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Opinion: Why fintech “disruption” doesn’t work in mortgage servicing

Housing Wire

In mortgage servicing, it’s not about “disruption” for the sake of sounding innovative. It’s about nuanced innovation — knowing what changes must happen and when, and executing with no mistakes across scale operations where every tiny detail is highly regulated, all within an ancient infrastructure.

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The appraisal industry’s governance problem

Housing Wire

The report comes just as a task force to root out bias in appraisals, led by the Department of Housing and Urban Development , finalizes its policy recommendations. “We Appraisers, lenders, regulators have said to us, “Wait a minute, this can’t be true.” They’ve never seen it explained before. But this is true. This is what it is.”.

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Virtual notary adoption surges as businesses rush to close transactions remotely

Housing Wire

“All user communications are encrypted and all data such as documents are protected using industry-specified encryption protocols such as AES-256,” Kinsel said. All application accesses are also tracked using an audit trail. Notarize’s security policies and systems are audited and tested on a regular basis.”. Like what you read?

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PRMG’s John Ashley on cybersecurity and privacy

Housing Wire

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with John Ashley, chief information officer and chief information security officer at PRMG , to talk about what the company is building versus buying, and how regulators are ramping up privacy and security standards. JA: Within the IT department, we have about 16.

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Starting Independent Senior Living – Everything You Need to Know

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

In this article, we’ll explore everything you need to know about starting independent senior living, including personal care, housing options, and financial considerations. Depending on the community’s policies, this fee may be refundable or non-refundable. The ability to age in place. Thank you for reading this article.

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28 real estate circle prospecting ideas, tips, tools & scripts

Housing Wire

It’s about building a brand and reputation in a specific geographic area that will make residents think of you first when considering real estate transactions. Many neighborhoods (gated and non-gated) have non-soliciting policies, so it would be impossible to door-knock there. Think about any of your close friends.

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Appraisal coalition pledges to combat bias and discrimination

Housing Wire

According to the release, the organizations have previously worked together this year to address COVID-19 related appraisal hurdles and policy issues facing the valuation process. NAMB leads brokers in advocating for consumer data privacy. Presented by: NAMB.

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