Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This approach integrates QC principles throughout the lending process, from application to servicing. This focus aligns with Fannie Mae’s QC requirements and reflects the growing importance of data in the lending process.

Lending 439

Lending Mortgage Training Technology 439

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.

Lending 380

Lending Mortgage Technology Tools 380

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a lending platform for mortgage brokers built on the foundation of the Floify point-of-sale (POS) platform. is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination and POS system for the mortgage industry.

Lending 453

Lending Mortgage Real Estate Agent Design 453

Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2023

Mortgage lender Revolution Mortgage has partnered with Tavant, an AI-powered digital lending company, to integrate Tavant’s Touchless Lending product suite into Revolution Mortgage’s platform. The technology is designed to automate and streamline the underwriting and application processes, per the statement.

Lending 409

Lending Mortgage Technology Design 409

Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

FormFree , a leading provider of mortgage lending technology , announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Jonathan Nahil as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Nahil brings to the role over 20 years of experience as a software architect and leader of development teams in renowned technology organizations.

Technology 320

Technology Architecture Lending Development 320

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.

Lending 426

Lending Technology Loan Officers Clients 426

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Gregory Meola, managing director, head of business development & strategy, Acra Lending Rather than formulaic QM lending, non-QM lending can be more complex. HousingWire: What are the unique complexities of non-QM lending as compared to QM loans? This leads to a better overall experience for the customer.

Lending 336

Lending Technology Development Business 336

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology is designed to enable users to manage their entire lending workflow in one place, from the customer’s initial point of thought through investor delivery. All of these features come together to help lenders achieve operational efficiencies across their entire business for every lending channel.

Technology 406

Technology Mortgage Lending Business 406

Appraisal Buzz

MAY 17, 2024

Brad Vasto has joined Asurity Technologies, which offers consumer lending compliance software and advisory services, as senior vice president – sales. Prior to joining Asurity, he spent 19 years at Black Knight and its predecessor companies as managing director of business development.

Technology 195

Technology Lending Business Development 195

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.

Lending 195

Lending Mortgage Design Finance 195

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Home-equity lending overall found its wings in 2023 as a number of independent mortgage banks ramped up product lines over the course of the year — despite a bump in the road in the third quarter when mortgage rates surged past 7%. Market indicators so far appear tentatively promising.

Lending 468

Lending Inventory Mortgage Finance 468

Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

While this was once a necessary business strategy, the technology now exists to implement a much more efficient approach. The technology to do this is possible and in many cases, has even been built – it just hasn’t been properly implemented. We have the means today to shift lenders to far more efficient staffing and personnel models.

Lending 338

Lending Mortgage Technology Training 338

Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

It’s a problem, it’s real, it’s documentable,” said Shannon Johnson, Touchless Lending product manager at Tavant. Tara Dugan, who works in marketing and real estate for Tavant, said that technology should focus on integrations and aggregations. To learn more about Tavant’s Touchless Lending platform, click here.

Technology 369

Technology Appraisal Lending Valuation 369

Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

To address the challenges and inefficiencies in the traditional lending process, Tavant has developed the Touchless Lending platform, which leverages advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and cloud computing.

Lending 317

Lending Mortgage Technology Business 317

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I sat down with Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, a business unit of ICE, to talk about the company’s mortgage automation strategy — and what keeps him up at night. SW: ICE Mortgage Technology is known for its focus on automation. Sarah Wheeler: ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight just closed today.

Technology 381

Technology Mortgage Tools Insurance 381

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2020

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.

Technology 476

Technology Mortgage Investors Investing 476

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. Mortgage Contracting Services , a national provider of residential and commercial property services, hired Jason Myers as vice president of business development.

Lending 361

Lending Clients Real Estate Development 361

Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

This general alignment matters a great deal as the FHFA, through their oversight of the GSEs, who have the vast majority of the market share, plays a key role in the conforming lending market being the de facto regulator. These entities make many other comments about technology, workforce options, modernization and the need for change.

Technology 418

Technology Appraisal Valuation Lending 418

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

After two years of optimization efforts, Rate CEO Victor Ciardelli talks about the public launch of the Rate Intelligence AI-powered lending platform. On Wednesday, the company implicitly announced its intentions to grow its market share by launching Rate Intelligence, an artificial intelligence -driven lending platform.

Mortgage 420

Mortgage Technology Development Finance 420

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2021

That has some producers of non-QM loans, which require specialized underwriting expertise, looking to technology, big data and the development of automated underwriting platforms as the solution for dealing with the anticipated surge in loan volume in the years ahead.

Lending 354

Lending Technology Government Investors 354

Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

A customized loan application developed for Angel Oak Home Loans will support both agency mortgage and non-QM lending “for borrowers of diverse financial backgrounds,” said Shane Westra, chief product officer at Simple Nexus. How should the current market impact lenders’ tech adoption? Presented by: Polly.

Lending 363

Lending Real Estate Agent Real Estate Technology 363

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2021

What happens when borrowers can’t or won’t walk into a lending branch? HousingWire recently sat down with Insellerate CEO Josh Friend to discuss that very question and what strategies retail lenders should look to adopt from direct-to-consumer lending. That’s where this hybrid digital lending model has emerged.

Lending 413

Lending Retail Mortgage Loan Officers 413

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

Seventy million dollars in seed funding is a colossal investment for an unproven tech startup, even one that promises to fully disrupt a relatively low-margin, traditional industry like mortgage lending. The post Ex-Zillow execs promise revolution in lending appeared first on HousingWire. But this is no ordinary mortgage startup.

Lending 474

Lending Real Estate Real Estate Agent Modernization 474

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Digital mortgage exchange platform and loan aggregator MAXEX announced on Tuesday the hiring of mortgage technology veteran Daniel Wallace as its new chief operating officer. Bill Decker, MAXEX president and co-founder, highlighted Wallace’s expertise in mortgage technology as a valuable asset for the company. “The U.S.

Technology 330

Technology Finance Mortgage Marketing 330

Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

A former Quicken Loans executive, Booth has over 15 years of experience working in state and federal government bodies, focusing on transforming the mortgage industry through technology. Planet Home Lending has promoted four people to vice president positions, supporting the company’s continual growth.

Lending 301

Lending Retail Development Realty 301

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

added mortgage lending under its umbrella by acquiring mortgage brokerage company Be My Neighbor on Monday. Publicly traded real estate software firm reAlpha Tech Corp. reAlpha agreed to pay Be My Neighbor an aggregate purchase price of up to $6 million. This consists of $1.5 million in cash paid on the closing date, $1.5

Brokerage 386

Brokerage Mortgage Real Estate Renovations 386

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

They discuss the latest developments in the mortgage market, along with key dynamics and growth strategies for lenders as interest rates continue to fall. The conversation also covers cost-to-completion metrics, new technology and tactics strategies for making customers happy in today’s market.

Mortgage 404

Mortgage Marketing Technology Business 404

Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Figure Technology Solutions , the parent company of Figure Lending LLC , named Michael Tannenbaum as its new CEO, the company announced on Tuesday. Tannenbaum boasts more than 15 years of experience in financial technology and financial services. Tannenbaum will also be a member of the board of directors.

Technology 387

Technology Lending Design Finance 387

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. FormFree, the ATP fintech led by HousingWire Tech Trendsetter Brent Chandler , is launching a blockchain-based exchange for consumers to take control of the lending process. The smart contract presents the borrower’s lending request to the exchange.

Lending 433

Lending Contracts Investors Technology 433

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.

Technology 288

Technology Law Lending Legal 288

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Home lending proptech Roostify is releasing the “first of many” APIs on its existing lending platform built to automate document validation and data extraction in the lending process. ” The post Roostify launches first of many AI-powered APIs on home lending platform appeared first on HousingWire.

Lending 329

Lending Development Training Mortgage 329

Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Software development company Blue Sage Solutions has launched a new servicing platform that merges loan origination and servicing functions using API-based technology.

Retail 406

Retail Lending Design Technology 406

Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

As origination volumes hit record highs in 2020, Truework’s verification experts saw a spike in fraud in mortgage lending, and expect that trend to continue this year. Now is the time for lenders to tighten their procedures not only on recruiting and hiring practices, but also lending operations. Data-driven analysis.

Lending 457

Lending Mortgage Sellers Technology 457

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.

Technology 397

Technology Retail Lending Design 397

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

Technology 463

Technology Development Real Estate Valuation 463

Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

Lenders need to be able to grow their business in a way that is not linear and is not tied to the market cycles – leveraging automation technology can help. The company’s solutions involve applications of a few different types of automation technology. It depends on the level of technology maturity of each lender’s middle office.

Lending 435

Lending Technology Tools Training 435

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Shortly after EasyKnock acquired home equity investment platform Balance Homes , the company appointed former Balance Homes co-founders Judd Schoenholtz and Aaron LaRue as chief revenue officer and chief technology officer, respectively. LaRue, meanwhile, will focus on the expansion of EasyKnock’s technology platform.

Technology 397

Technology Development Brokerage Design 397