Monthly Archives September 2017

FundingShield Announces Partnership With Pioneer Underwriters and NFP Corporation to privide enhanced crimes policies covering New York State Attorney “Theft of client funds”

September 25, 2017 | by | Comments Off on FundingShield Announces Partnership With Pioneer Underwriters and NFP Corporation to privide enhanced crimes policies covering New York State Attorney “Theft of client funds”

PRESS RELEASE: Original release can be found here NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FundingShield is proud to announce its partnership with Pioneer Underwriters (U.K.) and NFP Corporation (a global top insurance brokerage) in deploying FundingShield’s technology based underwriting services allowing for enhanced crimes policies for New York state attorneys. FundingShield was able to leverage its vast data from over $500 billion of mortgage closings that identify closing party document deficiencies, control gaps or potential fraud tactics used by closing agents and attorneys to develop the framework to approve attorneys seeking enhanced coverage. The “FundingShield Endorsement” policy specifically covers theft of clients funds
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Categories: Press Releases.
Tags: crimes, Fintech, Fraud, insurance, insuretech, insurtech, law firm, policy, and regtech.

FundingShield News Alert 9/14/2017: Equifax Data Breach Impact on Mortgage Funding & Third Party Risk

September 14, 2017 | by | Comments Off on FundingShield News Alert 9/14/2017: Equifax Data Breach Impact on Mortgage Funding & Third Party Risk

As the mortgage industry lenders implement the requirements to meet the New York Cyber Security requirement (DFAS) and the FFIEC CAT, the Equifax breach highlights the existing risk surrounding data integrity, fraud and the need for enhanced controls. Consumer finance and mortgage banks will have to manage the ongoing threat of fraud which the mortgage press and our clients have reacted to by showing an increased demand for third party diligence, oversight and controls. National Mortgage News Reported Monday September 11, 2017 the Seven Aftershocks of the Equifax Breach of which one of the 7 points highlighted was precisely Third-party
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Categories: Press Releases.
Tags: Bank, Compliance, Cyber, Equifax, Fraud, funding, lender, lending, Mortgage, Risk, Security, third party, and wire.