Stewart completes its first fully digital online closing in Texas

All lender and title closing documents were executed electronically leveraging the Notarize Closing portal. All lender and title closing documents were executed electronically leveraging the Notarize Closing portal. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Stewart completes its first fully digital online closing in Texas 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Stewart announced the completion of its first 100 percent paperless, fully digital real estate transaction with Georgetown Mortgage LLC in Texas. The closing was completed by Stewart’s Katy Office in Katy. All lender and title closing documents were executed electronically leveraging the Notarize Closing portal. The closing culminates more than a year-long effort by Stewart, Notarize and industry partners to work to get a bill passed in the State of Texas allowing webcam-based closing. The law, which went into effect July 1, adds another tool for providing a top consumer experience for clients.

“Completing our first remote, fully digital purchase transaction in Texas supports Stewart’s continued innovative … approach to improve the real estate transaction process,” said Matt Morris, chief executive officer, Stewart Information Services Corp. “Given the increasingly busy and mobile nature of our customers, we continually look for ways to simplify the complex, and are committed to driving improvements to the process to enhance the customer experience in the manner that they are most comfortable with.”

“Online closings can’t happen in a vacuum: it requires trusted partners who are committed to innovation plus best-in-class technology to deliver an end-to-end paperless mortgage,” said Pat Kinsel, CEO, Notarize.