E-Closings: The Future of Real Estate Closings

August 7, 2017

The mortgage industry has been struggling since the implementation of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) Act to produce and deliver accurate documents to consumers on a significantly shortened timetable. It seems that adopting electronic closing (e-closing) procedures should have become mainstream procedure by now, yet it remains on the fringe of common practice. Consumers and investors have played a role in this delay, along with lenders themselves, despite the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau's (CFPB) advocacy for using e-closing procedures. Why would the mortgage industry and its consumers resist a change that will produce more efficient closings with better accuracy?

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Glenbrook is a developer with expertise across the sectors, with ongoing projects in residential (PRS and for sale), office and retail / leisure. They focus on the north west of England, with Liverpool and Manchester the main focus of activity, but with projects in Chester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Coventry and Wales. Their head office is in Manchester, with a satellite office in Liverpool and with a London base also. Lead by Ian Sherry and Guy Butler, the Directors have an excellent track record of delivery across all sectors, in the north west, and in London and the south of England. Glenbrook are seeking new opportunities and funding partners and would be pleased to meet and discuss new opportunities.

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