News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1: Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss US news sources and the reliability of the information. Listen Now! Segment 2: Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1: Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss the series of reality checks in the stock market today, and America’s confidence in the economy…are we overly confident? Listen now! Segment 2: Economic expert Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Buschlach about interest [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1: Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss the U.S. and hope of recovery as we watch fuel costs rise yet again. Listen now! Segment 2: Economic expert Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Buschlach about the state of the housing market [...]
WFG National Title Appoints New York State Counsel
WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”) has named Michael Kelly, Esq. as its new Vice President, State Counsel for its New York agency office. The company is a full service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for lender, commercial and residential transactions nationwide. Kelly will help grow the insurer’s New [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1: Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss the U.S. tax system, Mitt Romney, and the upcoming Presidential election. Listen now! Segment 2: Economic expert Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Buschlach about the state of the economy, $25B bank settlement, and [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1: Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss how the year might play out after receiving some positive indicators to start 2012. Listen now! Segment 2: Economic expert Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Buschlach about the upcoming election season and the [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1 – Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss the Euro and the impact of the European markets and a monetary union. Listen now! Segment 2 – Real estate expert Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Buschlach about the end of 2011 [...]
WFG Default Services Group Adds Operations Manager
WFG National Title Insurance Co.’s Default Services group added Ashley Anderson as its associate vice president and operation manager. In her new position, Anderson will be responsible for the daily oversight of the growth, development and maintenance of the group’s production and processing functions. She comes to WFG National Title with 12 years of industry experience, most [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1 – Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss European exposure and the global economic outlook. Listen now! Segment 2 – Economic expert Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Buschlach about the market on the home front in respect to Treasury Secretary [...]
WFG National Title Names Ravi Bapodra to Lead TitleNet
Santa Barbara, CA - November 8, 2011 – WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”) has announced Ravi Bapodra as its new Vice President and Managing Director, TitleNet. The Williston Financial Group family of title insurers is currently licensed and operating in 40 jurisdictions nationwide. The company is a full service provider of title insurance and [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1 – Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss the current state of the local, national – even international – economy and the real estate market. Listen now! Segment 2 – Economic expert Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Buschlach about Obama’s [...]
Industry Trends: In the Year 2016…
Five bold predictions for the mortgage industry in the not-too-distant future. By Patrick Stone and J. William Moody Predicting the future of the mortgage industry is a dicey proposition at best. There are an endless confluence of factors: market trends and shifts; market and regulatory reaction to the events of the past several years; adjustments [...]
WFG adds representative for New York, New Jersey area
WFG National Title Insurance Co. has added Manny Losquadro to grow and support its customer base in New York and New Jersey. Losquadro joins WFG National Title with 15 years of experience in the settlement services industry. He most recently held a role in agency sales with one of the nation’s largest title insurance companies, [...]
WFG National Title Maintains Financial Stability Rating®
Title Insurer Again Awarded A′ Financial Stability Rating® by Demotech, Inc. Santa Barbara, CA - September 26, 2011 – WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”) has maintained its Financial Stability Rating® of A’ (A Prime), Unsurpassed, from Demotech, Inc. WFG National Title is a national, full service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1 – Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG National Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss the current state of the economy and the real estate market. Listen now! Segment 2 – Economic expert Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Buschlach about the budget deficit as well as his [...]
WFG National Title Expands Default Services Division
Brandy Sams joined WFG National Title Insurance Co. as the director of its default services division. Sams has spent 15 years in the mortgage and real estate industry, working most recently in the secondary market with Fannie Mae. Before that, she was a title and escrow specialist for a national servicer. Previously, she was the [...]
WFG National Title Grows Default Services Division, Adds Sales VP
By: Carrie Bay WFG National Title Insurance Company has appointed Barry Owens as its new SVP and national sales manager within the firm’s default services division. As part of the WFG National Title Default Services team, Owens is charged with growing the company’s market for all default-related services and products, including owners and encumbrances reports, [...]
WFG National Title Grows Default Services Division, Adds Sales VP
By: Carrie Bay, DSnews.com WFG National Title Insurance Company has appointed Barry Owens as its new SVP and national sales manager within the firm’s default services division. As part of the WFG National Title Default Services team, Owens is charged with growing the company’s market for all default-related services and products, including owners and encumbrances [...]
WFG National Title Deepens Underwriting Support for Mid Atlantic Agents
Ed Trope will be State Underwriting Counsel for Virginia, Maryland Santa Barbara, CA – August 25, 2011 – WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”) has announced that Ed Trope will serve as State Underwriting Counsel for agents in Virginia and Maryland. WFG National Title is a national, full service provider of title insurance [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 2: Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG), and Brian Bushlach discuss the current economic outlook as well as the state of the real estate market. Listen now! Segment 3: Pat Stone’s insight into the new federal legislation passed to help people with mortgages and home loans backed by Fannie Mae [...]
WFG National Title Adds Sales VP in Puget Sound Region
WFG National Title Insurance Co. appointed Wendy Lunt as vice president, sales and marketing for its newly acquired Puget Sound Division. Lunt’s role with WFG National Title will be to grow the footprint of the national underwriter in the Puget Sound region, including the Seattle and Tacoma markets. She will also work to service and [...]
WFG National Title Taps Lynn Riedel to Grow
Williston Financial Group, LLC (WFG) has named title industry veteran Lynn Riedel president and manager of its Puget Sound division. Riedel will oversee the former Northpoint Escrow & Title operation, acquired by WFG in July 2011. She is responsible for the growth and maintenance of the full service title, escrow, and settlement services company serving [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 3: Pat Stone and Brian Bushlach discuss the Debt Ceiling Debate; what’s happening now and where we are going. Pat’s breakdown of the current economy and real estate market. Listen now! Segment 4: Insight into recent Wall Street Journal article “A Home Is a Lousy Investment” by Robert Bridges. Listen Now!
The Dichotomy of Misconception
Our knowledge, perceptions and biases are all a product of the information we digest. Modern media provides a constant stream of data, usually packaged for mass consumption and always lacking in detail and refinement. Case in point is the obsession with the S&P Case-Schiller Index. The national financial media regards Case-Schiller as gospel when reporting housing prices and [...]
WFG beefs up Louisiana staff with underwriting counsel, sales
WFG National Title Insurance Co. announced the addition of Stephen Sklamba and Liz Pecoraro to its Louisiana agency division. The company said Sklamba will serve as a vice president and Louisiana underwriting counsel for the Louisiana agency group. In this role, he will assist WFG agencies on all underwriting matters. He will be based in [...]
WFG National Title Grows Presence in Washington
WFG acquires Northpoint Escrow & Title, expanding footprint in Seattle, Tacoma Lake Oswego, OR - July 6, 2011 – Williston Financial Group, LLC (“WFG”) has acquired Northpoint Escrow & Title (“Northpoint”), an established, title, escrow and settlement services company serving Puget Sound, Snohomish, King and Pierce counties in Washington, including the Seattle and Tacoma metropolitan areas. WFG [...]
Economic Inflection Points
Every once in awhile we witness a convergence of issues that create an economic inflection point……….a point which we change direction. Although the concept of an inflection point stems from calculus, it is applicable the current economic situation. It seems safe to say that our current direction seems to be lateral; we are basically stuck in [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Segment 1: Pat Stone’s macroeconomic overview, the stock market and the mood on Wall Street right now. Listen now! Segment 2: Pat Stone on the current economy and how it affects real estate in the US and in the Portland market. And a quick overview & update on the Dodd-Frank bill. Listen now!
Harris to Lead WFG’s Default Services Division
Williston Financial Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, WFG National Title Insurance Company have appointed Morgan Harris as executive vice president, default services. The Williston Financial Group family of title insurers is currently licensed and operating in 39 jurisdictions nationwide. The company is a full service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
A great take on the local market by Pat Stone, CEO of WFG National Title. Listen to: Segment 1 | Segment 2
The Real Estate Market
The unending commentary on the state of the housing market continues with many “experts” expressing opinions on everything from the future of prices to the desirability of homeownership. Central to all the angst is an overriding impression that too much uncertainty and confusion exists to reasonably predict the future…and in the absence of certitude, we [...]
WFG National Title Adds Underwriting Counsel, Title Officer
WFG National Title Insurance Co. appointed A. Roger Blauvelt as vice president, underwriting counsel and Lisa Kent as title officer in its Florida agency group. Blauvelt’s role with WFG National Title will be to serve as state counsel for Florida, as well as help to develop and support agency relationships in several eastern states. He [...]
WFG National Title Adds Two More to Support Agents
Blauvelt, Kent Join Florida Agency Office ORLANDO - May 12, 2011 – WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”) has appointed A. Roger Blauvelt as Vice President, Underwriting Counsel and Lisa Kent as Title Officer in its Florida agency group. The Williston Financial Group family of title insurers is currently licensed and operating in 38 [...]
WFG Adds to Commercial Division
WFG National Title Insurance Co. added a senior escrow officer and manager of its commercial division charged with growing the company’s commercial customer base. WFG National Title Insurance Co. has added Trevor Cheyne as AVP, manager commercial division and senior escrow officer. He will be based in WFG National Title’s NW Portland branch, but will [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Patrick Stone’s economic outlook for the Portland area and how it impacts the real estate market. Listen now
New Millennium Title Group Hires SVP of National Sales
New Millennium Title Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Williston Financial Group LLC has announced that David Wilson will serve as its senior vice president, national sales. Wilson, who will be based in Atlanta, has 24 years of experience in the mortgage and settlement services industry, most recently serving as vice president of sales with Equifax [...]
WFG National Title Adds New Mexico State Counsel
WFG National Title Insurance Co. has announced that Susan McKnight has joined the company as vice president, New Mexico state counsel and agency consultant. McKnight will provide underwriting assistance, education and agency support for WFG National Title’s agencies throughout New Mexico. She comes to WFG National Title having most recently served as New Mexico state counsel [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Insight into the Case-Shiller Index, inventory levels and a current snapshot of the market. Listen to: Segment 6 | Segment 7
WFG National Title Names S.C. Manager
WFG National Title Insurance Co. named Clinton Yarborough its agency state manager/counsel for South Carolina. He will be based in Columbia, S.C. Yarborough’s role will be to grow WFG National Title’s presence in South Carolina, with an emphasis on recruiting and serving as a resource for agencies there. He comes to WFG National Title from one of [...]
WFG National Adds to Southeastern Operations – The Title Report
WFG National Title Insurance Co. named a new senior vice president to manage its Southeast regional operations. Read on for more information about the position. WFG National Title Insurance Co. has named Thomas Klein senior vice president, Southeast region. In his new position, Klein will focus on managing and growing the company’s agency support operations [...]
News Radio Interview with Patrick F. Stone: Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing on 750KXL
Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Bushlach about his humble beginnings, the economy, the housing market, and the outlook for 2011. Listen to: Segment 1 | Segment 2
WFG Appoints New Midwest Sales Rep – The Title Report
WFG National Title Insurance Co. has appointed Janell Downing as agency sales and service representative in its Midwestern region. The Williston Financial Group family of title insurers is currently licensed and operating in 37 jurisdictions nationwide. The company is a full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for lender, commercial and residential [...]
WFG Adds Two in Agency Audit Department – The Title Report
WFG National Title Insurance Co. named Mark Knight as senior agency auditor and Keith Nolan as agency auditor. Knight comes to WFG National Title after spending seven years in a similar position with one of the industry’s largest title insurers. He spent the previous 15 years serving in loss prevention and internal auditing manager positions [...]
Moody Joins Williston Financial – National Mortgage News
William Moody has joined Williston Financial Group Inc., as an executive vice president and head of its New Millennium Title lender services division. He will also serve on WFG’s executive committee. Most recently, he was the founder, president and chief executive of Lender’s First Choice, which was shuttered because of the problems of its parent company Mercury [...]
More Personnel Movement at WFG National Title – The Title Report
WFG National Title Insurance Co. has been active in announcing new additions to its company the last few weeks. Read on to see the three new faces that were officially greeted by WFG yesterday. WFG National Title Insurance Co. announced three more personnel moves this week. The company named Bebe Casey senior vice president, northern [...]
WFG National Title Adds Uhlig as National Agency Counsel
Santa Barbara, CA - December 7, 2010 - WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”) has appointed Gael Uhlig as National Agency Counsel. WFG National Title is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oregon-based Williston Financial Group. The Williston Financial Group family of title insurers is currently licensed and operating in 37 jurisdictions nationwide. The company is a full service [...]
WFG National Title Grows in Northern New England States
Industry Veterans Casey, Graham to Work with New England Agencies Santa Barbara, CA – December 7, 2010 – WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”) has named Bebe Casey Senior Vice President, Northern New England Agency Sales Manager. Ms. Casey has been with the company since February, 2010. In March, 2010, Ward Graham, Esq. [...]
WFG Makes More Personnel Announcements – The Title Report
The national underwriter recently named two new senior vice presidents in different levels of the organization. Read on for more details about these additions. National underwriter WFG National Title Insurance Co. recently named two new senior vice presidents in different levels of the organization. Adrienne Mann was named senior vice president, national agency, and Charles [...]
Mann will lead National Agency Group for WFG National Title
Santa Barbara, CA – December 2, 2010 - WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”) has named Adrienne Mann its Senior Vice President, National Agency. WFG National Title is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oregon-based Williston Financial Group. The Williston Financial Group family of title insurers is currently licensed and operating in 37 jurisdictions nationwide. [...]
Cain will oversee Midwest Agencies for WFG National Title
Santa Barbara, CA – December 2, 2010 - Charles Cain, Esq. has been named as Senior Vice President, Agency Manager, Midwest Region by WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”). WFG National Title is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oregon-based Williston Financial Group. The Williston Financial Group family of title insurers is currently licensed and operating in [...]
New Millennium Title Adds Executive Vice President – The Title Report
New Millennium Title, a wholly owned subsidiary of Williston Financial Group LLC (WFG), appointed a vice president who will serve on the executive committee of WFG. Williston Financial Group LLC (WFG) has appointed William Moody as executive vice president. Moody will lead wholly owned subsidiary New Millennium Title, WFG’s lender services division, from the division’s [...]
Underwriter Expands Florida Operations – ALTA
Title industry veteran Gene Rebadow has been named senior vice president, state agency manager, Florida for title insurer WFG National Title Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Portland, Ore.-based Williston Financial Group. Rebadow and six other experienced industry professionals come to WFG National Title with a focus on growing the insurer’s title agency relationships across [...]
Underwriter Appoints Industry Veteran to lead Lender Services Division – ALTA
Williston Financial Group LLC (WFG) appointed William Moody as executive vice president. Moody will lead wholly- owned subsidiary New Millennium Title, WFG’s lender services division, from the division’s new headquarters in Simi Valley, Calif. He will also serve on WFG’s executive committee. WFG is a national, full service provider of title insurance and real estate [...]
Real Estate Stands to Gain in Fed Injection – Inman News
Editor’s note: The following is a guest perspective by Patrick F. Stone, president and CEO of Williston Financial Group, which is parent to WFG National Title Insurance Co. His contribution focuses on the Federal Reserve’s announced plans for a new round of quantitative easing. By PATRICK F. STONE Below are some thoughts on the Federal [...]
Q/A with Patrick Stone of Williston Financial Group – MBA Newslink
By Michael Murray, MBA Newslink Patrick Stone, president and CEO of Williston Financial Group’s WFG National Title Insurance Co., Lake Oswego, Ore., discussed with MBA NewsLink his outlook for the residential mortgage industry, the housing market, processing transactions and their impact on the title business. MBA NEWSLINK: This is the title industry, but it reflects [...]
Radio Interview with WFG President & CEO Patrick F. Stone on 750KXL
Brian Bushlach’s Business Briefing, September 2010 Click here to listen to interview!
A Glimpse Inside New Underwriter WFG National Title – The Title Report
Patrick Stone, president and CEO of WFG National Title Insurance Co., spoke with The Title Report recently about launching the new underwriter, what the vision was behind its development and what the future holds for the new company based out of Lake Oswego, Ore. Williston Financial Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, WFG National Title [...]
Patrick Stone Interview, Part 2 of 2: WFG Looks to Three C’s: Communicate, Collaborate, Coexist – The Title Report
Williston Financial Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, WFG National Title Insurance Co., in June opened a national headquarters in Oswego, Ore. The company is a full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential transactions, and is currently licensed and operating in 33 states. WFG President and CEO Patrick [...]
Patrick Stone Interview, Part 1 of 2: WFG National Title Insurance Co. Comes to Market in a Big Way – The Title Report
Williston Financial Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, WFG National Title Insurance Co., in June opened its national headquarters in Lake Oswego, Ore. WFG is currently licensed and operating in 33states nationwide. The company is a full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for lender, commercial and residential transactions. Patrick Stone, president [...]
New Player in Title Insurance – Inman News
Acquisitions give WFG a national presence By Matt Carter, Inman News There’s room for another national player in title insurance, according to Patrick Stone, president and CEO of a startup that aims to join the ranks of the big four title insurers before the end of the decade. Based in Lake Oswego, Ore., WFG National [...]
Industry Newcomer Opens Doors to National Headquarters – The Title Report
A new underwriter to take to the market opened the doors to its national headquarters in Lake Oswego, Ore. With 200 employees and plans to operate in 40 states before the end of the year, the company is planning to use the current market to grow rapidly. Williston Financial Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, [...]
A Look at the Future of the Title Agent – The Title Report
Industry veteran Patrick Stone offered his insight on what’s to come for title agents in the ever-changing real estate landscape during his session at the National Settlement Services Summit. Read on for his predictions in the first of a two-part series on the discussion. When it comes to pulling out the crystal ball, some industry [...]
WFG National Title Insurance Company Earns Financial Stability Rating® of A′ (A Prime), Unsurpassed, from Demotech, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio, July 1, 2010: WFG National Title Insurance Company has earned a Financial Stability Rating® (FSR) of A′ (A Prime), Unsurpassed, from Demotech, Inc. This level of FSR is assigned to insurers who possess unsurpassed financial stability related to maintaining positive surplus as regards policyholders, liquidity of invested assets, an acceptable level of financial [...]
Emerging Underwriter Opens Headquarters in Oregon – ALTA
Williston Financial Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, WFG National Title Insurance Co., opened their national headquarters in Lake Oswego, Ore. WFG is currently licensed and operating in 33 states. The company is a full service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for lender, commercial and residential transactions. WFG President and CEO [...]
Lake Oswego Title Insurer is on Expansion Binge, CEO Says – The Oregonian
By Jeff Manning, The Oregonian Six months after quietly opening its doors, title insurance startup WFG National Title Insurance Co. is up and running in 33 states and employs 200 people — 80 of them in Oregon. It’s on the acquisition trail and looking to quickly build a national footprint, said Patrick Stone, WFG’s chief executive. All this is [...]
Emerging National Title Insurance Company Opens Headquarters in Portland Area WFG National Title Insurance Company doing business in 30 states in first year
Portland, OR – June 23, 2010 - Williston Financial Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, WFG National Title Insurance Company, have opened their national headquarters in Lake Oswego, Oregon. WFG is currently licensed and operating in 33 states nationwide. The company is a full service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for lender, commercial [...]
