Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Shannon Foglia Brandy was pretty certain she wanted a career in public relations, but after a summer internship before her senior year at Bryant University, she began considering a career in the field of title insurance. “I I get to explore all sorts of new software and technologies that make our jobs easier and more effective.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2023

Candor Technology Inc. , a mortgage artificial intelligence firm focused on automated mortgage underwriting decisions, has conducted layoffs as lenders rush to cut costs. With various headwinds working against the mortgage industry, Candor is in a position of optimizing personnel levels, Showalter explained.

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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

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As the housing market continues to undergo a seismic shift, technology leaders like this year’s Tech Trendsetters stand as beacons, guiding the industry toward a future where innovation is not an option but an imperative for success.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Prior to the advent and widespread use of title insurance, before taking title to a property, the buyer required that the title be free of any rights, interests, liens or encumbrances of others for which the buyer would be responsible for. We haven’t seen any real data based on the conversation that it is going to save money.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Lux joins the mortgage tech company from Cenlar FSB , the nation’s largest subservicer, where he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for the past six years leading their entire servicing and technology operation.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

A passion for technology led her to work in the fintech and blockchain spaces, and she has now turned her attention to the senior finance space by founding a company called Graceful Finance. But she quickly realized it is facing real challenges, and she began asking why it has not grown and developed to a place it could be. “I

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

HousingWire is excited to announce this year’s Rising Stars, representing the next generation of leaders in mortgage and real estate. This year 80 honorees were selected.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Mortgage tech firm TRAiNED Inc. hired two executives as it looks to take the company to its next phase of development. Department of Homeland Security and title insurance company Charter Title. MORI is a self-service system for automating steps within the labor-intensive mortgage origination workflow.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a mortgage point-of-sale (POS) platform for lenders. is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination system and POS for the mortgage industry. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. —

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on Tuesday released its priority open recommendations report, submitted to HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge designed to highlight as-yet unaddressed risks in the management of the department.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In a bid to aid borrowers, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Wednesday a series of temporary waivers that will allow servicers to use alternative methods when servicing FHA -insured forward and reverse mortgages. The post HUD extends waivers for FHA reverse mortgages appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2021

Candor, a mortgage artificial intelligence firm that has pioneered automated underwriter technology, announced a $12.5 Nearly a year ago, when Candor vaulted onto the scene, mortgage lenders were desperate to hire underwriters. How technology can help underwriters work more productively. Presented by: CoreLogic.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Leaders at Carson said in the release that they are excited to have access to William Raveis’ in-house mortgage bankers to help prequalify buyers and sellers, as well as the brokerage’s insurance experts to help their agents and clients navigate the home insurance market. “We Our business model is unique.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

Full-service lender Cherry Creek Mortgage announced Rick Hogle has joined the company as its chief revenue officer. In his new role, Hogle will manage the firm’s retail operations, overseeing growth and development of retail sales and the production network, while supporting the firm’s business channels.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Data provider Curinos partnered with Polly , a software-as-service mortgage technology firm, aimed to support lenders’ effective margin decisions. Founded in 2021, Curinos provides data, technologies and insights for financial institutions.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

One of our big goals at Blueprint Title is to shrink the title insurance business from an $18 billion business to a $10 billion business,” Berneman, the company co-founder and CEO. “We share of the market controlled by small, independent title insurance companies. ow and ease of the entire closing process.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

mortgage sales and origination team, according to the news outlet, citing two former employees who were affected by the latest downsizing. About 75 employees are left on the mortgage origination team in the U.S. For things like homeowner’s insurance, title insurance, and Realtors, we’ve now just become a marketplace.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Patricia Suazo has joined FundingShield as its vice president of technology operations and integrations. Suazo has over 15 years of leadership experience in the mortgage lending space with firms including Stearns Lending , Bank of America , Carrington Holding Company and CloudVirga.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

For one, the mortgage servicing industry adopted some COVID-era, rescue-type packages where a house does not go into immediate foreclosure. Aside from taxes, property insurance costs have also risen, and coverage may even be difficult to find in some areas. creating chaos in property insurance markets.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s rapidly changing technology landscape, businesses in the title insurance , mortgage and real estate industries must prioritize cybersecurity response planning and business continuity. Develop Backup Strategies: Implement robust backup solutions to ensure the availability and integrity of your important data.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

The HousingWire Marketing Leaders award recognizes outstanding professionals who have demonstrated excellence in marketing within mortgage and real estate. brands, including brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance and technology. Click here to nominate someone.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Meanwhile, homeowners insurance is increasingly becoming a bigger issue for consumers and servicers. A recent Wall Street Journal article noted that in Florida some homeowners have seen their homeowner premiums triple in the last five years and in some communities these premiums are now higher than their mortgage payments.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2020

HousingWire recently spoke with Brian Simon, president of Trelix Mortgage Fulfillment Services, about how Trelix helps its clients work more efficiently while still maintaining compliance and performing due diligence. HousingWire: What sets Trelix apart from other mortgage fulfillment services?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO), the organization tasked with developing standards for the mortgage finance industry, appointed vice president of operations Jan Davis as its acting president. Mortgage Insurers (USMI) as its president in 2023.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2022

SitusAMC subsidiary Securent is expanding its reach into the private-label market with plans to soon introduce a loan-defect insurance product for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transactions, according to executives from both companies. Nobody else has done loan-defect insurance for securitizations yet.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

trillion mortgage servicing sector shouldn’t be “disrupted” by financial technology, it should be reimagined with fintech. Most new-to-mortgage fintech folks who overuse the word “disruptor” will start by asking, “What are your requirements?” These needs must be met with, or without, modernized technology.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2022

The title insurance space isn’t generally known for placing outsized bets on technology. We caught up with Hurst to talk about his new role and why the firm is looking to invest in commercial real estate tech startups and mortgage tech firms. As of Sept. Here is how Hurst, via email, responded to our questions.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In my career, I’ve swung between enabling technology and securing it at the same time. So, we’re not little, but we’re not big, like some of these companies with 500 developers. SW: At PRMG, do you generally build or buy technology? People are just clamoring for technology to get an edge, especially now.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

” Better is partnering with other businesses to offer services such as homeowner’s insurance and to provide access to a network of real estate agents, rather than offering these products and services directly to borrowers. I’ve gone through extensive coaching and professional development,” he said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

With the Fed gone AWOL on purchasing mortgage loans, mortgage rates have doubled and spreads over 10-year Treasuries are at historical highs. Another development in the focus on first-time homebuyers is CFPB’s recent announcement that it was going after junk fees and other non-competitive practices in the mortgage loan process.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Then, they think about the mortgage : a good rate, good monthly payments, and approval. Yes, the process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers , home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company, and possibly others is complex. Then, they might become hopeful.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

The independent public offering comes following a banner year for the mortgage industry , in which Blend still lost $75 million on revenue of $96 million. ” Blend’s white-label technology is what powers mortgage applications on the website of traditional banks such as Wells Fargo and U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Speakers: Dave Savage, Chief Innovation Officer, Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang. All Things Housing.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

A coalition of independent mortgage banks want the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to take steps it says would significantly improve access to credit for underserved borrowers. Two weeks ago the same group urged the administration to cut mortgage insurance premiums by 30 basis points to.55%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group. Managing Director and Global Head of Mortgage Services. Matic Insurance. Built Technologies. Mortgage Champions. Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach. Chief Technology Officer. Freedom Mortgage. United Wholesale Mortgage. Sierra Pacific Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

This year, 80 honorees are being recognized for their achievements — 40 winners representing the real estate category and 40 representing mortgage. They work in any and every area of the housing economy and come from diverse backgrounds but share one common trait — an outsized impact on the industry and within their businesses.

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