Fixed-rate mortgages dominate refinance market

Apr 10, 2008

Stewart launches innovative approach to closing loansMortgagePress.comTouchSign technology, digital documents, touch screens Stewart Information Services Corporation announced the launch of its new TouchSign technology, which converts the traditional closing table from pen and paper to digital documents and touch screens. Stewart's TouchSign solution allows consumers to perform the real estate closing simply by touching a finger to the computer screen in compliance with applicable regulations. Consumers are able to navigate through their closing documents by tapping the TouchSign screens to provide their consent and signature for closing documents. The TouchSign kiosk is designed to work with Stewart's eClosingRoom technology. Through this solution, consumers are able to accept and review documents over the Internet. Stewart Information Services Corporation is a customer-driven and technology-enabled, real estate information, title insurance and transaction management company based in Houston. For more information, call (800) 783-9278 or visit www.stewart.com.

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