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After a quarter characterized by weakening homebuyer demand<\/a> and some of the highest mortgage rates<\/a> seen in decade, it was no surprise that Stewart and First American<\/a><\/strong> recorded weaker financial results in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the same quarter a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two Big Four title insurers announced their Q4 2022 earnings on Thursday, hosting earnings calls with investors and analysts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart looks to diversify offerings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At Stewart<\/a>, Q4 revenue came in at $665.9 million, down from $961.7 million a year prior, while net income was $13.3 million down from $85.5 million a year ago. Stewart\u2019s title segment reported an operating revenue of $581.6 million \u2014 down 30% year over year, and a pretax income of $26.9 million \u2014 down 77% year over year. The firm attributes these decreased to \u201cvolume declines in direct title and agency operations.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, total direct title revenue for the quarter was down 31% to $269.9 million, thanks to a 32% annual drop in non-commercial domestic title orders to $171.3 million, and a 28% drop in commercial domestic orders to $66.9 million. The company noted, however, that thanks to the dramatic decrease in refinance orders, the average domestic residential fee per file was up 45% year over year to $3,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a result, we are taking material, but thoughtful and targeted expense actions throughout the year to ensure we maintain financial strength, service out business well and position us for a more normal market,\u201d Fred Eppinger, the firm\u2019s CEO, said during Stewart\u2019s fourth-quarter earnings call with investors Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the firm looks ahead to the rest of 2023 and its long-term goal to \u201ccreate a stronger and more resilient business that can thrive through real estate cycles and economic conditions,\u201d Stewart executives are looking toward diversifying the firm\u2019s product offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring the fourth quarter we added FNC Title Services<\/strong><\/a>, which specializes in providing title service for reverse mortgage transactions,\u201d Eppinger said. \u201cWe are looking for market segments where you can differentiate and have growth potential with what is happening in the economy and the demographics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First American looks to manage expenses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Like Stewart, after a slow fourth quarter, First American<\/a> executives stressed their focus on expense management as the firm looks to navigate the 2023 housing market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the fourth quarter of 2022, First American recorded a revenue decline to $1.7 billion, down 29% year over year, and a net income of $54 million, down from $260 million a year ago. \u00a0For the full year 2022, First American\u2019s revenue was down 18% from 2021 to $7.6 billion, while its net income for the year fell to $263 million from $1.2 billion in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The firm\u2019s title segment generated a total revenue of $1.614 billion in Q4. That number was down 26% from a year prior, and the pretax net income of $114 million was down from $368 million a year ago, as the number of title orders closed fell to 125,000 compared to 263,300 in Q4 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The firm\u2019s commercial title segment had a rough Q4, with revenue dropping to $251 million, a decline of 34% compared to the year prior, as the number of closed orders fell to 18,200 from 23,500. However, for the full year 2022, commercial title revenue was up 2.0% from 2021 to a record $1.0 billion \u2014 which was certainly a bright spot in a year characterized by the housing market slowdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRefinance has been declining for the past two years, so it is now at trough levels,\u201d Ken DeGiorgio, the firm\u2019s CEO, said. \u201cBased on our order trends, we are seeing early signs of stabilization, with open purchase orders improving from down 40% in November to down 31% in January. The recent decline in mortgage rates combined with lower home prices have led to some improvement in affordability, and therefore demand, which makes us cautiously optimistic that the purchase market is in the early stages of recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead, executives highlighted how the firm\u2019s \u201chealthy balance sheet\u201d will allow First American to continue to pursue investing in key strategic initiatives and acquisitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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