Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Customer engagement platform Total Expert ‘s customer intelligence and mortgage tech firm Polly ‘s product and pricing engine (PPE) will help California-based lender Mountain West Financial identify lending opportunities from its existing database.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 10, 2024

The enhanced integration enables lenders to support a lending experience that reflects the acquired knowledge of a nurtured relationship, Floify says in a release. This feature is designed to streamline the loan origination process and enhance the application experience by reducing redundant data entry.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

At a small mortgage banker, leadership has to know all aspects of lending. Chris Mozilo: If I didn’t go into mortgage lending, I would have likely become an architect. I always enjoyed beautiful and simple designs. The design of a room or building must be based the function of the space. Those five years were my Ph.D.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2022

For example, a loan processor may use a modern LOS to order a flood certification, title report, AUS decision or data verifications, but once the order has been placed, what if the data doesn’t arrive? But unless the automation is specifically designed to solve these problems, it stands little chance of being effective.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. DB: Warehouse lending has evolved beyond traditional boundaries.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Modern manufactured homes are an unusual feature of today’s housing market, the rare homeownership opportunity that is both lower-cost and high-quality. Just five lenders originated more than 75% of all home-only loans from 2018 to 2022, four of whom specialize in home-only lending.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Designed specifically with the end-user in mind, Servicing Digital helps servicers deliver an outstanding, convenient and modern customer experience, which enhances growth and retention.” Consumers can make payments directly through the Servicing Digital app, which streamlines the payment process for them.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

For those in the mortgage space, there are a myriad of technology solutions claiming to help streamline lending operations and improve efficiency. When investing in a technology that someone else designed to automate workflows, it’s important to ask — how do I make this workflow work for me?

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 15, 2024

The original forms were designed before the digital age, to be completed on typewriters. Appraisal software companies have innovated the process of “filling out “these forms, but they are still constrained with the original typewriter design. These forms became fixed in the mortgage industry and have remained the standard for decades.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

Notable in light of the current servicing challenges facing the industry, Stavvy’s eClosing technology is designed to facilitate faster borrower communication and closings as servicers work through loan modifications, referrals and forbearance. How modernized servicing creates customers for life.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2020

More than that, the fintechs that flooded in brought with them a promise to modernize the mortgage industry with data-rich, cloud-enabled and digitally secure workflows. Sure, new online lending operations like SoFi, Better and a handful of others are taking advantage of their lack of traditional infrastructure.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2022

Modern technology is key for lenders who want to stay competitive in this regard. In addition, modern tools can help eliminate manual errors and spot potential issues to reduce unnecessary costs. While it is not without its challenges, there have been many upsides to lending employees working remotely.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

The first phase of the portal will include APIs specific to Black Knight’s servicing technologies and will expand to include offerings in the lending and secondary markets space. “By Servicing Digital, offered as an app or web design, enables customers to access their loan- and home-related information.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Their collective expertise spans the entire spectrum of the sector, encompassing areas such as lending, tech, real estate, appraisal, compliance, operations, sales and so much more. The following list of honorees comprises many more examples of exceptional leadership from some of the industry’s most accomplished women.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The typical house is now 39 years old — a far cry from the modern, move-in ready property that most homebuyers are looking for. Traditional lending approaches are time-consuming when it comes to fix-and-flip properties. And total active listings? Those are down 24% over the year.

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Clear Capital

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Over the past few years, leading companies from across the industry have modernized and transformed how appraisals are manufactured to streamline the lending process and improve the borrower’s experience. Today’s Selling Guide update for 1004 Desktop appraisals signal the industry-wide adoption of modern appraisal methodologies.

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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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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Despite the proliferation of mobile and online banking channels, local and regional financial institutions often lack the resources, expertise, and infrastructure to obtain modern digital solutions. The post 2020 HW Tech Trendsetter: Samir Agarwal appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

Our appraisal, property inspection, title and closing technologies are designed to plug into any digital platform.” Among other initiatives the company is taking to digitize its real estate lending process is expanding its affiliate appraisal management platform AppraisalWorks to include title and closing services, Doman added.

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Appraiserblogs

MARCH 10, 2021

the previous forms were designed for a typewriter.... ... Related Posts: UAD and Forms Redesign Last year the hot topic was Appraisal Modernization - mostly bifurcate appraisals and UAD changes. That being said i’m just the messenger and don’t shoot the messenger.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

“Appraisal is one of the most time-consuming and inefficient parts of the lending process,” said Brian Zitin, co-founder of Reggora. “In Reggora is driving appraisal innovation with a modern platform for mortgage lenders and appraisal vendors. Brian Zitin, Co-Founder and CEO.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

First, the PPE should be architecturally designed to accommodate any lenders’ unique business strategy or use case. The ideal PPE is designed to evolve and scale, with the ability to add new features and functions at a lightning-fast pace. Identifying the right PPE With that said, what should lenders look for in their PPE?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2022

These measures included abruptly cutting interest rates to zero, introducing a wave of emergency lending programs, and buying up billions in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The most modern cloud-native software allows for unlimited flexibility, configurability and scalability–and that’s where Polly comes in,” Carmel said. “We

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. Knock this year shifted into lending ). When something is seamlessly designed into the experience, you’re more likely to use it,” he said. “So

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

But when it comes to marketing a real estate or mortgage lending business, people who have made a sale in the past often consider marketing automation a “nice to have.”. Modern technology is often written to help power users get more out of the tools. Just look at modern graphic arts software. Not anymore.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Some may argue whether today’s technology is that much better than the tools we used in the past, particularly in the servicing business where many still use platforms designed and first built decades ago. Better, faster, cheaper has long been the promise of technology in the mortgage industry. Fortunately, such technologies exist today.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 5, 2022

And now, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has begun sharing collected appraiser information – including name and license number – for a wide range of purposes, including “for fair lending and fair housing research, investigation, supervision, and enforcement.” The post All Risk, No Reward?

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = Is the GSE’s “Appraisal Modernization” Really Just Mass Appraisal? By Dallas T.

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Eppraisal

MARCH 15, 2024

We'll explore a plethora of resources available to homeowners, ranging from online platforms to in-person events, designed to empower and guide DIY enthusiasts towards maximizing their home's value. From cozy farmhouse style to modern minimalist vibes, The Inspired Room caters to a diverse range of tastes and aesthetics.

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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

DECEMBER 6, 2021

So far his venture-backed title company has launched platforms that have sped up title clearance and title insurance acquisition, and they have their sights on expanding into the lending and appraisal space. The post In the race to modernize title, firms double down on software appeared first on HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 27, 2022

Lamar: I have over 30 years of real estate valuation experience and hold the Appraisal Institute designations of MAI and SRA. We sat down with a few of our hosts, Lamar Ellis and Matt Simmons, to get the inside scoop on this upcoming webinar. Buzz: What is your background in the appraisal industry?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2021

The modernization of mortgage originations in recent years has made customers expect a smart, push-button experience. million forbearances for American homeowners by mid-June, Sagent’s LoanServ was the first scale system of record servicers could tag and track loans with a COVID-specific forbearance designation. Not this time.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Mortgage Cadence has recently launched their new platform offering the industry’s most complete, modern LOS that delivers cloud-based, automated loan origination capabilities designed to enable an exceptional user experience throughout the entire mortgage lending life cycle, across all channels and products.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2023

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania , ESSA “failed to provide mortgage lending services and did not serve the credit needs of majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Philadelphia metropolitan area” from 2017 to 2021. According to a complaint filed by DOJ in the U.S. It is simply the right thing to do.”

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 19, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, forms to reports modernization, AMCs, earthquake risk, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == == Rare Coastal Contemporary Manchester, MA, for $9M Excerpts: 5 bedroom, 4.5 Private Money Lending – fast turn times, high fees.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Industry Insider Insight on Risk and Modernization. Joe Minnich, a condo risk consultant, spoke on how loans secured by an individual unit in a condominium project have greater risk than found in typical SFR lending. Fannie New Appraisal Form Modernization. Danish Home Designed to Showcase Its Owner’s Vintage Car Collection.

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