Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Appraisal turn times have historically been a pain point in the mortgage process and in boom times, when transaction volumes soar, turn times tend to be one of the first casualties. It’s often been difficult for appraisals to keep pace as the rest of the process becomes more streamlined and efficient. What’s going on?

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs last week announced it is streamlining the loan approval process for borrowers with a VA-appointed fiduciary and for veteran borrowers who apply for a joint loan. Loan closings could not proceed until the VA issued its approval, which resulted in a drawn-out process. appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2022

The most impactful may be an alternative to the traditional lender title process, called TRAC. Ishbia said his company has hired attorneys to review title and closing docs, make sure the title is clear and then help facilitate the closing process.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I hear these phrases quite often when it comes to product and software development, but I think they apply very well to solving complex problems like transforming the property appraisal process to work better for every stakeholder. And we absolutely should not compromise on that end result.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Tech innovation in housing has come a long way over the last decade as antiquated processes have made way for digitization and streamlined workflows. Now, the challenge for many tech solution companies is ensuring that these new capabilities and processes can actually alleviate the fragmentation of the past.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Verification provider Xactus and income and employment data solution firm Truv teamed up to court more mortgage lenders that will speed up the mortgage approval process. The collaboration aims to help mortgage lenders have access to income and employment data to assess risk for applicants, a process that is time-consuming and expensive.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

As mortgage lenders begin to rely more on purchase volume to support their growth, emphasis is being placed on increasing efficiency in processing these loans. Purchase loans create unique challenges for lender processing, compliance, underwriting and funding teams, particularly when it comes to closing the loan.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 16, 2024

PulteGroup, which potentially has thousands of claims as a seller, raised concerns about “needless and time-consuming” paperwork and lack of transparency.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2021

Like every industry, the real estate profession grappled with doing business during the pandemic – not just for the sake of doing business, but for the unnerved consumers trying to navigate the home-buying process during an alarming present and an uncertain future. By fueling the process with certainty.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into the appraisal process and how appraisers need to remain in the forefront of it all. What does it mean to be “appraiser-focused” when it comes to the appraisal process? The post Keeping the Appraiser in the Appraisal Process appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2022

With tech solutions and automation dominating more and more of the mortgage experience, the appraisal process can feel a bit dated, often causing significant slowdowns. Tasks like scheduling, property inspection and driving comps adds a great deal of time to the process.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

Class Valuation reports that it has completed the verification process for Freddie Mac’s new ACE+ PDR (automated collateral valuation plus property data report) solution. Property Fingerprint’s data collection and reporting process are not only built to support programs like ACE+ PDR, but also support desktop and hybrid appraisal processes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2022

As part of its recently enhanced Valuation Workflow Solution, CoreLogic launched a new Accounting Automation suite that can quickly help lenders reduce the costs associated with invoice processing and accounts payable overhead while simplifying their tax record management processes. Leader, Marketing at CoreLogic. William Gillis, Sr.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

ACI Worldwide and one of its subsidiaries, ACI Payments , agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty for illegally processing $2.3 billion in unauthorized mortgage payments from nearly 500,000 homeowners serviced by Mr. Cooper two years ago.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Black Knight’s mission-critical solutions deliver business process automation, integrated workflow, artificial intelligence, digital innovation and more. Black Knight’s innovative default solutions help simplify complex loan processing for loans in default. Business Lines, Services and Products. Secondary Marketing.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It’s another push by CoreLogic toward an end-to-end digital mortgage workflow, and to simplify the entire collateral underwriting process. Typically, underwriting takes hours of manual document processing with dozens of steps. The post CoreLogic adds digital title processing platform appeared first on HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into the appraisal process in Spain and what we can learn and take away from their methods. We’ll be getting the inside scoop while they discuss the differences between the appraisal processes in Spain versus in the States. The post The Appraisal Process in Spain appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2022

Mortgage tech startup Staircase this week launched a blockchain-backed digital infrastructure that it says enables lenders to safely store collected mortgage data while processing mortgages faster. The post Staircase debuts AWS blockchain-backed tech to store, process mortgage data appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The battle for CoreLogic ’s board continued on Tuesday after Senator Investment Group and Cannae Holdings , who attempted an unsolicited takeover bid of the company this summer, initiated a written consent process to remove and replace additional directors. CoreLogic shareholders voted on Nov. Prior to the Nov.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 12, 2022

We sat down with Choudhry and Jim Morrison, VP of Marketing and Sales for Allterra Group, LLC, to discuss how the valuation process is done in the Middle East. What are some of the main differences between the US and the Middle East when it comes to the valuation process? How are areas separated for appraisers in Saudi Arabia?

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 12, 2022

We sat down with Choudhry and Jim Morrison, VP of Marketing and Sales for Allterra Group, LLC, to discuss how the valuation process is done in the Middle East. What are some of the main differences between the US and the Middle East when it comes to the valuation process? How are areas separated for appraisers in Saudi Arabia?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In advance of that announcement, HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Sarah Wheeler had the opportunity to catch up with ICE Mortgage Technology President Joe Tyrrell to talk about what it actually means to digitize the closing process. The post What does it really mean to digitize the closing process? appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

The closing process, that time between underwriting approval and the actual closing, is the mortgage industry’s not-so-secret Achilles’ heel. It’s a process requiring exquisite collaboration and pristine information exchange. The process in between is, for them, quiet and mysterious. Let’s admit it. The wait seems tedious.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The loan origination process can be time-consuming and inefficient due to manual processes. The Origence Mortgage Platform removes inefficiencies from the loan origination process through automation and configuration. This allows the borrower to upload their documents and check-in on outstanding documents.

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George Dell

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Process: Current appraisal practices are controlled by the quirks of each ‘valuation’ industry: appraisal by obsolete assumptions of data difficulty, AVM ‘automated’ models by industrial secrecy, and other non-appraiser products which are under-regulated or over-regulated — depending on original intent.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

Scaling up staffing can help, but it can be difficult to find enough people to take care of the manual processes to keep up with the demand. Robotic process automation (RPA) is on the simpler end of the automation continuum, as it can be used to handle repetitive, high-volume tasks, but only those that are non-judgment-oriented.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 29, 2022

A recent decision by a Kentucky Bankruptcy Court dismissed a debtor’s Chapter 13 case after several attempts to take advantage of the bankruptcy process. The post Exploiting the Bankruptcy Process appeared first on DSNews.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A new study has found that as the industry has embraced more digital advancements, prospective buyers continue to face frustration and friction throughout the loan process. The post Digital Discomfort Remains in the Mortgage Process appeared first on DSNews.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2021

Record-breaking lending volumes led many lenders to tighten up their processes across every stage of the mortgage cycle. Plaza Home Mortgage was no exception, as it sought to improve its property tax estimation process. Saving time at any part of the lending process has long been the goal of every company in the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

For one, the mortgage industry is experiencing historically low interest rates, which have set in motion a refinancing boom that has dramatically increased lien release volume processing. By using FirstMod, servicers can increase operational efficiency, reduce costs and speed up resolution throughout the loan modification process.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

Notarize offers technology for the real estate market with an all-in-one workflow to complete remote notarizations as part of the eClosing process. From origination to closing, Notarize has completely embraced a full eClosing process that improves the borrower experience.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Infrrd , a provider of intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions, has launched Infrrd for Mortgage, which automates the lending process for mortgage origination companies and mortgage servicing entities. The post Infrrd Debuts New Intelligent Document Processing Technology appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The use of tech in the current mortgage application process is disjointed and siloed. This integration allows all participants in the process to interact with and access loan data in a true, real-time manner. The post FinXperience brings all parties in the loan process together on one platform appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

To accommodate the large volume of loans still in forbearance, mortgage servicers must have functional, flexible and effective forbearance processes in place. Servicers can ease the process for borrowers by following these steps. Educate borrowers about the forbearance process. Communicate with Borrowers.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Despite tech progress, nine out of 10 consumers feel the loan application process is more or equally as stressful as finding the right home. The post Buyers Report Continued Difficulty Throughout the Loan Process appeared first on theMReport.com.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2020

“The Aires and Offerpad partnership has a committed focus to provide innovative solutions to their home sellers’ and transferees’ needs, as both companies are concentrated on streamlining processes and eliminating difficulties traditionally tied to similar life changes,” a release from Offerpad said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

As many real estate professionals saw firsthand, the valuation process was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. This remote process makes for 100% accuracy and zero possibility of image manipulation from the person at the property holding the camera,” Walser said. Mark Walser, President of Appraisal Management.

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