Stewart Information Services Corp. (STC) Wrap Up:

Stewart Information Services Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and related information services required for settlement by the real estate and mortgage industries. The company operates in two segments, Title Insurance-Related Services and Real Estate Information (REI). The Title Insurance-Related Services segment provides services, such as searching for and examining documents, including deeds, mortgages, wills, divorce decrees, court judgments, paving assessments, and tax records, as well as offers title insurance for residential and commercial properties, undeveloped acreage, farms, ranches, and water rights. The REI segment provides electronic delivery of data, products, and services related to real estate, as well as origination and post-closing services, such as title and settlement services to residential mortgage lenders. Its products include basic vesting and legal description, mortgage modification services, conforming loan submissions, alternative products, and vendor management services. This segment also provides credit reporting services through credit bureaus, appraisal services and automated property valuations, and initial loan disclosures. In addition, it offers products and services, such as Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 tax-deferred property exchanges; real estate database conversion, construction, maintenance, and access; automation for government recording and registration; and pre-employment screening and background investigation services. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Central Europe, Mexico, Central America, and Australia. It serves mortgage lenders and servicers, mortgage brokers, home buyers and sellers, government entities, commercial and residential real estate agents, land developers, builders, and title insurance agencies, as well as accountants, attorneys, and investors. The company was founded in 1893 and is based in Houston, Texas.