Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2022

Black Knight this week launched a tool that enables lenders to compare loan estimates and closing disclosures from closed loans to minimize expenses in a higher rate environment. As lenders struggle to maintain profit margins, fee cures are a preventable expense,” said Rich Gagliano, president of origination technologies at Black Knight. “We

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

The paper was co-authored by several BlackFin executives and mortgage technology leaders from other organizations, including Chuck Iverson at Mason-McDuffie Mortgage and Maria Moskver at Cloudvirga. They argue that understanding the technology is imperative when choosing a specific tool to deploy. “In trillion in 2032.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

The rapidly cooling housing market in 2022 was not kind to Big Four title insurer Old Republic. While the century-old firm, which is celebrating its 100 th anniversary in 2023, did generate net income for both the fourth quarter of 2022 as well as for the year as a whole, it was down substantially last year. million, down from $627.0

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

Lenders can also license Polly’s raw data for use in tandem with existing in-house tools. Founded in 2019 by technology and mortgage professionals, Polly is a San Francisco-based provider of mortgage capital markets technology for banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders nationwide.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Pennymac Financial Services has made changes to its technology leadership, creating a new role focused on digital innovations, the company announced on Tuesday. Follette, who joined Pennymac 12 years ago, became the company’s senior managing director and chief mortgage operations officer in 2022.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on technology — in a deal that values the combined company at $358 million. Heller currently serves as president of OJO Labs , a real estate technology company focused on improving homeownership. In 2022 and 2023, HousingWire recognized Heller as an HW Vanguard.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

In August 2022, Polly announced that it extended its API portfolio to better accommodate lenders amid a contracting mortgage environment. Founded in 2019 by technology and mortgage professionals, Polly is a San Francisco-based provider of mortgage capital markets technology for banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“With access to cutting-edge tools like Performance Tracker, Compass AI , and the innovative Compass Collections, we are poised to enhance our client experience and deliver unparalleled service through the industry’s leading technology platform.” In 2022, the Husky Homes team closed 121 transactions and more than $48.4

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

It was a part of the 2022 REACH Canada Cohort, a technology scale-up program backed by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). expansion comes after Roomvu’s successful launch in Canada in 2022. Backed by venture fund Second Century Ventures , Roomvu has been recognized as one of Canada’s 20 most innovative tech companies.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

. “Our impending technology rollout will enable appraisers to deliver reports straight from the field,” Trice said. The company equips appraisers with a combination of technology, process and data management, merging AI and human expertise. “The Two-day turn times are just around the corner for our customers.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

But emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology could be put to use in efforts to mitigate concerns about isolation, according to a new article published by HomeCare. One vendor active in this space is Intuition Robotics , which introduced an AI-powered home care companion tool called “ElliQ” to the market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

LauraMac, a provider of mortgage loan review SaaS technology, announced on Thursday that it has integrated with LoanLogics IDEA , an intelligent document processing and data extraction technology. In 2022, LauraMac was used to perform diligence for more than 35,000 loans with more than 1000 users.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand. “We We were completely blown away by the tools and technology and the culture of RE/MAX,” Owen Boone, RE/MAX Foxfire’s vice president and director of operations, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Similarly, many lenders are currently auditing their roster of vendors and technologies to optimize productivity and return on investment (ROI). The good news is that the last two quarters have shown steady improvement from Q4 2022. And they’re making sure they have the technologies to do so.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

In the NAR’s $418 million settlement in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, the trade group agreed to protect all brokerages with sales volume at $2 billion or less in 2022. billion in sales in 2022 and will have to pay the Umpa settlement out of its own coffers. The Real Brokerage closed $14.4

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Her role will focus on technology to drive the company’s growth. Michael Brennan, president of Movement, said Waggoner can empower loan officers with the tools they “need to win.”. “She has a proven track record of leading sales-centric technology teams and delivering with speed to market,” he added. Presented by: Polly.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with Michael Chew, SVP of Fulfillment, Asset/Rental Management at Consolidated Analytics , about REO assets, the economic factors influencing the increase in REO acquisitions and how technology can help with REO asset management. HW: What role can technology and analytics play in the REO asset management space?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The GAssist portal will provide its partners, which include community banks, credit unions, and brokers, with tools that will allow them to better manage borrower expectations, from guided originations to processing tools, according to a press release on the roll-out. The tools are housed within the secure application portal.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2023

The technology integration enables lenders to obtain price quotes and order National MI’s real-time, risk-based mortgage insurance through its Rate GPS tool instantly without leaving the Vesta LOS platform. Its investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, Conversion Capital, Index Ventures, and Zigg Capital.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

According to the release, his team closed nearly 500 transaction sides worth roughly $300 million in sales volume in 2022. “We Our search for a brokerage that prioritizes both its agents and technological innovation led us to The Real Brokerage,” Newman said in a statement. million loss posted in Q2 2022.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The lender reported GAAP net income of $115 million in Q3, lower than the $139 million in Q2 2023 but better than the $96 million in the same period of 2022. The company — under the helm of Krishna, a veteran in the financial technology world — is focused on technology more than ever before.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Stellar MLS’s first partnership with Lundy dates back to 2022. Stellar is now integrating the upgraded version of the AI tool, Finding Homes Pro, which is capable of understanding a user’s intended question regardless of how it is worded.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This was the first earnings delivered by Rocket’s new CEO, Varun Krishna , who focused his conversation with analysts on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to transform the business. The third-quarter production represents a 13% drop compared to the same period in 2022. Rocket generated $22.2

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

The loan repurchase trend that began to sting many mortgage originators in 2022 appears to finally be winding down, according to a recent report by Sterling Point Advisors and Augment Analytics. The report defines a critical defect as one that “would result in the loan being uninsurable or ineligible for sale.”

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Below is a list of five useful appraisal technology webinars available right now in our membership toolkit. If you already have an Unlimited Learning Membership, you can access all of these appraisal technology webinars for free under the “Learning Library” tab in your membership dashboard. Not yet a member?

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McKissock

JUNE 17, 2022

As of mid-March 2022, banks and mortgage lenders can now use desktop appraisals in place of traditional appraisals for qualifying Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac backed mortgages. Thanks to advances in remote appraisal technology, desktops are more convenient and reliable than ever before. More info is available online. Anow Walkthrough.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The lender originated approximately $309 million in mortgages in 2022, according to data from mortgage technology platform Modex. Per Inside Mortgage Finance data, Guild was the 26th largest mortgage originator in America in 2022, producing $19 billion in volume. billion in the fourth quarter of 2022 from $4.4

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“Working with great partners like Snapdocs paves the way for even more lenders to embrace digital mortgage tools and advances the entire industry toward an all-digital future.” Snapdocs claims that its technology can help to close 40% more loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

The firm raised $6 million in seed funding in May 2022. Courted was notably invited to join the REACH Class of 2022, a technology scale-up program backed by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The company has expanded to 50 markets in the U.S. over the past year.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

The proposed consent order settles FTC charges in March that ICE’s deal with Black Knight, which combines the two top mortgage technology providers, would drive up costs, reduce innovation and limit lenders’ choices for mortgage origination tools. billion from $13 billion.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Both organizations were recognized as 2022 TECH100 winners for their innovation in mortgage solutions. With high competition and borrowers of all ages accustomed to digital tools, consumer experience will be even more critical than ever before and the key differentiator for borrowers,” he added.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

DS: The growth of the channel has been significant, especially in terms of technology. UWM is focused and committed to building custom technology specifically for independent mortgage brokers. As the top mortgage lender, we are always building, growing and improving broker tools on a daily basis.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The New York-based independent bank exceeded its 2022 production volume of $400 million in August, but the end goal is far more ambitious: The company is aiming to produce between $3 billion to $5 billion in origination volume annually. The more we can lean on technology, the cost per file becomes that much lower.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

FTC accepted a binding settlement that both firms will divest Black Knight’s two businesses, settling FTC charges in March that ICE’s deal with Black Knight, which combines the two top mortgage technology providers, would drive up costs, reduce innovation and limit lenders’ choices for mortgage origination tools.

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Real Quantum

OCTOBER 31, 2022

FREE | NOVEMBER, 17, 2022 | 11 AM CST | 60 MINUTES. LIVE WEBINAR | Commercial Appraiser Tech Tools Update. McKissock published their Appraisal Income Guide in 2019 where they reported appraisers who adopt new technology tools earned over $44,000 more per year than appraisers who did not. SAVE MY SPOT. Time-savers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Since ICE announced plans to acquire Black Knight in May 2022, the firm went through a bumpy 16-month-period facing antitrust concerns from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), lawmakers and trade groups. Ultimately, lowering acquisition costs for lenders and enabling those savings to be passed to the consumer,” Jackson said. billion and $2.07

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Appraisals have gotten a lot of attention due to that and much of what we saw in 2022 were reactions to what we deemed as an untenable situation with appraisers. Technology to support the growing needs of the appraisal department. Technology investments are getting a lot of attention. B) Property intelligence.

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