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SENIORS HOUSING LEADER WILL CHILDS JOINS BBG AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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DALLAS, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BBG, the largest independent commercial real estate services firm, today appointed seniors housing industry leader Will Childs as Executive Vice President in BBG's Alternative Practice Groups.

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  • DALLAS, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BBG, the largest independent commercial real estate services firm, today appointed seniors housing industry leader Will Childs as Executive Vice President in BBG's Alternative Practice Groups.
  • Bringing a wealth of senior housing industry experience and relationships, Mr. Childs will play a pivotal role in expanding BBG's seniors housing platform, one of the fastest growing and dynamic U.S. commercial real estate sectors.
  • Before joining BBG, Mr. Childs served as a Partner and Executive Vice President of Seniors Housing at OHC Advisors, a national senior housing and healthcare real estate valuation and advisory firm.
  • R. J. DeBee III, Managing Director, National Seniors Housing Practice Leader, added: "James (Graber) and I have known and respected Will both professionally and personally over the years.

CATIC Hires New VP & Illinois State Counsel, Katherine F.L. Vyas

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Monday, November 14, 2022
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Vyas has joined its Illinois Team in the role of VP & Illinois State Counsel.

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  • Vyas has joined its Illinois Team in the role of VP & Illinois State Counsel.
  • Before joining CATIC, Katherine was the Northwest Area Underwriting Counsel at a national underwriter, where she worked on underwriting complex municipal transactions, multi-site projects, both commercial and residential deals, and led the condominium deconversion team.
  • Prior to becoming an underwriter, she was in private practice, focusing on residential and commercial real estate, litigation, and general practice.
  • While at Stetson, Katherine was the Research Editor of the Stetson Law Review and a Fellow of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy.

Mphasis named a 'finalist' in the Wells Fargo Innovation Challenge 2022 - 'Designing the Multi-X Future'

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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mphasis (BSE: 526299; NSE: MPHASIS), an information technology (IT) solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, today announced that it was named a finalist in Wells Fargo Innovation Challenge 2022 'Designing the Multi-X Future '.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mphasis (BSE: 526299; NSE: MPHASIS), an information technology (IT) solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, today announced that it was named a finalist in Wells Fargo Innovation Challenge 2022 'Designing the Multi-X Future '.
  • The 2022 Wells Fargo Innovation Challenge aimed at identifying organizations reimagining financial journeys to build more interconnected and approachable experiences one made for multi-players and multi-economies.
  • Wells Fargo product and engineering groups are working with the Innovation Challenge finalists as they develop Proof of Concepts (PoCs) using the Wells Fargo open banking API gateway platform.
  • PoCs will be showcased at the Wells Fargo Innovation Summit in November 2022, where a grand prize winner will be announced.

American Land Title Association Announces Winners of 2022 Title Webbie Awards

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Friday, October 14, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, has announced the winners of the 2022 Title Webbies, an awards program recognizing member companies that have created or redesigned the best industry consumer-facing website within the past year.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, has announced the winners of the 2022 Title Webbies, an awards program recognizing member companies that have created or redesigned the best industry consumer-facing website within the past year.
  • A customizable title production process company, D. Bello took a Title Webbie back to its homebase in Newport Beach, Calif.
  • A title insurance company headquartered in Duluth, Minn., The Title Team was the sole title agent to be awarded a Title Webbie.
  • "Congratulations to the winners of the Title Webbie Awards," said ALTA CEO Diane Tomb.

American Land Title Association Elects Jack Rattikin III as President

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Friday, October 14, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced that Jack Rattikin III has been installed as president for the 2022-2023 year.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced that Jack Rattikin III has been installed as president for the 2022-2023 year.
  • "I am humbled to follow in both my father's and grandfather's footsteps in taking on the role of ALTA president," said Rattikin, president and CEO of Rattikin Title Company in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Members of ALTA's 2022-2023 Board of Governors include:
    President-elect: Don Kennedy, First American Title Insurance Co.
    Underwriters Section Chair: David Townsend MTP, NTP, Agents National Title Insurance Co.
    Underwriters Section Rep: Scott T. Chandler CTIS, NTP, Westcor Land Title Insurance Co.
  • The American Land Title Association , founded in 1907, is the national trade association representing the land title insurance industry.

American Land Title Association Achieves Record Membership

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, celebrates a new all-time high of record membership.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, celebrates a new all-time high of record membership.
  • With 6,500 member companies and a 90-percent retention rate, ALTA already has surpassed its 2020 membership record by 65 companies.
  • ALTA's active, committed and diverse membership includes title insurance companies, title and settlement agents, abstracters and real estate attorneys.
  • The American Land Title Association , founded in 1907, is the national trade association representing the land title insurance industry, which employs more than 120,000 people working in every county in the United States.

American Land Title Association Announces Winners of ALTA Our Values Awards

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced the winners of the 2022 ALTA Our Values Awards.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced the winners of the 2022 ALTA Our Values Awards.
  • The awards program showcases the title insurance industry's Our Values initiative, which serves as a cultural compass and highlights core ideals ALTA members embrace.
  • The four ALTA Our Values Award winners were honored during ALTA ONE, the largest annual event for the land title insurance industry, being held Oct. 11-14 in San Diego.
  • The American Land Title Association , founded in 1907, is the national trade association representing the land title insurance industry.

ALTA Good Deeds Foundation Awards $140K in Grants

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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The Foundation announced the recipients of this year's second round of biannual grants during ALTA ONE, ALTA's largest annual event.

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  • The Foundation announced the recipients of this year's second round of biannual grants during ALTA ONE, ALTA's largest annual event.
  • "The impact that the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation grants have on these charitable organizations is immense.
  • "This year, ALTA members came together to support a huge goal: to help the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation raise $1 million," said ALTA CEO Diane Tomb.
  • The ALTA Good Deeds Foundation was launched in 2020 to bolster the charitable efforts of ALTA members.

planetRE Announces API Based New Web 3 Passwordless Authentication Systems

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- planetRE, the nation's leading enterprise cloud vendor, has announced on the eve of ALTA One 2022, the Annual North American Title company event, the launch of world's first, patent pending Web 3 based Digital Identity Management and passwordless system under the Skyharbor brand.

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  • The system is expected to be deployed as API sets in late Q4/early Q1 2023.
  • Company also plans to bring a traditional API based Web 2 system so customers can make a choice of either implementation.
  • Passwordless solutions on the web today that use traditional 2FA or MFA techniques have their own limitations.
  • Passwordless systems are expected to improve website lead conversions by 60% as per industry claims.

BBG ACQUIRES VSI APPRAISAL GROUP

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BBG, the nation's largest independent commercial real estate services firm, today announced its acquisition of VSI Appraisal Group, a Columbus, Ohio-based appraisal firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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  • Affordable Housing Industry Leader David Ross, Jr., MAI, ASA, FRICS, Appointed as Managing Director of Firm's 2nd Office in Columbus, Ohio
    DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BBG, the nation's largest independent commercial real estate services firm, today announced its acquisition of VSI Appraisal Group, a Columbus, Ohio-based appraisal firm.
  • With the VSI Appraisal Group acquisition, BBG will open a new office in Columbus complementing the firm's existing Columbus office by adding a specialty in affordable housing.
  • BBG appointed VSI Appraisal Group President and nationally known affordable housing expert David Ross, Jr., MAI, ASA, FRICS, as Managing Director of the office.
  • Mr. Ross commented: "The entire VSI Appraisal Group is very excited to join forces with BBG, which has earned industrywide recognition for its market-leading and conflict-free platform.