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What happens when borrowers have more control of the lending process?

Housing Wire

Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. FormFree, the ATP fintech led by HousingWire Tech Trendsetter Brent Chandler , is launching a blockchain-based exchange for consumers to take control of the lending process. The smart contract presents the borrower’s lending request to the exchange.

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Interfirst, the phoenix of mortgage, lays off hundreds

Housing Wire

By July 2013, things were going so well that Godin and his wife purchased a lakefront mansion in Winnetka, Illinois, for nearly $13 million , a record for the posh Chicago suburb. The lender originated $10 billion in mortgages in 2013, $5 billion in 2014, $3 billion in 2015 and just $2 billion in 2016 before shutting down altogether in 2017.

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MBA economists: The overcapacity that still needs to be cut

Housing Wire

After two record-setting years of mortgage origination volume, the mortgage industry is contracting, sharply. The first category is real estate credit, which covers most establishments focused on lending with real estate as collateral. By comparison, we are forecasting total volume of about $2.3

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UAD and Forms Redesign Update for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

fair lending laws has been on regulators’ radar in recent years. The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) publishes data tracking the mortgage and appraisal production numbers of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) going back to 2013. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.67

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Appraisal Risk, Reviews, and Revisions

Appraisal Today

Today, while there still remains some stickiness to the QC revision process, a recent survey completed by The STRATMOR Group commissioned by appraisal management technology company Reggora, indicates 25% of appraisal reports require some form of revision. Excerpts: Completed in 2013, the 50,738-square-foot compound has six bedrooms, 8.5