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

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

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Mortgage tech firms Mortgage Coach and Polly have teamed up on a new application programming interface (API) integration that guides borrowers through a visual representation of their loan options. The new API integration will feed real-time data from Polly’s cloud-based PPE into Mortgage Coach’s total cost analysis (TCA) presentation.

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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

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. It’s an open platform. We’re not huge, but we’re not small either.”.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2022

There is unquestionably a need for regulatory innovation across the broader mortgage industry, but none more pressing than de-risking the mortgage servicing space. Broad lessons were learned on how to curb predatory lending practices following the subprime mortgage crisis. The true benefit of quantitative easing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

million in its seed round to build a mortgage-as-a-service platform for fintechs, banks and retail banks. Conversion Capital led the funding with participation from Fifth Wall , Peter Thiel , QED Investors , Montage Ventures , and Village Global as well as Ramp , Blend , Zillow , SoFi and Figure , the company announced.

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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

AUGUST 9, 2022

Black Knight ‘s Optimal Blue product, pricing and eligibility (PPE) engine added a location-based pricing feature amid a slowdown in the mortgage market. The functionality expansion will assist investors and lenders in promoting affordable housing in underserved markets, the firm said. Presented by: Black Knight.

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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. We also see investor demand remain strong and an uptick in owner-occupied purchases.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Financial wellness technology company EarnUp reached a new milestone last quarter, helping millions of Americans schedule mortgage, auto, and student loan payments through its Payday to Payday program and technology. The company says it processed more than 50 million payment transactions worth $43 billion in total as of Q1 2023.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This marks the second round of startups to participate in the program since its launch in September 2019 – originally as an initiative by Flagstar to guide late-stage mortgage tech startups in an effort to evaluate the viability of future investments and partnerships. LOs are only human — Tech is necessary to keep up with max loan volumes.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

Stavvy, a Boston-based fintech, announced Monday that it landed a $40 million Series A funding round led by Morningside Technology Ventures. Servicers must be powered by nimble technology to be heroes to borrowers, stalwarts to investors, and stewards of consumer protection to regulators.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital unveiled an automated underwriting risk analyzer solution called AURA on Tuesday. Through the AURA API solution, technology partners can provide lenders with a consolidated version of all the necessary data to assess the risk associated with an appraisal.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Digital mortgage-servicing platformer Valon announced Wednesday a $43.9 million raise in equity funding with participation from affiliates of Starwood Capital Group and Freedom Mortgage , alongside independent investor and Softbank Group International CEO, Marcelo Claure.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2023

Digital mortgage exchange and loan aggregator MAXEX announced on Monday it closed an equity investment round and partnerships to expand liquidity amid the recent market volatility. Several of MAXEX’s existing investors, including J.P. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Just before its stock debuted at a disappointing $15 a share, Guild Mortgage settled a federal lawsuit that claimed the lender knowingly breached legal requirements when it originated and underwrote FHA loans. Those loans, originated between 2007 and 2011, defaulted and led to claims to the FHA for mortgage insurance.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

Digital mortgage platform Roostify announced on Tuesday it has raised another $32 million in a Series C funding round amid a booming real estate market, bringing the tech startup’s total capital to $65 million. And software and platform developers Qualia and Blend both achieved unicorn status by the end of the year.

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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. The deal is facing criticism due to antitrust concerns from trade groups and investors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Change in uninsured losses As of late, however, the uninsured losses are being absorbed by other stakeholders in the housing finance system, including mortgage lenders, mortgage servicers, private mortgage insurers, government agencies, capital markets investors, and the government-sponsored enterprises.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion, according to a review of bond-rating and industry reports.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

With 35 years of experience in the mortgage business, Flagstar has reputation for successfully navigating the ebb and flow of an ever-changing housing market. We’re well-capitalized and committed to mortgage, particularly the broker channel. Lee Smith: EVP, President of Mortgage. Our brokers are our partners.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The most likely outcomes include: Lenders: Fewer than 50 mortgage lenders will transition to a federated model that enforces the controls necessary for secure cross-industry interoperability. Investor expectations will change, and government entities will attempt to coordinate their response.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

The requirement also applies to mortgage lenders, legal experts say. The CFPB issued a statement to warn creditors that technology being “too complicated” is not an excuse for noncompliance. Presented by: Mortgage Coach. The CFPB said it is concerned automated valuation models may reflect bias in design and function.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

And despite fierce bidding wars, competition from institutional investors and sore wrists from writing dozens of heartfelt letters to home sellers, even buyers are growing in courage these days. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. points to 81.7.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

The Housing Policy Council has weighed in on the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ new proposed standards for nonbank mortgage servicers. In the introduction to the Proposed Standards, CSBS recognizes the importance of nonbank mortgage servicers in the mortgage market,” HPC stated in its comment letter. HPC agrees.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

From leading mortgage companies and real estate firms to spearheading groundbreaking initiatives and driving policy reforms, these honorees are making an indelible impact on housing.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. Founded in 2015, StreamLoan licenses its software to mortgage lenders, fintech companies and mortgage brokers. billion U.S.

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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. Solex eClosing continues to lead the industry and has now helped lenders digitally close more than 500,000 mortgages.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

For the mortgage industry, the dash toward virtual solutions and reliable fintech was crucial to reigniting the journey for hopeful home buyers. Back then, the tech craze was booming, and the company’s founders recognized an opportunity to bring data and technology to the industry. homeowners find themselves enjoying approximately $27.8

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. On July 7, we reported on the nation’s largest online mortgage lender dropping its S-1. But investors remain cautious. Stay tuned for updates.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2021

HW Media CEO Clayton Collins and Scott Happ, president of Secondary Marketing Technologies at Black Knight, discuss Black Knight’s acquisition of Optimal Blue and what the industry can expect from the company’s new Secondary Marketing Technologies division. The investors dropped their takeover bid on Nov.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The mortgage industry headed into 2022 after a strong showing in back-to-back years. Pennymac has long served as one of the mortgage industry’s leading partners. Pennymac has long served as one of the mortgage industry’s leading partners. The new POWER+ is technology plus people. Technology powers our partnerships.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

Prior to SimpleNexus, Schreiner Gates served as the EVP of sales and marketing at digital mortgage technology provider Ellie Mae (now ICE Mortgage Technology ). In the interview, he spoke of creating an “end-to-end” mortgage experience, a common refrain in the housing fintech space.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

Investing in people and technology. Among the acquisitions are title and settlement offices to expand its share and gain scale in key markets, as well as technology providers to improve the customer experience and expand its data and analytics capabilities. That’s by design, Fowler said. “We And it does.”.

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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. It’s another push by CoreLogic toward an end-to-end digital mortgage workflow, and to simplify the entire collateral underwriting process.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. The mortgage industry has been moving in the direction of being more digital. mortgage market by origination volume, according to HMDA data.

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