Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

MGIC Investment Corporation’s principal subsidiary Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) has announced that Sri Kadasinghanahalli joined the company on October 18, 2021 as Vice President of Systems Development. The post Kadasinghanahalli Joins Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2023

methodology in October 2021, thousands of homeowners in low-elevation coastal areas of the United States braced for federal flood insurance hikes. Recently released data from the agency shows that annual flood insurance premiums will eventually double or even triple for homeowners in some U.S. When FEMA released its Risk Rating 2.0

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

One potential product that could assist in paying for LTC and its insurance could be a reverse mortgage, according to personal finance publication Kiplinger. Insurers currently offer few affordable options for those in the economic middle , according to Kiplinger. population grows older in the coming years.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

After a tumultuous year of disruption and uncertainty in 2020, mortgage servicing continues to change in order to meet consumer needs, regulatory demands and best practices. These regulations regarding mortgage compliance change regularly which impacts how servicers manage their portfolios.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 16, 2021

and Mortgage Cadence, an Accenture company, have launched an expanded integration to include Radian’s title and settlement services provided by Radian Settlement Services Inc., within the Mortgage Cadence platform. The Collaboration Center enables mortgage lenders, title agents and. Radian Group Inc.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Mortgage tech firm TRAiNED Inc. Department of Homeland Security and title insurance company Charter Title. In 2017, Cunningham, de Jong and three others founded Sales Boomerang, an automated borrower intelligence and retention system for the mortgage industry. It aims to save clients an average of 15 hours per week on labor.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

As part of the agreement, NAR members and their clients will be eligible to receive exclusive rates and discounts on mortgages , student loan refinancing, and personal loans, among other perks. million clients and has branched out into mortgages, car loans, personal loans and more.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

Through partnerships with Bubble Insurance Solutions and New American Funding , real estate agents at The Agency will have access to mortgage lending services and insurance services for their clients. The affiliation will provide The Agency’s agents with access to Bubble Insurance’s insurance coverage for their clients.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2023

a mortgage artificial intelligence firm focused on automated mortgage underwriting decisions, has conducted layoffs as lenders rush to cut costs. Candor is executing a change in strategy to address the ever-changing mortgage market and to pivot along with client operations,” Tom Showalter, CEO of Candor , said in an e-mailed response.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Recent cyberattacks at mortgage companies have put the industry in alert mode, executives at top lenders, servicers, tech vendors and investors told HousingWire. According to the tech leader, “it feels like there’s a target on mortgages,” which makes sense considering the types of data and documents these companies deal with.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2022

Milo , a Miami-based digital lender, will soon offer a crypto mortgage to clients with digital assets. According to Milo’s press release , clients who use the company’s services can pledge their Bitcoin to purchase a property. If a client qualifies, they will receive a low interest rate 30-year crypto mortgage, the company said.

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Inman

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Two days after being hit by a cyberattack, the title insurance giant says it's still trying to restore operations and warns clients that it's taken its email system offline.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

North Carolina-based Truist Financial Corporation announced on Tuesday that seasoned mortgage executive David Smith will be the head of Truist Mortgage effective July 31. mortgage lender and servicer, has shrunk amid a challenging mortgage market. Truist, a top U.S. It originated $2.7 year over year. billion, a 58.3%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

University Bank ’s reverse mortgage division has added four key hires across different disciplines as it prepares to grow further in the reverse mortgage space. Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

When loanDepot announced that it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident in early January, it became the fourth publicly traded mortgage or title firm to absorb an attack in as many months. The recent spate of high-profile cybersecurity incidents kicked off with a data breach at nonbank mortgage lender and servicer Mr. Cooper.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent. That never happens when a VA loan is involved.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Founded in 2006, Carson Realty serves clients in the South Carolina markets of Hilton Head, Bluffton and Lake Keowee. On Thursday, the family-owned firm announced that it had acquired South Carolina -based Carson Realty. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. We look forward to our partnership with Carson Realty (CR).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In an environment where 30-year fixed mortgage rates are racing towards 8%, loan officer pipelines are thinning dramatically. Originators who primarily served move-up buyers with high credit scores and strong down payments are struggling to find clients. They are staying busy relative to the market,” Ullmann said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

With few homeowners willing to give up their low mortgage rates, Mike Roberts has shifted his focus to targeting first-time homebuyers. A first-time homebuyer requires a tremendous amount of nurturing,” said Roberts, the president and founder of City Creek Mortgage. “A Niche loans consist of about 5% of Parkinson’s business. “It’s

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

The lenders that have prepared for the market improvements, including some of our new clients, have tech tools for their risk & compliance, operations, funding & accounting teams to fight back against threats. of transactions having errors, as well as a higher rate of insurance coverage issues, at 2.2% of transactions.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2020

HousingWire recently spoke with Brian Simon, president of Trelix Mortgage Fulfillment Services, about how Trelix helps its clients work more efficiently while still maintaining compliance and performing due diligence. HousingWire: What sets Trelix apart from other mortgage fulfillment services?

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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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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

San Francisco-based fintech Polly has hired Parvesh Sahi, a former executive from ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief revenue officer to scale the business in a highly competitive mortgage environment. Movement Mortgage , First American Financial and FinVC also joined existing investors 8VC , Khosla Ventures and Fifth Wall.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Unfortunately, too many misconceptions persist among real estate and even mortgage industry professionals about the VA home loan, and those misconceptions have big (and negative) impacts. VA mortgage loans generally provide veterans and active-duty service members with more favorable terms than other loans on the market.

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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

DECEMBER 29, 2021

One of our big goals at Blueprint Title is to shrink the title insurance business from an $18 billion business to a $10 billion business,” Berneman, the company co-founder and CEO. “We share of the market controlled by small, independent title insurance companies. of the market, should be too concerned about the rise of the little guy.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Nexsys Technologies , a subsidiary of Rocket Companies , launched its Clear HOI platform for all mortgage lenders on Wednesday – a new product it says will cut homeowners’ insurance verification time to mere minutes. “Clear HOI has made what used to be a time intensive step an instant one.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

LenderLogix , a provider of white-label mortgage software, has integrated with AccountChek , a digital verification service for assets, income and employment, the companies announced on Tuesday. AccountChek was acquired in March 2023 by publicly traded title insurer Stewart Information Service Corp.

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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

JULY 19, 2022

Miami-based fintech Milo has closed $10 million in cryptocurrency mortgages since unveiling the product earlier this year, the company announced early Tuesday. The lender’s 30-year crypto mortgage is designed to make it easy for investors to use their digital holdings to acquire homes in the U.S. or pursue refinancing.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Miami-based fintech Milo has started to diversify its portfolio for investors with digital holdings by offering its first crypto-mortgage refinancing product, the company announced on Tuesday. Milo is not currently offering mortgage solutions outside the United States. The product has a fixed rate starting at 7.95%.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Though its overall mortgage strategy has apparently not changed, Rocket Mortgage is undoubtedly ramping up its initiative to hire local loan officers to win purchase business. Kostegian added that about 5,000 approved insurance agents can also originate a mortgage with Rocket, Lazerson wrote.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Fintech FundingShield will provide comprehensive title fraud solutions via an advanced programming interface (API) integration to CoreLogic ‘s digital mortgage platform. Another title insurance giant, First American Financial Corp. , million customers was stolen. Top 15 U.S. million customers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2023

Cenlar FSB, the second-largest mortgage servicer and largest sub-servicer in the U.S., In the new role, DeHart will spearhead escrow functions, including tax, insurance, flood insurance and escrow analysis, and will also be responsible for the escrow team’s financials, staffing, controls and compliance. territories.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank resumed mortgage originations on Tuesday via its newly established “bridge bank” — just four days after California state regulators took possession of the financial institution and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) as receivers. SVB’s mortgage origination volume reached $2.4

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Fidelity initially notified the public two days after the attack, revealing the firm experienced disruptions to title insurance, escrow and other title-related services, as well as mortgage transactions and technology for the real estate and mortgage industries.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

Add Moon Mortgage to the list of fintechs offering crypto-backed mortgages. Since 2021, other fintechs have launched crypto mortgage products, including Toronto-based Ledn and Miami-based Milo. Moon’s crypto mortgage product has a minimum loan amount of $1 million. Six months after raising $3.5

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