Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Appraisal modernization is generating a lot of buzz in the real estate lending industry. Most would agree (me included) that the appraisal process is long overdue for modernization — a 2022 Fannie Mae survey showed 94% of lenders are in favor of appraisal modernization.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Polly, a software-as-service mortgage-technology firm that operates a loan-trading platform , has raised $37 million through a new funding round, its third since launching in 2019 — bringing the total raised from investors to $57 million. Building the next generation of tech: Three ways to digitize home lending.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) on Wednesday released a plan that it says would “modernize” Ginnie Mae , the government-owned company that manages the securitization of government-sponsored loans.

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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. But this is no ordinary mortgage startup. They’re used to modern experiences with great service and digital experience.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

However, a year after the GSEs announced new appraisal modernization solutions, as they’re more widely adopted, questions arise. A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. How do the solutions work? Why do we need them? But you already know this.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Our profession has been abuzz the last year or two with regards to the GSEs being mandated to modernize the appraisal profession. Why are appraisers essentially being excluded from the conversation about modernizing the profession? With mortgage related work, we get an order in and it goes to my office administrative team.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2023

When it comes to offering an opinion of ‘good or bad’ on HR 7735 — the VA modernization bill — and its ultimate ability to create a better appraisal process for veteran and active duty borrowers, it’s simply too early to tell with too little information being shared on exactly what changes we should expect.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

California-based Provident Funding Associates LLC is getting out of the Florida condo lending business , it told broker partners on Friday. Condos in Florida have to be next level,” said one retail lending executive. Provident told broker partners that all loans in the pipeline must be locked by 11:59 p.m. Condos are hard.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Here it is: another article about appraisal modernization. The FHFA RFI responses to appraisal modernization are a treasure trove of insight into ideas and options for modernization from a wide variety of respondents. No doubt, investment in modernization is needed in the appraisal process.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday published a newly-proposed rule in the Federal Register that would allow mortgage servicers to use telephonic or other electronic means to communicate with a distressed borrower, in a way that is most likely to yield a response. “[T]his

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 10, 2025

In the modern mortgage industry, lenders are not just setting themselves apart on who has the best Super Bowl ad or the biggest branch footprint, but increasingly also on their approach to technology. However, transitioning to a more modern, modular strategy has proven to be difficult and complex.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

The mortgage origination industry has long made use of an operational strategy that relies on “staffing up” during cycles of high volume and then making staff reductions, sometimes en masse, when origination volume declines. This simple fact often leads to checkers checking checkers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2024

A new report by IDIQ® , a financial intelligence company, details top consumer credit concerns provided by mortgage , real estate, and lending professionals as well as borrowers themselves. The report also introduces a solution with IDIQ’s newly launched credit-building tool, CreditBuilderIQ®, based on the feedback provided.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The rule applies existing protections for residential mortgages to borrowers who seek PACE loans to upgrade or renovate their homes through clean energy technology. The subprime lending crisis previously induced Congress to bolster lending protections, and the new rule now applies the same safeguards to the PACE program, the bureau said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Tennessee-based multichannel mortgage lender First Community Mortgage announced on Wednesday that it has selected the Blue Sage Solutions digital lending platform and its LION Consumer POS to help scale its growth efforts across the 48 states it operates in. In FCM’s case, this also includes interim servicing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2020

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. The message was clear: if you weren’t already invested in new digital mortgage experience, then your competition already beat you to the sale.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2021

LOX, an AI-powered TPO lending platform, that brings Loan Originators and TPO Brokers together, providing real-time data exchange and data-driven processes to ensure a more fluid experience for brokers, boosting productivity and reducing loan cycle times. The post Mortgage Tech Demo Day: Tavant appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

If implemented, the changes will affect the mortgage industry–and trade groups are already coming out in opposition to the new regulation. ” The changes would boost capital requirements for large banks’ residential mortgage portfolios compared to international standards. said risk sensitivity is a “double-edged sword.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2022

From mortgage origination to servicing, companies are constantly grappling with high volume and stringent regulatory oversight while managing a large cohort of vendor partners. Smaller mortgage originators often deal with this problem by throwing more people at it. We’re seeing mortgage executives and workers retiring at record rates.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Looking for a quick and easy way to stay up-to-date on mortgage lending news, trends and technology? Podcasts are a great resource for mortgage professionals to continue learning, with shows covering industry updates, business advice and the experiences of other pros in the mortgage industry. Mortgage Marketing Radio.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

That’s partly because, according to a joint notice of proposed rulemaking from bank regulators on Thursday, banks’ performance would be judged by where they lend, not just where they have branches. Honestly we don’t know if that is coming or not,” said Ricard Pochkanawala, senior policy council at the Center for Responsible Lending.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio-based regional bank, moved its origination and servicing operations to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology ’s end-to-end mortgage technology ecosystem, the companies announced on Tuesday. That is a common goal we share.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO)’s dedicated reverse mortgage development work group is targeting January 2025 as the release window for reverse mortgage standards it is helping to develop. Almost as important, he added, is the participation of non-reverse lending companies in the conversation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

When will the mortgage industry know it has reached the tipping point where innovation is no longer a competitive advantage but an existential need? Fifteen years ago, I launched a business on a mission to modernize and decrease friction in the real estate finance supply chain. Everyone works together.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2021

Digital mortgage and fulfillment platform Maxwell has raised $16.3 Other investors included Rotor Capital , The Mortgage Collaborative Emerging Technology Fund , Prudence Holdings and existing investors including Anthemis Group , Route 66 Ventures , and Sovereign’s Capital. mortgage market. Presented by: Sutherland.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The mortgage industry faces constant change. Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology aims to provide a flexible end-to-end solution for lenders in a modern market. From origination to closing, it covers all lending channels in one system. Regulations shift, customer needs evolve, and economic conditions fluctuate.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

Mortgage lender Angel Oak Home Loans has implemented SimpleNexus ‘ all-in-one mortgage app to streamline its loan origination process. The Atlanta mortgage lender, which offers agency and non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) products, will implement the tech firm’s Nexus Origination and Nexus Engagement tools.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

A coalition of six organizations representing mortgage companies and borrowers has sent a letter to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), urging the extension of the current loss-mitigation waterfall to February 2026 while updates to the agencys servicing handbook are discussed and implemented.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2021

Non-QM lender Sprout Mortgage has brought on Infosys ‘s chief information officer and global director of real estate finance solutions, Henry Santos , as its own CIO and executive vice president, the company announced Tuesday. The post Sprout Mortgage shakes up executive suite appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

While 2024 was rife with challenges for the mortgage industry broadly across forward and reverse a new year brings a new mindset. Some challenges remain, with mortgage rates being chief among them. Education and distribution can also likely be improved.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Talk to any mortgage technologist about the future of the industry and two topics will emerge immediately: big data and smarter automation. Joe Camerieri, EVP Mortgage Cadence. 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.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Modern financial data aggregation makes it possible for VOA providers to furnish as much as two years of asset history in a single payload. Thanks to the mortgage industry’s rapidly evolving understanding of the power of asset data, the answer is a resounding “yes.” Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Figure Technology Solutions , the parent company of Figure Lending LLC , announced on Wednesday the hiring of Ronald Chillemi as its first chief legal officer and corporate secretary. Its 120-plus lending partners include CMG Financial , CrossCountry Mortgage , Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. Department of Justice.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has rebranded its consumer-facing website FindAMortgageBroker.com to Mortgage Matchup. The DNA and mission of this website has not changed, rather Mortgage Matchup provides a new visual identity to help us resonate with consumers in a more modern, approachable way. “The

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

ConsumerDirect Mortgage rebranded itself to Real Genius and announced the launch of a modern mortgage application platform to simplify a borrower’s experience. Additionally, the lender promises borrowers a “personalized approach” and “access to veteran mortgage professionals.”.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

For better or worse, trends in the mortgage industry tend to mirror corresponding trends in the overall real estate market. In addition, a vast majority of people spent more time at home in 2020 than ever before in modern history. In turn, mortgage companies need to get with the times, implement technology and improve efficiency.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Planet Home Lending announced Thursday that it has hired Candice McNaught as senior vice president of business development and strategic initiatives for its distributed retail channel. She formerly held posts at Supreme Lending and NFM Lending. ” McNaught said she joined Planet because of its commitment to loan officers.

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