Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Cloudvirga’s platform solves for both by creating the best experience for borrowers and loan officers. Cloudvirga’s POS is an experience-driven platform that gives lenders access to the tools they need in an easy-to-use, responsive UI. Raman Iyer is responsible for Cloudvirga’s digital innovation and technology strategy.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 12, 2024

As the mortgage industry increasingly embraces technology to streamline the homebuying process, a recent survey reveals a significant opportunity for broader adoption of digital verification tools. Homebuyers particularly value the speed and simplicity that digital tools bring to the mortgage process.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The survey questioned recent homeowners, the majority of whom were first-time buyers, a series of questions about their experience during the mortgage application and closing process, including their perceptions on the use of technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and automated communications. What Does the Future Hold?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Even as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prominent in the mortgage industry, most millennial and Generation Z homebuyers are hesitant to rely solely on a fully automated application process to get a loan, according to a new study. About 58% of respondents still relied on loan officers to guide them through the process.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Sandra Madigan, EVP of product strategy – servicing technology at ICE Mortgage Technology , about improving the home buying and ownership experience with technology and how the industry can do so thoughtfully. What do you think the disconnect is there, and do you see this changing in the future?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In an ever-changing real estate market, loan originator retention is a key challenge for lenders. Loan officers need faster product rollouts and fewer barriers to focus on core tasks. Why is loan officer retention a priority for the company? This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2023

And, in the mortgage industry, AI will play an instrumental role in helping loan officers to be more efficient, according to Nima Ghamsari , Blend ‘s co-founder and CEO. The most difficult part, however, is building the technology. Ghamsari: I think the technology is extremely difficult to build.

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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.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

LoanLogics, a mortgage loan quality automation provider, announced the integration of two of its document processing tools with Finastra ‘s MortgagebotLOS solution on Wednesday. This integration aims to enhance lender capabilities and facilitate document processing and income calculation, the statement said.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the lending space has opened doors for countless possibilities. Loan options can be personalized, outcomes can be predicted, and all processes can be expedited at incredible rates. But, as technology gets better at mimicking human capabilities, will the game change?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jimmy Kelly, president and CEO of Lone Wolf Technologies , to discuss the company’s development process and his vision for a connected real estate platform. That is a lot of technology and a lot of wasted effort. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2022

Black Knight this week launched a tool that enables lenders to compare loan estimates and closing disclosures from closed loans to minimize expenses in a higher rate environment. Black Knight, which has agreed to be bought by rival ICE Mortgage Technology in a deal v alued at $13.1 trillion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Mortgage tech firm Blend Labs has launched its first AI-powered chat tool, which it says will allow loan officers to be more efficient and offer a far more personalized touch for prospective borrowers. The company announced the tool this week but won’t be rolling it out to its clients immediately.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Radian Group announced a strategic investment in FinLocker that will closely connect the technology between Radian’s Homegenius platform and FinLocker’s financial fitness and homeownership platform. Clients of FinLocker include loan officers, mortgage lenders, servicers, banks and credit unions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

They also discuss fintech developments for loan officers, recruitment and even the CPO’s favorite hamburger. Before a discussion point on loan officers, Gillespie circles back and revisits Lower’s mission to guide consumers through homeownership. Gillespie joined Lower last year after the acquisition of Thrive Mortgage.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 10, 2024

For lenders, navigating the transition from selling loans to servicing them involves juggling diverse functions, expertise, and systems, often creating a disjointed experience for the consumer. Compounding matters even further is the traditional divide that exists between a lender’s origination and servicing operations.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Miami-based fintech provider LoanPASS integrated Uplist ’s suite of home-shopping tools into its pricing engine, the company announced in November. The partnership will boost loan officers ’ capacity to deliver personalized, efficient and tech-powered solutions directly to their clients and agents.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

To get a better understanding of how this arrangement plays into the ambitions of both the lender and tech provider, HousingWire spoke with Andrew Badstubner, chief information officer at First Community Mortgage, and David Aach, chief operating officer of Blue Sage.

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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.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Add mortgage tech firm Guideline Buddy to the list of companies with an artificial intelligence -powered chat tool. The new tool is designed to help loan officers, processors and underwriters instantly find the relevant mortgage guidelines they need.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, a mortgage lender must have scalability in its operation, an ability to pivot quickly to meet changing market conditions and client needs, a well-designed technology stack and, above all, a keen sense of what its customers and the marketplace truly want from them.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The platform is intended for housing professionals in various sectors, including 5 million loan officers, appraisers , servicers , underwriters , developers, agents, brokers, attorneys and regulators. Precision marketing tools add another layer of predictive control to CoreLogic’s arsenal. properties on one platform.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

The following year, it acquired Disclosures.io , an innovative provider of listing management tools. The company is “deeply focused on building the tools and technology that solve the hardest problems that lenders face today in closing transactions,” Uher noted in a statement. That was the company’s third acquisition.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2021

SimpleNexus , a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has acquired Georgia-based software firm LBA Ware. The post SimpleNexus Adds Business Intelligence Tools with LBA Ware Acquisition appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Her role will focus on technology to drive the company’s growth. Michael Brennan, president of Movement, said Waggoner can empower loan officers with the tools they “need to win.”. “She has a proven track record of leading sales-centric technology teams and delivering with speed to market,” he added.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Other highlights from Better included positive early results from its AI investments, namely with “Betsy,” a tool that assists customers with the mortgage process from preapproval through closing. Better’s earnings report also included the announced hiring of the executive team from NEO Home Loans to build out a distributed retail channel.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Financial readiness technology firm FinLocker has partnered with FirstHome IQ , a nonprofit organization that is “committed to providing the next generation of homebuyers with financial education.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The lender has about 80 loan officers and aims to hire up to 100 in states. Capturing leads with tech Another priority for the lender is procuring leads through its proprietary technology. Cliffco’s proprietary CRM platform enables loan officers to break away from being heavily dependent on real estate agents for referrals.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Traditionally, they would would ramp up hiring – more loan officers, processors, and contract underwriting. Maybe some will realize technology weaknesses need to be buttressed.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Top mortgage technology executives say their companies are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations but still relying on human decision-making to sell loans. “There’s one question every CEO, CTO, CIO, loan officer, processor, underwriter, they all ask the same thing: will AI replace my job?

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Sogorka will ensure the lender’s products and processes align best with the needs of the mortgage broker community and plans to leverage Rocket Mortgage’s significant AI technologies and platform to push well beyond the tools currently available to this important market segment.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Collins: Why did you start a technology company? You can do thousands of loan reviews every month, and a full analysis determines if there’s an opportunity to refinance. If it’s there, it builds the presentation and sends it to me as the loan officer. Why start Uplift? How does that all come to fruition?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

.” The AI loan assistant, dubbed Betsy, was built through Tinman, the company’s proprietary loan origination platform, where information and facts on loan applications are stored. Kevin Ryan, Better’s chief financial officer, said that the average cost to sell and process a mortgage in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This is why it’s critical to have the tools and processes in place to nimbly react to and capitalize on market shifts as they happen. We recommend investing in three key aspects of your customer acquisition strategy to ensure you have the technology, people and operational workflows needed as rates change and volumes increase.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2022

LoanSnap has unveiled a cloud-based portal called LoanFLow that will allow licensed brokers and loan officers in the U.S. The company says its new LoanFlow portal will allow originators to close loans in as little as 24 hours and in 15 days on average, the company said. to originate mortgages anywhere at any time.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“At Optimal Blue, we are setting an even higher bar for mortgage technology innovation by investing in advanced technologies that deliver value-based, first-of-their-kind features at no additional cost,” says Joe Tyrrell, CEO of Optimal Blue, in a release.

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