Crypto-backed mortgages are hitting the mainstream. Here's how they work.
A crypto-backed mortgage is just one step in the tokenization of assets and the future of finance. Using bitcoin as collateral for a home loan or down payment will open the door to homeownership for potentially millions of crypto investors. This is what's about to happen.
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Startup is Deploying $100M to Put Real Estate Deals on the Blockchain
Miami-based blockchain tech company Propy, which was launched in 2017, has been trying to modernize the closing process and recently got a big financial boost to do it, CNBC said. In late January, Propy announced it had secured a $100 million credit facility from Metropolitan Partners Group, a private investment firm. Propy said the money would be used to consolidate title and escrow companies into an artificial intelligence-powered, end-to-end closing platform.
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Jonathan Loeb Wins Motion to Dismiss for Defendant Insurer, Reinforcing the Limitations of the Scope of Title Insurance Coverage
Is a title insurer obligated to pay construction costs incurred as the result of a government regulation? That was the question before the Plymouth County Superior Court in a recent case where Rich May Associate, Jonathan Loeb, represented the insurer. Following extensive arguments on a Motion to Dismiss, Rich May secured a win for its client and a complete dismissal of all claims.
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First American hits title agency with suit over alleged rebrand scheme
First American Title Insurance Company says a Long Island title agency rebranded itself to dodge a $611,000 judgment tied to a wire fraud at a 2020 closing. That, in essence, is the story told in a lawsuit filed on May 6, 2026, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. According to the filing, First American is going after Liberty National Title Agency Corp., two entities operating as Consumer Direct Title Agency Inc. (one in New York, one in Florida), and their sole principal, Patricia Stein-Oliva, accusing them of pulling off a coordinated rebrand to leave a court judgment unpaid.
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Fed holds interest rates steady: Here's what that means for credit cards, mortgages, car loans and savings rates
Inflation has surged since the war with Iran began, leaving policymakers with limited room to act, according to Sean Snaith, the director of the University of Central Florida's Institute for Economic Forecasting. "We're in a kind of suspended animation - between Iran and the Fed transition," Snaith said.
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