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IMB Summit: Holstering the “money gun,” addressing the homeowner’s insurance crisis & more

Housing Wire

“It’s the fear of the unknown,” said McGrath, whose lending company is based in Florida. How much technology can we take on, can we absorb, can we use responsibly in order to grow our business without expanding our payments?” Just seeing the crazy increases in technology costs have skyrocketed.

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Concerns are growing over the rising cost of homeowners insurance

Housing Wire

The rising cost of homeowners insurance is weighing more heavily on American homeowners and buyers, according to a survey published Wednesday by Mphasis Digital Risk , a technology services company serving the residential real estate lending industry. average, according to estimates from the Insurance Information Institute.

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IMB Summit: Holstering the ‘money gun,’ addressing the homeowners insurance crisis and more

Housing Wire

The industry will see declining interest rates, new capital rules for nonbanks, new open banking rules under Section 1033, huge technology changes, a new tax bill, tens of billions in damage from hurricanes, new loan limits and artificial intelligence “storming into our business,” he said. What keeps McGrath up at night?

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Rocket to shut down origination channel for real estate and insurance agents

Housing Wire

Rocket Companies will soon shut down Rocket Pro Originate , a mortgage origination platform for real estate agents, insurance agents, tax professionals and other financial professionals who are also licensed to originate mortgages.

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Finaya Unifies Home Buying and Selling, Mortgage, Insurance, Title and Closing Services

Appraisal Buzz

Technology firm Finaya has launched an AI-based homeownership marketplace super-app that integrates home buying and selling, mortgage, insurance, title, closing and other related services supported by a marketplace of on-demand realtors, loan brokers, lenders and service providers.

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Blend breaks into title insurance with latest acquisition

Housing Wire

Digital lending software provider Blend announced on Monday that it is expanding its cloud-based platform with the acquisition of Title365 from the Mr. Cooper Group for approximately $422 million, reflecting an enterprise value of $500 million. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Presented by: Altisource.

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ICE Mortgage Technology President Tim Bowler on mortgage automation

Housing Wire

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.