Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

As the world races towards increased digitization, mortgage professionals are striving to keep up with the demand for convenient lending solutions that allow borrowers to navigate the process from the comfort of their own homes. Rich Gagliano, President, Origination Technologies.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Mortgage tech firm TRAiNED Inc. In 2017, Cunningham, de Jong and three others founded Sales Boomerang, an automated borrower intelligence and retention system for the mortgage industry. MORI is a self-service system for automating steps within the labor-intensive mortgage origination workflow.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Add mortgage tech firm Guideline Buddy to the list of companies with an artificial intelligence -powered chat tool. The new tool is designed to help loan officers, processors and underwriters instantly find the relevant mortgage guidelines they need.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Intuitive technologies developed and built by experts in both mortgages and technology can drive efficiency, reliability and profitability when paired with exceptional customer service. UWM recently launched an exclusive new marketplace called Boost.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Black Knight recently launched a web portal that enables clients, third-party providers and their developers to access the company’s application programming interfaces (APIs) across the mortgage life cycle. Servicing Digital, offered as an app or web design, enables customers to access their loan- and home-related information.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

In light of that, HousingWire sat down with Peter Paglia, Chief Strategy Officer at HomeBinder, to discuss how to create a “Client for Life” in this environment. HousingWire: As the refi boom simmers down, why should lenders focus on creating clients for life? HW: How does HomeBinder help lenders establish Clients for Life?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2023

Polly , a leading provider of innovative mortgage capital markets technology , recently announced the appointment of industry veteran Cheryl Messner as chief customer officer (CCO). ” With over two decades of mortgage fintech experience, Messner brings a wealth of knowledge to her new position.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

Stavvy , a fintech company specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, announced on Wednesday a new partnership with WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) to provide the company and its customers with eClosing technology solutions.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has launched a new service to handle all the title work for its brokers on refinancings. mortgage lender announced the service on Thursday during an annual meeting with its broker partners in Pontiac, Michigan. The top U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (V.A.) loans but only for refinances.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Several historic events over the past few years have brought seismic changes to the way the mortgage lending industry operates. Today, as we face what appears to be the beginning of a modest recovery in the marketplace, we can see the effect of those events in the way mortgage lending has changed forever.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

Automated mortgage technology provider Lender Toolkit announced this week that it has integrated with Reggora , an appraisal management software company that focuses on modernizing residential real estate valuations for mortgage lenders. That savings can be passed on to borrowers.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2023

Digital lending solutions provider DocMagic announced this week that it has added ADA-compliant mortgage loan documents to its document library. The new digital documents are accessible to visually impaired users and others with disabilities, unlocking opportunities for these consumers into the broader mortgage market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2023

Agile , a Philadelphia-based fintech company focused on mortgage-backed securities (MBS), announced on Monday the execution of the mortgage industry’s first fully-automated Assignment of Trade (AOT) transaction. Financial Group , said. Dealer-to-dealer assignments are also electronically executed on Agile’s platform. “As

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2023

Big Purple Dot (BPD), a technology solutions provider for the real estate industry, announced this week that it has launched BPD Recruit, a recruiting software designed to transform talent acquisition strategies and deliver exceptional results. The software is powered by CoreLogic , a renowned leader in data and analytics solutions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Stavvy , a fintech company specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, acquired Brace , a digital mortgage servicing platform. Founded in 2018 , Stavvy works to increase efficiency and transparency in real estate and mortgage lending. Terms of the deal were not announced.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

To reach a key financial goal in 2026, Blend Labs plans to diversify far beyond mortgage. On Tuesday, executives from the San Francisco, California-headquartered mortgage tech firm, which has yet to post a profit since going public in July 2021, shared the firm’s vision for growth during its first investor day.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2023

“Our goal is to ensure every homeowner has the support they need to make informed decisions and manage their mortgage with ease,” Toby Wells, president of Cornerstone Servicing said in a statement. Cornerstone Servicing ’s client portal provides complete, real-time portfolio analytics and loan-level data to enable smart portfolio management.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 25, 2024

Designed by warehouse lenders and built with modern technology, the platform features APIs that enable seamless integrations and automated workflows with both internal and third-party vendors’ systems. The post Forta Solutions Reports First Warehouse Loan Funded Through its Agility Platform appeared first on MortgageOrb.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Christian Mills, head of Financial Advisor Relations at Reverse Mortgage Funding, about the ways a reverse mortgage can create a stable cash flow for homeowners in the midst of a volatile housing market. CM : Firstly, reverse mortgages, whether government-insured or proprietary, are non-recourse loans.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 8, 2024

ACES Quality Management is partnering with Infrrd to provide AI-powered intelligent mortgage document processing to clients. Infrrd assists mortgage companies in safely adopting artificial intelligence (AI) across various facets of the mortgage process. We look forward to seeing everyone in Arizona, May 19-21.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

STG Mortgage has successfully implemented OptifiNow ‘s TPO CRM solution, according to a press release from the software provider. Nectar Kalajian, CEO of STG Mortgage, said the company needed a CRM solution that could meet the sales and marketing needs of the entire business unit.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

the parent company of top five reverse mortgage lender Liberty Reverse Mortgage and PHH Mortgage Corp. Both companies will eventually be aligned under the name Onity Mortgage , but a timeline was not specified for wider implementation into the subsidiaries outside of “later this year.” Ocwen Financial Corp.,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

For example, borrowers who are prime and creditworthy but who may not qualify for traditional mortgages, such as the self-employed or those with non-traditional income sources, may benefit from non-QM programs. As a CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) — a designation given by the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Seeking business growth in the current rising rate environment, originators are contemplating the benefits of adding reverse mortgages to their product mix. With mortgage interest rates steadily on the rise and refinance volume dropping, originators should immediately consider tapping into products that are less interest rate sensitive.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Rocket Mortgage launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Tuesday that allows its client experience teams to analyze sentiment, record behavior patterns, transcribe conversations and create tailored experiences during customer interactions. The lender estimates it will save tens of thousands of hours annually.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Better, faster, cheaper has long been the promise of technology in the mortgage industry. Some may argue whether today’s technology is that much better than the tools we used in the past, particularly in the servicing business where many still use platforms designed and first built decades ago.

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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

AUGUST 31, 2021

SoftWorks AI’s Trapeze for Mortgage Automation is where mortgage and AI expertise meet. Trapeze is a purpose-built solution designed to streamline different aspects of the mortgage lifecycle, from origination to post-close review, by converting documents to data with extreme accuracy and speed.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Especially in uncertain times and market volatility, having the knowledge that I get from HW+ helps me communicate effectively with my team and my clients. At a small mortgage banker, leadership has to know all aspects of lending. in mortgage banking. I always enjoyed beautiful and simple designs.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. Jacob is not alone in seeing the potential upside for crypto-mortgages and AI-enabled traditional loans.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

The Closing Exchange (TCX) partners with its clients to configure solutions to support their workflow at every stage of their digital evolution. CXChoice is an integrated SaaS technology and production platform used to assign notaries to each order, based upon criteria set by the client.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. HW: How has mortgage finance changed in the last few years?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Smart home technology is not optional Gen Z marks the first generation of true digital natives. This group was raised on technology and expects their homes to be outfitted accordingly. Flexible design matters Flexible design goes beyond rooms with multiple functions or a layout that can be easily changed.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Black Knight will integrate Wolters Kluwer ‘s eNote and eVault capabilities in order to cut lenders’ costs per transaction and secure their clients’ electronically signed assets. Using the eVault helps clients securely manage their electronically signed assets throughout the entire post-execution loan life cycle.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Detroit-based platform Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , announced on Monday it is acquiring the personal finance app Truebill for $1.275 billion in cash. The acquisition, expected to close prior to the end of the year, is a step toward a centralized platform for clients to manage their financial lives, the company said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

The solution will integrate with its mortgage servicing system and Servicing Digital, which is Black Knight’s self-service app and responsive web solution that allows borrowers to access loan, home and neighborhood information. ICE claims the merger will modernize the mortgage servicing platform and will be beneficial for U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Snatching up first-time homebuyers is akin to striking gold — since developing a relationship with them can mean a loyal client for life. Regular communication keeps you top-of-mind when clients are ready to make a move. It’s perfect for agents, with helpful design and marketing tools tailored for real estate.

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