Inman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The leader in artificial intelligence-driven financial document automation has combined three of its solutions into a mortgage dashboard for classifying, capturing and analyzing borrower documents.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Florfy Broker Edition is designed to provide an intuitive loan management portal for borrowers and make managing loans simpler at an accessible price point while boosting operational efficiency, the company said. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. — in an $87 million deal in 2021.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Guideline Buddy’s chatbot leverages generative AI technology to simplify the loan qualification process by providing swift and accurate information, freeing professionals from the time-consuming burden of sifting through extensive documentation, the firm said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

It is also turning Acra’s business into a technology-first one, the statement said. It was designed to seamlessly integrate with existing lender systems, including CRMs, Point-of-Sales, LOS, and document management systems. This partnership marks a milestone in Tavant’s expansion into non-QM lending.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2023

Revolution will implement Tavant’s document, credit, and collateral analyses solutions later this year. Through the Touchless Lending technology, an application can reach a clear-to-close decision within a week, 80% faster than the average industry time of 50 days.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Broker Edition is designed to provide an intuitive loan management portal for borrowers while making loan management simpler at an accessible price point. Floify Lender Edition is a counterpart to Broker Edition , which was rolled out in December.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Homeowners can now apply, submit documentation, track progress, receive a prompt decision, and electronically execute relevant documents, the Boston, Massachusetts-based fintech said. Founded in 2018 , Stavvy works to increase efficiency and transparency in real estate and mortgage lending.

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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 31, 2022

Unlike other solutions, Solex from Docutech is a fully integrated, end-to-end eClose solution meaning lenders work with only one vendor and implement one technology. Solex includes all necessary components for any lender to move to full eClose where all documents in the package are executed electronically.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Sarah Wheeler: Let’s talk about your background, because you have both technology and real estate experience. Shayan Hamidi: I studied computer science, economics and math and my background is technology. That’s our point of view, which then impacts the way we go about architecting our technology and our product.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

CXChoice is an integrated SaaS technology and production platform used to assign notaries to each order, based upon criteria set by the client. TCX provides a perfect mix of technology and service, providing its clients with the choice of how to close a loan at every stage of its digital evolution.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Black Knight already offers eSign, eClosing and remote online notarization (RON) solutions, but the integration will close the loop on delivering a completely digital mortgage process, Rich Gagliano, president of originations technologies at Black Knight, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

The parent company of California-based Guild Mortgage reported on Monday it has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, according to its annual 10K document filed with the U.S. They said there’s been no impact on the financial statements: controls were in place but not appropriately documented.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

The platform grants authorized parties secure access to order status, documents, and milestones, catering to the demands of clients and all transaction participants. The ClosingsLIVE app enables push notifications, directly alerting users when an order is shared, a milestone or document is updated, or an order is closed.

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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

AUGUST 2, 2023

Fannie Mae published a new frequently asked questions (FAQ) document related to AIR this week. AIR is designed to “safeguard the independence, objectivity, and impartiality of appraisers and other Independent Parties throughout the valuation process for 1 to 4-unit residential properties,” according to Fannie Mae.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

As a CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) — a designation given by the U.S. Change also leverages technology and data analytics to streamline the origination process and enhance risk management practices. This program has the potential to make homeownership more accessible to a wider range of people and communities.

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GoForrmz

MAY 10, 2022

Take the hassle out of job site hazard documentation by adding an Image field to your forms Nobody wants to think about the realities of on-site work hazards, but failure to properly document them can cause even more headaches. In that same report, OSHA notes prevention and proper documentation are key to reducing that number.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2021

Solex eClosing from First American Docutech is designed to accelerate the closing process through a streamlined, end-to-end, modern digital experience, inclusive of lenders, settlement agents, notaries and borrowers. Lenders can also provide title and settlement with secure access to review and add title documents to the closing package.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2023

” According to Bodrozic, this blend of customized home data and advanced AI technology positions HomeZada as a powerful tool for homeowners looking to maximize the value of homeownership. Established in 2012, HomeZada is a fully integrated, cloud-based platform dedicated to digital home management.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2021

It would also require the use of tamper-evident technology in electronic notarizations, and help prevent fraud through the use of multifactor authentication. Our bill would bring this process into the 21st century, allowing people to securely complete notarized documents remotely, just as they do with many other important forms,” Cramer said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Most digital solutions in the lending industry are designed to solve one problem and built for one audience in mind. Stavvy’s solution securely digitizes every aspect of the process – not just replacing pen and paper with electronic documents and signatures, but rethinking the entire workflow.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2022

While the pandemic thrust RON into the mainstream of the industry, many are still wondering how the technology can benefit them and the closing process going forward. RON is the notarization of a document completed 100% electronically. In our industry, that often means home closing documents. What is Remote Online Notarization?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Further, our platform has a POS and LOS that are tightly integrated for bi-directional data and documents, removing the hurdles of disparate systems.”. We have implemented high-level process design plans, resulting in project plans curated to the lender’s specific needs,” Farris said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2021

Originally introduced in April 2020, the MISMO RON compliance certification was designed to assure RON tech providers meet a universal set of standards. The startup was originally formed in 2018 when co-founders Kosta Ligris and Josh Feinblum discussed the idea of building technology to simplify the closing process.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Over a billion documents are notarized each year — you probably know the drill. You sit down with a notary and the document to be notarized, the notary squints at your ID, looks at you, looks back at your ID, and then fills in some blanks on the document and applies a stamp. The seal is completed, and your document is official.

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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.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

CoreLogic announced last week the launch of a title and closing product, a digital platform designed to help lenders by automating dozens of manual steps. Typically, underwriting takes hours of manual document processing with dozens of steps. There’s been quite a bit of buzz on CoreLogic on late.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

At a time when social distancing concerns play a large role in business decisions, many lenders are focused on digital technology to update paper-based lending processes. DocMagic provides clients with an agile and technology-forward lending platform that ensures that they can sustain and scale critical business processes.

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Clear Capital

JULY 13, 2023

Clear Capital solutions combined with ICE’s API technology ensures fast and accurate collection and submission that is designed to meet Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae data standards for property data reports and property data collections respectively. To learn more about Encompass, visit [link].

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Lenders that may have been holding out on embracing automation and technology were forced to adapt at breakneck speed to continue to serve customers. Technology that had long been available, but never saw the level of adoption the industry would have hoped for, was now in high demand. Technology as the new table stakes.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Polly, a San Francisco-based fintech, is a software-as-service mortgage technology firm that operates a product and pricing engine (PPE) and loan-trading exchange. Affected positions ranged from sales and project managers to software engineers and executive assistants, according to the firms’ internal documents.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This borrower-oriented model could help the industry design a framework for any natural disaster in the future. Technology to make for a paperless forbearance process. The mortgage industry is inundated with paperwork, and some services offer limited options to efficiently digitize and process lending and servicing documents.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2022

KL : One of the most significant benefits of digitization is that it allows mortgage professionals to delegate tasks to technology. KL : Paper, by its nature, creates a very manual process — documents must be printed, collated, marked for signing, signed, reviewed and then physically mailed to the various parties involved.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2021

Addressing these key issues is at the heart of WFG’s MyHome design, and continues to be the driving force behind each enhancement. MyHome also streamlines the settlement process and increases throughput by eliminating duplicate touchpoints, enabling proactive communication, and facilitating data and document collection, storage and sharing.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

I am about to say something in 2022 that no one in software design and process management would say. Do loan officers need more technology than they currently have? Will new technology change anything? They do not need more technology. So, my question was, does the LO need more technology than they have now?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2022

Modern technology is key for lenders who want to stay competitive in this regard. AH: Embracing technology and automation to give borrowers a simple, user-friendly and effective experience provides any lender with a significant advantage in today’s competitive arena.

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