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Stewart Presents The Smarter Way to Power Home Equity Lending

In a fast-moving real estate environment, lenders need more than just speed, they need reliability, flexibility and efficiency. That’s why Stewart designed an all-in-one solution to simplify and streamline home equity lending from start to finish.

Stewart covers all seven essentials of home equity success: Data, Customer Experience, Credit/Capacity, Valuation, Title, Signing and Integration all under one service agreement, with one trusted partner.

  • Smarter Data for Smarter Decisions

Leverage advanced data tools to find new opportunities and support existing customers. Stewart provides portfolio enhancement, trigger-based alerts and a full customer data platform with analytics, modeling tools and integrated decision support. And with the Stewart Now™ app, loan officers can access ownership, comps and property data on the go.

  • A Better Borrower Experience

Borrowers expect simplicity, and Stewart delivers. Our Enterchange Consumer Portal offers an intuitive, 24/7 interface for secure document exchange, status tracking and eSignatures. Plus, lenders can customize email and text alerts, ensuring clear, timely communication every step of the way.

  • Credit, Verification and Fraud Protection, All in One

Our solution includes custom credit reporting (soft and hard pulls, supplements, rescoring and more), asset and income verification, and tools to detect fraud before it becomes a problem. Through Informative Research, Stewart provides access to more than 100 million fraud-screened records.

  • Fast, Flexible Valuation Options

Whether you need an AVM, desktop appraisal or full field inspection, Stewart delivers. Our proprietary Stewart Intelligent Cascade™ uses property, market, loan and borrower characteristics in conjunction with a lender’s credit risk guidelines to provide an automated product selection and upgrade workflow, keeping valuation fast and affordable.

  • Nationwide Title and Settlement

From basic property reports to ALTA policies and post-closing services, Stewart ensures clear title and timely settlement. Our nationwide team also manages quality control, funding and disbursement to keep closings on track.

  • Signing, Anywhere, Anytime

Borrowers want options. Stewart offers them all: mobile notaries, remote online notarization via NotaryCam®, branch signings, and hybrid eClosings. Our tools make it easy to schedule and track any signing method, all from a single platform.

  • Seamless System Integrations

Stewart connects with all leading loan origination systems and title portals. Custom APIs are available for POS, valuation, credit, eClosing and more. Whether you’re using a major LOS or a proprietary system, Stewart helps you integrate efficiently.

One Partner. One Solution.

Stewart brings more than 130 years of real estate expertise, backed by $3 billion in annual revenue and a nationwide presence. With Stewart’s suite of home equity solutions, you gain a single point of contact and a collection of services tailored to today’s lending environment.

Ready to streamline your home equity lending? Contact solutions@stewart.com to learn how Stewart can help move your home equity business forward.

Thomas Hoff

Thomas Hoff

Tom is a financial services marketing professional with extensive experience in marketing, advertising and public relations. He has a proven track record of successfully developing and managing multichannel marketing initiatives for blue chip brands. As a writer, he puts his Economics Minor to good use publishing Home Value Forecast.