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The fight to standardize educational training for LOs

Housing Wire

Federal regulations mandate that nonbank LOs take training prior to being certified. These organizations impose response training responsibilities on banks to have a well-trained staff,” said a source who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about bank regulation. “So Learning materials up to par?

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“Collusion,” agent training are the focus on day three of the Sitzer/Burnett trial

Housing Wire

The third day of the highly consequential Sitzer/Burnett class action buyer broker commission lawsuit included a deep dive into the training materials used by various brokerages and the testimony of three of the named plaintiffs. Gorman was also questioned about the training materials used at Anywhere Brands.

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Free Webinar: Components of AMC Training by Josh Walitt

Appraisal Buzz

Certain states require AMC staff to receive training to ensure they understand valuation independence regulations as well as other statutory requirements. Our free webinar, “ Components of AMC Training ” will be held on June 10th at 2 pm with Josh Walitt as the host. Buzz : Why do AMCs need the training?

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6 ways title companies can harness AI

Housing Wire

While these advances are promising, it will still be up to trained professionals to interpret these alerts and take appropriate action. Maintain human oversight: While promising, it’s important to remember that AI is not a definitive solution to all your title company’s problems.

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There Goes the Neighborhood.

Appraisal Buzz

In a recent selling guide announcement by Fannie Mae (November 6, 2024), it was mentioned that they had collaborated with Freddie Mac to update the standardized definitions for neighborhood and market area. The updated definitions are provided below, along with their corresponding definitions from the Appraisal Institute.

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HousingWire’s 2024 Tech100 Award: What’s new with last year’s honorees?

Housing Wire

For the past 13 years, HousingWire’s Tech100 Award program has provided HousingWire readers with a definitive list of the tech solutions companies that are streamlining processes, enhancing customer experience and improving the overall homebuying experience for all involved. Click here to nominate a tech organization.

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Brooke Anderson-Tompkins on the ‘lifescape’ of AI

Housing Wire

It absolutely wasn’t around the headline hype, but that informed me to the extent that as I looked at the things that I was passionate about, the opportunity to incorporate artificial intelligence in the mortgage ecosystem definitely had me leaning in. We’re so used to, “Ok, here’s the definition.

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