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How 2020 raised the stakes for the mortgage industry

Housing Wire

Prior to 2020, the mantra around the mortgage industry going back to 2016 was that launching a new “digital experience” was the equivalent to table stakes in poker. Not to be outmatched, the incumbent software providers each updated and launched their own POS to stave off the encroaching technology. Meanwhile, the industry scrambled.

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Multi-closing fraud risk holds steady in 2020

Housing Wire

A new annual report from CoreLogic shows multi-closing fraud risk held steady in 2020 after having decreased the past several years. According to the CoreLogic Multi-Close Alert Program (MCAP), 2020 is projected to have a similar level of findings as was seen in 2019. in 2020 when compared to 2019.

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Non-QM lender Citadel Servicing rebrands as Acra Lending

Housing Wire

Citadel Servicing Corporation (CSC) , one of the country’s largest non-QM lenders , is rebranding as Acra Lending (Acra). Then known as Citadel Servicing, the company was acquired by HPS Investment Partners, LLC in February 2020 for an undisclosed price. WFG reports its highest volume months ever during Q2 and Q3 of 2020.

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Embracing technology will be key for lenders and title companies in 2021

Housing Wire

As the country embraces technology now more than ever, lenders and title companies have an opportunity to embrace the possibilities of mortgage technology to connect with consumers in new ways and grow their businesses. It’s a new time for our industry, with so much going virtual.”. No paper or printing is a huge cost saver.”.

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Figure Lending lands $100M funding facility

Housing Wire

SoFi co-founder Mike Cagney’s latest digital mortgage operation Figure Lending closed on a $100 million funding facility from JPMorgan Chase this week. The warehouse facility will allow the company, a subsidiary of Figure Technologies , to originate conventional loans as well as jumbo loans , the company said in a statement Wednesday.

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The surprising future of mortgage technology

Housing Wire

Today, while the mortgage industry has the technology to support this, we’re still in the early stages of determining how it should be used. With the advances we’re seeing in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation, we have become experts at configuring our technology to meet the changing needs of lenders.

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ICE, DocMagic team up to offer closing technology

Housing Wire

ICE Mortgage Technology will now deploy an “eVault” solution as part of its mortgage closing platform to ensure the secure storage of digital mortgages and notes, it announced late last week. The post ICE, DocMagic team up to offer closing technology appeared first on HousingWire. Digital mortgage platform DocMagic Inc.