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Lenders see appraisal modernization as a top priority

Housing Wire

A Fannie Mae survey published in mid-May found that mortgage lenders see value in appraisal modernization, specifically in the implementation of non-traditional appraisals and inspection-based appraisal waivers. Lenders surveyed also think that modernizing appraisals could help enhance appraiser capacity and lower borrower costs.

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Escaping the Black Hole: Appraisers Fleeing Mortgage Lending

Appraiserblogs

It’s one reason why many appraisers are vacating mortgage lending appraisal assignments. Related Posts: Fannie Mae 'Census Block Grid' Adjustment Raises… "FNMA’s collateral underwriter tool has a line item adjustment it makes on every comparable called Census Block Grid." Climbing out of that black hole is nearly impossible.

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Modernizing Appraisals: Collaborative Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

Our profession has been abuzz the last year or two with regards to the GSEs being mandated to modernize the appraisal profession. Why are appraisers essentially being excluded from the conversation about modernizing the profession? Collaborative valuation is a natural step in modern appraisal firms. But that is the reality.

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Tech firm Polly bulks up to help modernize mortgage industry

Housing Wire

Also participating in this latest funding round is Movement Mortgage , which describes itself as the sixth largest retail mortgage lende r in the nation, funding some $30 billion in residential mortgages annually. Building the next generation of tech: Three ways to digitize home lending.

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First Community Mortgage selects Blue Sage platform to scale business

Housing Wire

Tennessee-based multichannel mortgage lender First Community Mortgage announced on Wednesday that it has selected the Blue Sage Solutions digital lending platform and its LION Consumer POS to help scale its growth efforts across the 48 states it operates in. In FCM’s case, this also includes interim servicing.

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United Wholesale Mortgage’s Blink+ tool includes an LOS, POS and CRM all in one package

Housing Wire

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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HousingWire February Demo Day: Insellerate

Housing Wire

Insellerate Modern CRM, Engagement & Customer Intelligence Platform Insellerate helps loan officers close more loans with our award-winning modern CRM, Lead Management, and Engagement platform, which handles all your lending channels, retail, wholesale, TPO, Consumer Direct, and Reverse.