Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

If we learned anything from HousingWire’s recent AI Summit , artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping lending by streamlining processes, reducing costs, and enhancing the overall borrower experience. In addition, the regulatory environment is ever-changing and with it comes increased burdens on the lending industry.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Maxwell , a Wells Fargo -backed mortgage fintech, announced Wednesday that it has struck a deal to acquire the digital lending platform Revvin ( formerly known as MortgageHippo ) to enhance its point-of-sale technology. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 21, 2024

Incenter Lending-in-a-Box President Ralph Armenta Ralph Armenta has joined Incenter Lender Services as President, Lending-in-a-Box. These will be offered through Incenter’s digital Lending-in-a-Box platform on a “plug and play” basis—helping clients start building a new revenue stream, with marketing support.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Martin, Firth Third’s group head of mortgage warehouse finance, along with a team of warehouse lending professionals, will be based in Dallas. We’re bringing the resources of Fifth Third’s commercial bank to the mortgage industry to help our clients achieve their long-term strategic objectives,” Martin said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported operating income of $57 million in 2022, down from last year’s $397 million — a reflection of the headwinds the mortgage industry is facing. More than 60% of the clients renewed their subscription at a higher rate than they did at the beginning of the quarter, Jackson explained.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

Apprasial management company Valligent , which was recently acquired by enterprise risk management and collateral valuation services provider VerosTM , announced today that it has integrated with the ICE Mortgage Technology platform Encompass.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Los Angeles -based Dunmor , a technology -enabled lender that specializes in loans for residential real estate investors , has added a pair of experienced executives in the business-purpose lending space.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 19, 2024

(ICE) has released new enhancements to its Encompass digital mortgage lending platform designed to help lenders improve productivity and lower operational costs. The most recent Encompass update features expanded capabilities for mortgage originators to offer beneficial affordable lending solutions for their customers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Benchmark Administration (IBA) , will take on a new role as president of ICE Mortgage Technology starting on March 1. ICE’s appointment of Bowler as incoming president ICE Mortgage Technology comes at a crucial time for the company. ICE Mortgage Technology is also eyeing increased sales in its Encompass loan origination system in 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Miami-based fintech provider LoanPASS has integrated with ICE Mortgage Technology, a division of global data, technology, and market infrastructure provider Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Benchmark Administration (IBA), will step in as president of ICE Mortgage Technology starting March 1.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

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. You want to maintain that ‘good feeling’ with your clients. No paper or printing is a huge cost saver.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Once he takes over as CEO, Floyd said he intends to use his role to help further the adoption of new technology in the title industry. In his new role, Myers will oversee new client acquisition, emerging market expansion, new product growth with existing clients and sales strategy. and as president of SKLD Title Services.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tech-focused real estate brokerage Radius , flush with $14 million in venture capital raised this past April, has launched a mortgage lending arm in California that it plans to roll out to additional markets sometime next year. Is now a good time to invest in real estate automation technologies? Presented by: Axis Technical Group.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As a premier provider of innovative, high-performance software, data and analytics for mortgage and home equity lending and servicing, Black Knight is transforming the housing finance industry. Black Knight is a proven mortgage industry leader in servicing technology. Added Value to Clients. Originations. Secondary Marketing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2021

We’ve experienced the important role technology can play in helping homeowners access the tools and solutions their mortgage servicer is offering. We’re using] our technology to help homeowners and servicers alike facilitate more convenient and more equitable access to loan products and closings.”.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The brokerage has entered into a joint venture with Barrett Financial Group to offer what the companies believe will be a wide range of mortgage products and streamlined underwriting to The Agency’s luxury clients. Dubbed Aclara Lending, the joint venture will start in Southern California with plans to expand in the near future.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

CF Wholesale provides brokers with the resources and technology to drive their business and serve their clients. When a broker partners with CF Wholesale, they gain access to Octane, its in-house loan origination technology that compresses turn times and gives them full control.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As one of the largest correspondent investors in the country, AmeriHome is focused on being a consistent, reliable partner to its clients. In the COVID-19 era, that means AmeriHome has spent even more time listening to what clients need and adapting their products and services to help clients navigate constantly changing lending conditions.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2022

Worsening market conditions are only going to accelerate an already hyper-competitive mortgage lending industry that is still learning to adapt to post-pandemic homebuying behaviors. Technology has been the focal point of that evolution more out of necessity than some consensus that homebuyers don’t want to interact with their lenders at all.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2021

Citadel Servicing Corporation (CSC) , one of the country’s largest non-QM lenders , is rebranding as Acra Lending (Acra). As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, WFG continues to look for new ways to serve its clients, consumers and industry. Citadel resumed non-QM lending in the summer. Presented by: WFG.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Five Star Institute has assembled a panel of experts for the event, including Greg Brooks , Executive with Global Strategic; Brian Flaherty , CEO of Global Strategic; Kevin Kelley , EVP Document Management Solutions & Information Technology at Covius; and Erin Mowen , VP of Operations for Covius.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

As the world races towards increased digitization, mortgage professionals are striving to keep up with the demand for convenient lending solutions that allow borrowers to navigate the process from the comfort of their own homes. Rich Gagliano, President, Origination Technologies.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2023

Tavant , a Silicon Valley-based digital lending solutions provider, is adding a new product called Asset Analysis to its AI-powered digital lending platform, Touchless Lending. Touchless Lending provides straight-through mortgage processing and automated underwriting as part of the end-to-end mortgage manufacturing pipeline.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Digital closing provider Snapdocs has automated its digital closing revenue management system to help the firm create a faster and more transparent process for clients. The collaboration in May was aimed at enabling warehouse lenders to seamlessly and securely manage eNote transactions within their warehouse lending system of record.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2024

On last week’s episode of the Power House podcast , host Clayton Collins and guest Joe Tyrrell, the CEO of Optimal Blue , go in depth on how the mortgage technology firm pushes AI-driven data solutions, innovation and leadership for lenders interested in making better data-driven lending decisions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Patricia Suazo has joined FundingShield as its vice president of technology operations and integrations. Suazo has over 15 years of leadership experience in the mortgage lending space with firms including Stearns Lending , Bank of America , Carrington Holding Company and CloudVirga.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Several historic events over the past few years have brought seismic changes to the way the mortgage lending industry operates. Today, as we face what appears to be the beginning of a modest recovery in the marketplace, we can see the effect of those events in the way mortgage lending has changed forever.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

The Blueprint Builder features more than 60 third-party integrations, allowing lending teams to connect with other pieces of their workflow, from credit and verifications to pricing and disclosures. In the current environment, a rigid, static technology stack can prove fatal.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Kahane & Associates team is dedicated to finding innovative ways to assist its clients in significantly reducing the costs of default servicing. The primary goal of the firm is to provide clients with the highest quality legal representation and the finest in personal service in the industry.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

Stavvy , a fintech company specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, announced on Wednesday a new partnership with WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) to provide the company and its customers with eClosing technology solutions.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

As the mortgage industry continues to evolve at breakneck speed, risk management has never been a more critical lynchpin in the lending ecosystem. This experience, coupled with their use of proprietary and industry-leading technology solutions, has allowed MCRS to effectively serve a wide range of clients.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

“The variability in rates and higher costs for buyers increases the importance of understanding consumers’ individual situations,” said Bruce Gehrke , Senior Director of Wealth and Lending Intelligence at J.D. Movement Mortgage, totaled a customer satisfaction score of 761 on the list. Power’s satisfaction list. Power 2024 U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

These issues, and others, have made non-QM a go-to solution for originators to close loans for their clients. Here is where it gets murky – choosing the right non-QM lending partner! Having this removed from your plate frees up time to focus on prospecting or servicing other clients. Do they have a customer-first focus?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

added mortgage lending under its umbrella by acquiring mortgage brokerage company Be My Neighbor on Monday. reAlpha provides a commission-free homebuying experience through an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot for its clients while also offering support from its in-house licensed agents. This consists of $1.5 This consists of $1.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The company’s close partnerships with mortgage brokers and correspondents transforms feedback into impactful products, technology and services that help clients grow their businesses in any economic environment. That’s made Flagstar a true partner to the 3,600 clients the bank has served in its 35-plus year history.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The partnership will boost loan officers ’ capacity to deliver personalized, efficient and tech-powered solutions directly to their clients and agents. Miami-based fintech provider LoanPASS integrated Uplist ’s suite of home-shopping tools into its pricing engine, the company announced in November.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2022

SitusAMC on Monday announced the launch of its Warehouse Administration Services, “a comprehensive suite of technology-enabled turnkey services” that it says will help warehouse lenders reduce costs by as much as 30%, according to a company-issued news release. What are the building blocks of digital lending?

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