CEO Theodore Chandler

Hey! Anyone out there remember LandAmerica? I know at least two people who do; one is a LandAmerica 1031 exchange victim still waiting for justice to be served while the other is now serving as senior VP and general counsel at the Richmond Fed. Turns out the sad, twisted tale of LandAmerica didn't end with bankruptcy (but we knew that). The bankruptcy trustee has filed a lawsuit in Virginia on behalf of the victims seeking $365 million in damages. The suit was filed last month in Richmond...Read Full Story

 xml:lang=”en” lang=”en” xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> LandAmerica Moves Three Companies to Omaha OMAHA, NE January 29, 2007 LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: LFG), a leading provider of real estate transaction services, has redomesticated its three principal underwriting companies to Nebraska and is opening an office in Omaha beginning in early 2007. The three underwriting companies — Commonwealth, Transnation, and Lawyers Title – were previously domiciled in...Read Full Story

LandAmerica Financial Group shares sink after Fidelity National Financial cancels acquisition CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. shares plummeted Monday after Fidelity National Financial Inc. said last week it terminated its deal to acquire the title insurer. In premarket trading, LandAmerica shares sank $3.71, or 85 percent, to 63 cents in premarket trading, after closing Friday at $4.34. Jacksonville, Fla.-based Fidelity National said late Friday it canceled its plans...Read Full Story

http://lawrencerandallbenham.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/lawrence-randall-benham-on-housing-credit/lawrence randall benham on housing creditApril 7, 2012 tight credit slowing recoveryThe housing market has been slow to recover.  The housing bubble was caused by overly easy credit, where almost anyone could qualify for a home loan, well above what they could afford.  The result was the crash of housing prices.Now, the housing market has been slow to recover, due to overly restrictive credit...Read Full Story

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. announced the termination of its definitive merger agreement with LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., pursuant to its contractual due diligence termination right. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. is a leading provider of title insurance, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services. FNF is one of the nation’s largest title insurance companies through its [...]Read Full Story