Negotiating… With Yourself
July 05, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Meg Myers Morgan, author, executive coach and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma. Visit her website or email Meg directly. During their conversation, Meg or Mary mentioned: Meg has several books, which you can read about here. Mary and Meg’s discussion highlights many topics from “Everything is Negotiable.” Men and women have different approaches when it comes to negotiating. Women worry more about their perception d...
Mary & Erica Peterson: 2022’s Voice of the Title Agent Report
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Erica Peterson, Editor at October Research. Visit the Voice of the Title Agent website or email Erica directly. During their conversation, Erica or Mary mentioned: The Voice of the Title Agent Report is an independent source for up-to-the-minute, nationwide reporting on title insurance, settlement services, e-commerce and title technology, real estate market trends, ratings actions and earnings reports, mergers and acquisitions, nic...
Mary & Leslie Alessandra: Breaking the Boundaries of Blockchain
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Leslie Alessandra, Founder and CEO of Defi Unlimited. Visit their website or email them. During their conversation, Leslie or Mary mentioned: Leslie’s story has become a hot topic across the country, especially within the technology and real estate sectors. Read the article here. Defi Unlimited, Leslie’s company, helps small businesses easily understand and get onto the blockchain. Defi Unlimited teamed up with Propy, a real estat...
Mary & Andy Core: Managing Your Mindset and Motivation
May 24, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with author and motivational speaker Andy Core. You can visit his website and sign up for his newsletter or, email Andy directly. During their conversation, Andy or Mary mentioned: Andy specializes in human psychology and performance. Read more about his background and research here. Mary and Andy reference Andy’s book “Change Your Day, Not Your Life” which can be found online. Our daily thoughts and actions become habits, which can i...
Mary & Clark Fosler: Personalize Your Business Consulting
May 10, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Clark Fosler, Team Principal at M2 Analysis and Consulting. Visit M2’s website or email Clark. During their conversation, Clark or Mary mentioned: Clark started in the title business and moved into commercial real estate, but eventually ended up in consulting and analysis for small businesses. Read about his work history here. When advising a business, Clark often suggests re-evaluating the positioning of employees for things like...
Mary & Steve Tjaden: Take Ownership of Your Data
April 12, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Steve Tjaden, Senior Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer at Old Republic Title Insurance Company. View Steve’s LinkedIn profile here. Learn more at oldrepublictitle.com. During their conversation, Steve or Mary mentioned: Steve points out that consumer privacy and data is constantly evolving. Protecting personal data is just as important as protecting title data. California was the first to enact Privacy laws at the state leve...
Mary & Dr. Ted C. Jones: 2022’s Economic Forecast - PART TWO
March 29, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Dr. Ted Jones, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at Stewart Title Guaranty Company. If you’d like to learn more about the company, check out Stewart.com. You can reach Ted by email at [email protected], read his blog at blog.stewart.com or follow him on Twitter. During their conversation, Ted or Mary mentioned: The pandemic accelerated moving rates out of California and the New England states and into the Pacific Northwest...
Mary & Dr. Ted C. Jones: 2022’s Economic Forecast - PART ONE
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Dr. Ted Jones, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at Stewart Title Guaranty Company. If you’d like to learn more about the company, check out Stewart.com. You can reach Ted by email at [email protected], read his blog or follow him on Twitter. During their conversation, Ted or Mary mentioned: Ted says the biggest economic concern right now is inflation, with the consumer level at around 7.5% and wholesale level at 9.7%. O...
Mary & Gina Touche: You Can’t Go Wrong with RON
March 01, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Gina Touche, Client Relations Manager at Notary Loop. You can contact Gina at: [email protected]. During their conversation, Gina or Mary mentioned: NotaryLoop bridges the connection between title companies and vendors by integrating with title companies to seamlessly guide customers through the closing process. Notary Loop is integrated with RamQuest's Closing Market along with many other title and settlement providers. The Covid...
Mary & Steve Hargraves & Chris Hacker: Embracing a Digital Environment
February 15, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with the Co-founders of ShortTrack, Steve Hargraves and Chris Hacker. If you’d like to learn more about the company, check out shorttrack.io. During their conversation, Steve, Chris, or Mary mentioned: ShortTrack offers security and automation for title agencies. The software delivers documents, digital orders, e-signing capabilities from your customers right into your software. The companies that have been most successful during the p...
Mary & Linda Aparo: The Importance of Accurate Tracking and Reporting
February 01, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Linda Aparo, National Director of Sales & Business Development at reQuire. If you’d like to learn more about her company, check out gorequire.com. Linda can be reached via email at: [email protected]. During their conversation, Linda or Mary mentioned: Linda is a certified Master Gardener! Click here to read about what it means be a master gardener. This picture shows some of the volunteer work Linda’s done to receive her certific...
Mary & Weston Conway: Guard Against the Biggest Threat to our Industry
January 18, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Weston Conway, COO of ClosingLock. If you’d like to learn more about the company, check out ClosingLock.com Weston can be reached via email at: [email protected] During their conversation, Weston or Mary mentioned: Email encryption is more secure and the most common solution people take to prevent wire fraud, but there are risks that come. It can complicate the registry process and even confuse recipients, which can lead to spoo...
Mary & Jim Kellison: Recruiting and Retention 101
December 07, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Jim Kellison, Technical Talent and Resource Manager at Old Republic Title. During their conversation, Jim or Mary mentioned: Recruiting in the title and settlement industry can be difficult because it’s hard to sell people on a field that is unknown or uncommon. How to have difficult conversations as a recruiter. Jim says most of the time when people leave a job, they aren’t leaving their occupation or company, they’re leaving their...
SPECIAL EDITION: Mary & You
November 23, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutes - 7.82 MBIf you’d like to contact the Commitment Matters podcast, email [email protected]. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, or visit RamQuest.com/podcast to download the latest episode. We love to see when and how you’re listening. Share our posts, or create your own and tag them: #CommitmentMattersPodcast
Mary & Jill Bunch: Ransomware Prevention and Protection
November 09, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Jill Bunch, Owner & President of Columbia Title. Jill can be reached at [email protected]. During their conversation, Jill or Mary mentioned: Columbia Title is based out of Indiana and has been around for 35 years. Jill mentioned moving her company’s data onto a hosted solution. We highlight many questions and answers about cloud solutions here. ALTA’s best practices (#3) mention data protection and using cloud technolo...
Mary & Matt Reass: Rynoh – Born Out of Necessity
October 26, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Matt Reass, Executive Vice President of Rynoh. Matt can be reached via email at: [email protected]. During their conversation, Matt or Mary mentioned: Meet the Rynoh staff, including the pets that keep the team in line! Read more about Frank Abagnale Jr. and how he went from committing fraud to catching those who committed similar crimes. His story is the basis of the movie Catch Me if You Can. You can also read “Catch Me If Y...
Mary & Wayne Stanley: Marketing Mastery
October 12, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Wayne Stanley, Owner & Chief Inspiration Officer of Bowe Digital. Wayne can be reached via email at: [email protected] During their conversation, Wayne or Mary mentioned: How do you fulfill the expectations of your legacy customers and prospects? The biggest challenge in marketing is the constant need to evolve. Find out how to keep your brand consistency while adapting to the changing world of marketing. Avoid making assumption...
Mary & Diane Tomb: All Things ALTA
September 28, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Diane Tomb, CEO of ALTA. Diane can be reached via email at: [email protected] During their conversation, Diane or Mary mentioned: ALTA quickly worked to ensure Title and Settlement was designated as an essential business when the pandemic hit. Shortly after the pandemic shut down, Diane and her team were able to present an aggregation of COVID resources and build out an informational library for Remote Online Notarization and eClosing...
Mary & Kevin Nincehelser: On-prem and hybrid and cloud, oh my!
September 14, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Kevin Nincehelser, COO at Premier One. Kevin can be reached via email at: [email protected] During their conversation, Kevin or Mary mentioned: The dilemma: hosting provider vs facilitator…on premises vs cloud…or hybrid? Here’s a quick article to highlight the options. Then, there’s the Private Cloud vs Public Cloud debate. Premier One is a facilitator that allows its customers to take advantage of industry giants, like Micros...
Mary & Erica Meyer: Eavesdropping on NS3 Conversations
August 31, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Erica Meyer, Owner and Publisher of October Research. Erica can be reached via email at: [email protected] During their conversation, Erica or Mary mentioned: The Title Industry has been slow to adopt technology but the pandemic has spurred it forward. What’s next for Real Estate technology? The National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) is an annual gathering, hosted by October Research, of all parties in the real estate tr...
Mary & Tish Bush: It’s All About Disruptors
August 17, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Tish Bush, principal at TDB Advisors: a boutique consulting firm specializing in operations management. Tish can be reached via email at: [email protected]. During their conversation, Tish or Mary mentioned: How startups are poised to disrupt the Title Industry and why everyone thinks it’s easy to do so. Even Forbes weighs in on FinTech’s entry into the Title and Settlement Industry. Tish spoke about Realtor.com and how it changed t...
Mary and Steve Gottheim: A Virtual Tour of Washington, D.C.
August 03, 2021 10:00 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Steve Gottheim, General Counsel for ALTA, whom you can contact via email at [email protected]. As a reminder, as with all our podcast episodes, this interview should not be considered as legal advice. During their conversation, Steve or Mary mentioned: In May of 2020, ALTA conducted a survey covering various digital closing options and adoption. Here is a recap of their findings. Plus, this November, 2019 ALTA survey indicates a growing...
Mary and Loretta Salzano: Perspectives from the RESPA Queen
July 20, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary chats with Loretta Salzano, President at Franzen and Salzano, P.C. Visit Loretta’s website or connect with her via email at [email protected]. As a reminder, as with all our podcast episodes, this interview should not be considered as legal advice. During their conversation, Loretta or Mary mentioned: Here’s an overview from RESPA News regarding the resurgence of joint ventures. For a deeper dive into ABAs check out this article detai...
Mary and Chuck Cain: Turning the Tables
July 06, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary catches up with Chuck Cain, Senior Vice President - National Agency for the FNF Family of Companies. You can reach Chuck via email at [email protected] or listen to him on the FNF Unplugged podcast. During their conversation, Chuck or Mary mentioned: The real estate industry is evolving in how it conducts business. Check out this article to learn more about what is disrupting the traditional business model and learn about upcoming trends will ...
Mary & Dr. Ted C. Jones: The Economy…Let's Talk About It
June 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBIn this super-sized episode of Commitment Matters, Mary (assisted by Grace and Shelby) speaks with Dr. Ted C. Jones, Chief Economist – Senior Vice President at Stewart Title Guaranty Company. You can reach Ted by email at [email protected], read his blog at Blog.Stewart.com or follow him on Twitter where his handle is @DrTCJ. During their conversation, Mary or Ted mentioned: “History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes,” is a quote commonly attributed to Mark Twain. Here’s more on tha...
Mary & Vicki Crowe: What You Don't Know About E&O
June 08, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBIn this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary learns the ins and outs of E&O policies from expert, Vicki Crowe, Senior Vice President & TIAC Program Manager with B. F. Saul Insurance, Inc. You can reach Vicki by email at [email protected]. She also kindly provided a “What to look for in E&O Insurance” guide you can download here. During their conversation, Mary or Vicki mentioned: ALTA offers educational resources regarding E&O Insurance. Vicki explained a bit about claims-made polici...
Mary & Ruth Dillingham: Free-range Advice From Five-hundred Feet Above
May 25, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBIn the inaugural episode of Commitment Matters, Mary catches up with Ruth Dilligham, Esq. NTP and owner of Dillingham Consulting LLC. You can reach Ruth by email at [email protected] - be sure to sign up for her newsletter! During their conversation, Mary and Ruth discuss: Now is the time to ensure you're a member of your state's LTA or Bar Association and confirm your ALTA membership is current. Here's a resource to help you spot the red flags of Elder Financial A...
Rescued From the Cutting Room Floor
May 11, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBGuests highlighted in this episode include: Bill Svboda, Co-Founder of CloseSimple: [email protected] Brooks Yeager, President RamQuest and Pavaso: [email protected] Jay Hollis, Vice President of Product Strategy at Pavaso, Inc.: [email protected] Tyler Adams, Co-founder, President and COO at CertifID: [email protected] Brad Jones, President of Secured Title of Kansas City and Missouri Secured Title: [email protected] Some links from today’s conversations: Nelsons Ice C...