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Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 4, 2026 (our “2025 Form 10-K”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this section have the meanings given to them in our 2025 Form 10-K.
We may lose the ability to market, distribute or resell certain third-party verification, data, technology and other products, or such products may become less competitive, which could adversely affect our revenues, customer relationships and operating results.
A portion of our revenue is derived from the marketing, distribution, integration and resale of credit, verification, data, technology and other products and services provided by third parties. In some cases, a significant percentage of the revenue generated from these offerings is derived from products and technologies provided by a limited number of third-party suppliers, licensors and data providers or platform operators. As a result, our business may be particularly vulnerable to the loss, disruption or deterioration of any such relationship. Our ability to offer these products depends on maintaining contractual relationships with these third parties, and such arrangements may be terminated, may not be renewed, may be renewed on less favorable terms, or may become subject to restrictions on our ability to market, distribute, bundle, integrate or resell the applicable products and services.
If one or more of these third-party providers were to terminate or materially modify our rights to resell their products, increase pricing, impose more restrictive contractual terms, experience financial, operational, security, regulatory or compliance issues,
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discontinue products, be acquired by a competitor or become controlled by a party whose interests do not align with ours, or otherwise limit our access to their products, technologies, platforms, services or underlying data, we may be unable to continue offering those products to our customers or may only be able to do so at reduced margins. In some cases, a competitor that acquires or controls a product, technology or platform that we market, use, distribute or resell may have incentives to favor its own competing offerings, increase pricing, limit investment in products, platforms or technologies made available to us, restrict our access, reduce functionality or support, or make the products, platforms or technologies available to us on less favorable terms, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Third-party providers may also seek to market or distribute their products, platforms or technologies directly to our customers, reduce the role of resellers, intermediaries, cooperatives or distribution partners, or otherwise compete with us for customer relationships. If we are unable to maintain access to competitive products, platforms, technologies, services or pricing, or customers increasingly obtain such products directly from providers, demand for certain of our offerings could decline.
In addition, even if we retain the right to resell such products and use applicable platforms or technologies, our business could be adversely affected if the products, services, platforms or technologies provided by our third-party suppliers fail to remain competitive with alternative solutions available in the marketplace. Competitors may develop or obtain access to products, platforms and technologies that are less expensive, more accurate, more technologically advanced, more automated, faster, provide broader data coverage, or may be more comprehensive, more compliant with evolving regulatory requirements, or otherwise more attractive to customers than the products we offer. If our third-party providers fail to innovate, invest in their products, platforms, or technologies, or maintain competitive service levels, or prioritize competing products or channels, customers may reduce their use of our offerings, switch to competing providers, or exert pressure on pricing and contract terms.
Further, identifying, negotiating and implementing alternative suppliers or replacement products, platforms or technologies may be costly, time-consuming and disruptive and may require significant operational, technological and customer-transition efforts. Alternative products, platforms or technologies may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, may not offer comparable functionality, performance, data coverage, or customer acceptance, or may not be capable of being integrated into our offerings on a timely basis.
The loss of the ability to resell one or more significant verification, credit reporting, or other third-party products, the deterioration of those products, platforms or technologies' competitive position, or our inability to replace such products, platforms or technologies on a timely and cost-effective basis could result in reduced revenues, lower profitability, customer attrition, damage to our reputation, disruption to customer workflows, increased operating costs and reduced competitiveness. Because some of these products, platforms or technologies are integrated into broader service offerings provided by Altisource, any such event could also adversely affect demand for related services and solutions. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Developments affecting REO volumes, REO pricing or REO sales could negatively affect demand for certain of our default-related services and impair our ability to satisfy contractual performance metrics.
A reduction in residential foreclosures or the supply or sale of REO in the United States could reduce the demand for services, including foreclosure trustee, foreclosure auction, REO asset management, REO property inspection and preservation, real estate brokerage, real estate auction and marketing services, as well as sales of REO, especially in cases where more loans are resolved prior to foreclosure or sold at foreclosure auctions, and therefore do not convert to REO. A reduction in REO properties, or lower sales volumes, could impair our ability to meet certain contractually required service metrics, including conversion percentage requirements, as the size of the applicable REO inventory declines and the remaining properties are often the most difficult to sell. Reduced volumes may also diminish operating efficiencies, increase per unit costs, and make it more challenging to secure and retain vendors at economically viable scale.
Proposals or actions which seek to limit or restrict participation by institutional investors or other buyer classes in single-family housing or REO markets could depress demand for REO, change the composition of the pool of potential REO buyers, lengthen REO sales cycles, or negatively impact pricing for REO assets. Any such developments could adversely affect demand for our REO disposition, auction, brokerage, marketplace and related services, increase execution complexity, reduce the value of REO and associated sales commission and auction fees, or impair our ability to satisfy contractual performance metrics.
In addition, changes in policies, regulations, or program requirements imposed by federal housing agencies or government-sponsored enterprises, including the FHA, HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, could adversely affect foreclosure and post-foreclosure processes, auction participation, reimbursement programs and related economics. For example, changes to foreclosure bidding requirements, credit bidding thresholds, eligibility for claims without conveyance of title or similar programs, reimbursement of foreclosure or auction-related costs, conveyance requirements, or other loss mitigation and post-foreclosure programs could reduce the volume of assets eligible for third-party sale, alter servicer behavior at foreclosure auctions, reduce referral volumes, lengthen timelines, negatively impact pricing or fees associated with foreclosure auctions and
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REO disposition services, or impair our ability to meet contractual performance metrics. Governmental actions that influence mortgage interest rates, mortgage-backed securities markets, or participation by certain buyer classes in residential real estate markets could further reduce demand for our services or increase volatility in volumes and execution complexity. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under federal conservatorship since 2008. Recapitalization, privatization, exit from conservatorship or other restructuring could result in changes to GSE programs, servicing requirements, foreclosure and REO processes, reimbursement structures, vendor requirements or other aspects of the residential mortgage market. Such changes could affect the volume, timing, economics or profitability of services we provide to GSEs and customers whose portfolios include GSE-backed loans, and could adversely affect our revenues, cash flows, results of operations and financial condition. We may not be able to effectively manage rapid or unanticipated changes in foreclosures or the supply, sale price or sale of REO which could negatively impact our ability to satisfy service level metrics that are tied to conversion rates or other percentage requirements. For example, if a service metric specifies that a certain percentage of the total REO inventory is to be sold within a defined period of time, a rapid change in the total REO inventory may increase the risk of failing to meet the defined percentage metric during the period required to prepare the newly added REO to be marketed. Some of the service metrics which may be impacted include those related to REO conversion rates, aging of REO, time on market and sale price compared to valuation. If we fail to satisfy applicable performance metrics or perform in a manner satisfactory to our customers, such customers may reduce the services they acquire from us or otherwise terminate us as a service provider.