Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a data intelligence and market insight tool provider for the mortgage and real estate industries, has appointed Brian McKray as the director of product development. To be part of this dream team that Ben has put together is exhilarating and flattering at the same time,” said McKray.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business. Anticipating the start of the refi race When mortgage rates finally rose above their historically low levels, the mortgage refinance business started to dry up. In our business, that’s the refinance transaction.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

With the recent downturn in volume of new originations, many lenders are using this time to take inventory of the available tools geared toward risk mitigation and workflow optimization. There is also a renewed interest in the future state of residential mortgage originations. Looking Inward. Looking Forward.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2022

Clear Capital’s data science team developed the product and built it into the already existing platform, a review system that automates collateral underwriting in compliance with internal credit policies and government-sponsored enterprise guidelines. At the moment, the technology is being piloted internally.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Malhotra will oversee, among other areas, the firm’s artificial intelligence (AI) development, data science, product engineering, technology operations and information security. HousingWire reported in early April that Rocket Mortgage chief Information officer Brian Woodring left the company to pursue other opportunities.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2023

Mortgage lender Revolution Mortgage has partnered with Tavant, an AI-powered digital lending company, to integrate Tavant’s Touchless Lending product suite into Revolution Mortgage’s platform. The technology is designed to automate and streamline the underwriting and application processes, per the statement.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The wholesale channel will continue to grow as more retail originators and borrowers learn the benefits of working with a mortgage broker. United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is solely focused on growing the wholesale channel and helping independent brokers thrive. “At Blink+ is a white-label, borrower-facing digital application tool.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a mortgage point-of-sale (POS) platform for lenders. is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination system and POS for the mortgage industry. Floify Lender Edition is a counterpart to Broker Edition , which was rolled out in December.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with Desmond Smith , chief growth officer at United Wholesale Mortgage , about the role that wholesale lending plays in the mortgage ecosystem and common myths and misconceptions about becoming an independent mortgage broker. Desmond Smith: There are two ways to get a mortgage — wholesale or retail.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Photo credit: AJ Canaria Reverse mortgages became an unexpectedly prominent topic during certain parts of The Gathering by HousingWire , held earlier this week in Scottsdale, Arizona. Reverse mortgages for purchase are taking up more conversation on the reverse side of the business recently.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

A passion for technology led her to work in the fintech and blockchain spaces, and she has now turned her attention to the senior finance space by founding a company called Graceful Finance. But she quickly realized it is facing real challenges, and she began asking why it has not grown and developed to a place it could be. “I

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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. They also come as the mortgage industry is making efforts to adopt artificial intelligence solutions to improve productivity and better assist customers.

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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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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2021

SimpleNexus , a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has acquired Georgia-based software firm LBA Ware. The post SimpleNexus Adds Business Intelligence Tools with LBA Ware Acquisition appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

” From the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA): “While MBA supports the ongoing development of such tools, MBA also acknowledges the need for appraisers and lenders to provide some level of oversight and due diligence to preserve the overall quality of the data referenced in future valuations. .”

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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. Its new tools also allow lenders to cut costs in a higher-rate environment.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. SW: How do you think about technology and prioritizing what to do next? What’s changing there?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

a provider of property data and valuation technology solutions. With the acquisition , Consolidated Analytics expands its valuation solutions, offering clients tools — from data and analytics to appraisals — to predict market value and access a more comprehensive selection of collateral assessment products, the company said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has tremendous potential to cut costs and improve customer experience, but regulation has not caught up to develop a governance program, industry pros said of AI’s implementation in mortgage lending. Have we developed a model that is in fact fair?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

For years, customized integrations have been the sign of a healthy tech stack , seamlessly connecting the various technologies used by a particular title agency ( mortgage lender, broker or appraisal management company, for that matter) to deliver optimal performance. Here’s how.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 27, 2022

Loan origination system (LOS) developer Vesta is integrating with LodeStar Software Solutions , a national provider of closing fee-related compliance tools for mortgage lenders. The post Vesta, LodeStar Integrate Software Capabilities for Mortgage Lenders appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Looking for a quick and easy way to stay up-to-date on mortgage lending news, trends and technology? Podcasts are a great resource for mortgage professionals to continue learning, with shows covering industry updates, business advice and the experiences of other pros in the mortgage industry. Mortgage Marketing Radio.

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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

MARCH 17, 2022

Figure , a blockchain-focused financial service company and Apollo , a global alternative asset manager, announced today completing a transaction involving the origination of digital mortgage loans and transfer of ownership via blockchain technology, according to a press release shared with FinLedger.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

FTC sued ICE earlier this year alleging the two top mortgage technology providers would drive up costs, reduce innovation and limit lenders’ choices for mortgage origination tools. ICE affirmed that Optimal Blue is still available to its customers, who are the largest consumers of Optimal Blue Solutions.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Expectations for real estate professionals are higher than ever—along with mortgage interest rates , the length of time that listings spend on the market, and the percentage of listings off-market. It begs the question: How does today’s technology measure up? For a long time, we at Lone Wolf have seen this day coming.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The allure of the name recognition of large national brands is causing many independent brokerages to affiliate as mortgage rates rise and housing inventory remains low. Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand. “We The firm has four offices — two in Ocala, one in Summerfield and one in Lady Lake.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

Full-service lender Cherry Creek Mortgage announced Rick Hogle has joined the company as its chief revenue officer. In his new role, Hogle will manage the firm’s retail operations, overseeing growth and development of retail sales and the production network, while supporting the firm’s business channels.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But before diving back in headfirst, it would be worthwhile for lenders to think through what the last two years of scarcity reveal about the normal working model of an independent mortgage bank (IMB). Last year, Floify commissioned an independent study of 150 high-performing loan originators (LOs) to gain recruiting and retention insights.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

For better or worse, trends in the mortgage industry tend to mirror corresponding trends in the overall real estate market. When COVID forced the real estate industry to get digital, gasoline was thrown on the same trend within mortgage lending. Inventory issues.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Policymakers and the mortgage industry must reckon with historical and present-day barriers that lock would-be homebuyers of color out of the market altogether,” according to the report published on Monday. In terms of adopters, government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), large mortgage lenders and fintech firms have used AI.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 2, 2024

Ryan Minard is the new senior sales engineer for Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), offering data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries. Prior to joining the mortgage technology space, Minard worked directly for a lender, First Centennial Mortgage, as the marketing and creative manager.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s rapidly changing technology landscape, businesses in the title insurance , mortgage and real estate industries must prioritize cybersecurity response planning and business continuity. Develop Backup Strategies: Implement robust backup solutions to ensure the availability and integrity of your important data.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We get our fulfillment not from the numbers but from watching our people develop and grow,” said Lawson. Part of this success-filled ecosystem is PrimeLine Capital’s use of Rocket Pro TPO technology. Mortgages can be scary to consumers so the better equipped our LOs are, the easier it is to create certainty for homeowners.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with Aditya Udas, managing director at Iron Mountain, about the potential for digital transformation of mortgage custodial duties and how Iron Mountain is innovating collateral management. HousingWire: How does custody transformation impact the mortgage industry? AU: Firstly, the issue of scalability.

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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

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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