Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 7, 2021

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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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Mortgage tech firm Ocrolus has introduced Inspect, a new solution within its artificial intelligence -driven mortgage document automation technology, which the company said will improve efficiency and scalability in loan origination.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2021

ICE Mortgage Technology will now deploy an “eVault” solution as part of its mortgage closing platform to ensure the secure storage of digital mortgages and notes, it announced late last week. The post ICE, DocMagic team up to offer closing technology appeared first on HousingWire. Digital mortgage platform DocMagic Inc.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

It’s a problem, it’s real, it’s documentable,” said Shannon Johnson, Touchless Lending product manager at Tavant. To break into appraising, you need to essentially apprentice with an existing appraiser, and for them to spend that much time training you often requires them to already have a close relationship with you.

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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.

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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

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.

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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. Even in its relatively early stages of training the AI models, it is already turning out FI scores between 0.83

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As all lenders have “skin in the game” on every loan, rigorous quality control across the lending lifecycle is imperative. Meanwhile, incomplete or inaccurate information can lead to faulty lending decisions that put lenders and their AMCs at risk. What is computer vision?

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

From tweaks in consumer protection laws to new lending standards and disclosure requirements, the goal is always to foster a clearer and fairer lending process. For example, ongoing updates to the Qualifying Mortgage Rule, which has been rewritten twice and may see another revision soon, have significantly shaped lending practices.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

As our financial system evolves, it is critical that we adapt our application of the Fair Housing Act and ECOA to deal with technological change and other developments,” Barr said in his speech. However, there is also the potential for these technologies to exacerbate existing issues related to lending equality, Barr explained.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

During “ Partnering for Performance: Mortgage Operations Outsourcing ,” a panel of experts will explore how outsourcing can transform mortgage operations, by discussing strategic planning, cost-savings, and workflow advantages of staffing partnerships, including a practical breakdown of what operators should prepare for—from training to timelines.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with Desmond Smith , chief growth officer at United Wholesale Mortgage , about the role that wholesale lending plays in the mortgage ecosystem and common myths and misconceptions about becoming an independent mortgage broker. HousingWire: What role has wholesale lending historically played in the mortgage ecosystem?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Before arriving at Optimal Blue this year, Tyrrell served as president at ICE Mortgage Technology and as chief operating officer at Ellie Mae. Sarah Wheeler: What differentiates your technology? Wheeler: How does your background in lending — and lending tech — inform what you are doing now? I ran production, operations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Braheem, former co-founder of Loan Toolbox — an online resource for training, tools, support and coaching — launched The Loan Atlas, a mortgage coaching platform, earlier this year with mortgage executives and top loan officers joining as faculty members. “Our

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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. Flagstar also shares product-specific advice and expertise in VA and FHA lending with its clients.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

While there will always be a need for the next innovative idea that keeps housing finance moving forward, our industry’s real problem is not an inability to devise technological advances that save lenders and consumers money—it’s our inability to adopt and execute at scale. Inertia within lending institutions poses a formidable barrier.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In its latest Lending Intelligence Report, J.D. As AI technology advances and new tech is implemented into day-to-day operations, management must weigh cost-effectiveness vs. onboarding. Power examines artificial intelligence and its emergence in the mortgage marketplace. What Does the Future Hold?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

According to a statement from the company, “Homelendia Mortgage will offer a unique and streamlined approach to mortgage brokerage ownership and the mortgage process, utilizing cutting-edge technology to provide a seamless and efficient experience for borrowers and lenders.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

If you’re introducing a new product type or a new specialty program, how you’re training your staff, implementing it into your technology stack, and then marketing it is key. You need a technology provider that brings you to that market and makes that an easy flip of the switch for you. Give them more control.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Not surprisingly, affordability is inextricably linked to fair housing , as fair housing (and lending) for all is foundational to affordability for all. How to make a difference in your market With just these three instances, clearly unfair housing (and lending) still exist. Back to Bob’s American dream. But we are not powerless.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 8, 2024

We have seen new ways of creating the same product, new technologies, new consumer preferences – the demands of time and money have hastened these changes. There are also the economics of training new appraisers and the numerous and disparate state laws and lender prohibitions.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

During “ Partnering for Performance: Mortgage Operations Outsourcing ,” a panel of experts will explore how outsourcing can transform mortgage operations, by discussing strategic planning, cost-savings, and workflow advantages of staffing partnerships, including a practical breakdown of what operators should prepare for—from training to timelines.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Axis has lending and title academies, with an origination academy set to launch in the spring of 2024. Graduates of the program commonly find job placements with lenders, technology companies, fintech and proptech firms, or title companies. The initial 30 days establish a foundational understanding of mortgage lending concepts.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

By writing and maintaining all of the code along with investing heavily in putting together a world class modern IT infrastructure that efficiently leverages a mix of modern technologies like the public cloud and API based software architectures, UWM has been able to turn on a dime and stay well ahead of shifts in the market utilizing technology.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

To mortgage lenders, adoption has been the constant, insurmountable challenge keeping the industry from realizing the benefits of technological advances. From my perch as the CEO of a digital lending platform, the past two years have witnessed a sea change in technology adoption. The path to digital lending.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

But technology — particularly leveraging generative AI — can help solve these challenges in new ways. The sprint culminated with a demo day on Thursday where 12 teams presented their solutions to a panel of technology, regulation and housing experts. Those updates have to be baked into the process from the beginning.

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Housing Wire

JULY 3, 2024

The fact is that AI-based technology has no intent or emotional capability at all. Like any powerful tool, it is essential to install proper fundamentals such as training, testing, accountability and continuous improvement before implementing. The data from the internet used to train large language models is not always accurate.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2024

Initially drawn to the intricate intersection of real estate law and financial regulations, I found my niche representing lenders, servicers, and debt buyers in matters related to lending, collections, and compliance. Kahane: Leveraging and deploying state-of-the-art technology has been a cornerstone of the firm’s business philosophy.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2021

But don’t expect UWM to jump aboard the crypto train just yet. As we said last quarter, we were going to look into accepting cryptocurrency and test it to see if it’s a faster, easier and cheaper solution and thanks to our innovative technology team members, the transactions were successful,” Ishbia said. Presented by: Mr. Cooper.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Matt Lehnen, chief technology officer at Deephaven Mortgage , to talk about building a tech stack for non-QM loans. Lehnen has been at Deephaven for the past five years leading the technology team. SW: What are the particular advantages you offer brokers with your technology?

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2021

Agents are immersed in our innovative, cloud-based model that provides clear financial incentives and unrivaled technology and training. The company recently announced a mortgage joint venture with Glenn Stearns’s Kind Lending , called Success Lending.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 10, 2021

Through the partnership with SkillBridge, Clario’s training program will upskill and employ 35 active service members transitioning to civilian life in the next 12 months. To apply for the training program, visit this website. We specialize in real estate valuations for the mortgage lending and financial services industries.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 23, 2024

He spent over a decade in various executive and managerial positions, where he led a highly successful team that included analytics, risk management, training, communications and vendor management while managing two of the top five lending institutions and the firm’s GSE relationships.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2023

Brittany Roseboro and John Glover claim that Rocket’s leadership required them to attend unpaid pre-shift meetings and, due to technological delays and other problems, they usually had an uncompensated preliminary “boot-up” and “clock-in” time. Defendants also said they had to attend mandatory training and tests without compensation.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

According to Hitz Mistry, chief marketing officer at Acra Lending , brokers offering non-QM products should market themselves as solution providers and choose the right lender partner to help them achieve their goals. To get started as a broker in the non-QM space, contact Acra Lending today. Why a solution provider?

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

ProxyPics partnered with technology innovators CubiCasa, a global Floor Plan provider, and FoxyAI, B2B PropTech leader in real estate visualization and property intelligence, to equip their trained data collectors, or Proxies, with powerful tools to complete the Property Data Report. About ProxyPics. About ProxyPics.

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