Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

According to the CFPB, Experian failed to properly investigate consumer disputes, remove errors and prevent inaccurate information from being reinserted into credit reports. Experian also failed to inform, or simply provided confusing, ambiguous, incorrect, or internally inconsistent information to consumers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Your goal should be to leave the open house with as many quality names and as much contact information as possible. You are there to, to meet, to greet, to gather that information, and then to follow up post open house. If you have not yet captured their information, this is your last chance to do so!

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Consumers will be able to access their data, such as transaction information, account balance information, information needed to initiate payments, upcoming bill information, and basic account verification information. Financial providers must make this information available without charging fees.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

.” Most borrowers believed they could access escrow information from their lender’s website, and 82% knew how to access it. Over 70% of borrowers found lenders were helpful with escrow information, while 21% still wanted more information.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 9, 2025

Fortunately, there are ways to detect deed fraud attempts early, but mortgage professionals need to be well-informed to protect themselves and their clients. Protecting the personal information of homeowners is also essential. Title fraud is becoming more widespread, with perpetrators growing increasingly bold.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Name Job Title Company Name Ajay Trilokeshwaran Head of Credit Services Product Development Informative Research Ajay Belambe Senior Vice President, Product Management ServiceLink Alisande Heriyanto VP, Product and Tech Support The Corcoran Group Andria Thomas Chief Product Officer FinLocker Bart Bailey VP, Product Management Sagent Bernice Lim Chief (..)

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

A national survey released by NeighborWorks America found that prospective homebuyers overwhelmingly turn to Realtors first when seeking information about the homebuying process — outpacing friends, family and online searches. Friends and family, as well as internet search engines, were each cited as the top resource by 19% of respondents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Using Leo CoPilot, agents will be able to retrieve specific information from recorded presentations, finding the exact answers they need. It can also explain an agent’s payout on any transaction and is integrated with Real Academy, which will give agents access to the brokerage’s entire catalog of training sessions and workshops.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

After an investigation, it concluded that cybercriminals infiltrated its systems, potentially accessing and acquiring files containing sensitive personal information of 171,074 customers. The type of information affected by this event includes name and Social Security number.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

Freddie Mac will provide information regarding any related party transactions and the new directors committee assignments as they become known, the Freddie filing said, while for Fannie the board has yet to finalize any board assignments for the new members. Pulte will also serve as chair of Fannie Maes board.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The new home sales estimate is derived using mortgage application information from the BAS, as well as assumptions regarding market coverage and other factors. This data also provides information regarding the types of loans used by new home buyers. For additional information on MBA’s Builder Application Survey, please click here.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In order to help lenders of all sizes make quicker, better decisions and help qualify more borrowers, LPA Choice provides customized information on purchasing needs along with actionable feedback. To read the full release, including more information, click here. up to 97% for Home Possible loans).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The new search paradigm for real estate The introduction of artificial intelligence overviews is changing how users consume information online. Traditional top-of-funnel searches like “how-to” topics and basic informational queries now stem from AI-generated overviews on search result pages.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

This evolution in the market allows investors to make more informed decisions based on actual data, thereby reducing their risk when investing. HW: How does technology inform how you approach loan servicing and asset management? HW: Arbor has an in-house loan servicing platform, which every lender doesn’t offer.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The FCC warns about “federal officials” asking for money or calls/texts asking for financial account information. “If you get a phone call about an insurance claim or policy, don’t give out any personal information or agree to any payment until you can independently verify that the call is legitimate.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2025

This critical knowledge informs the potential buyer on just how much to save and — just as importantly — how long that process may take,” Lautz said. Lautz also emphasized the importance of getting accurate information. In contrast, repeat buyers put down just 13% in 2014, Lautz said. Another 9% used U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

Additionally, NAR noted that listing agents representing sellers who choose to delay the public marketing of their listing must obtain a signed disclosure documenting the sellers informed consent to waive the benefits of immediate public marketing through IDX and syndication.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Criminal actors exploited the breach, installing malware and extracting sensitive data, including personally identifiable information, from the companys network. Bayview and its affiliates responded by notifying affected consumers, offering support services, and providing free credit and identity theft monitoring.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to stay top-of-mind with clients and prospects is by consistently delivering value in an informative, helpful real estate newsletter. Content: Agents can include any combination of data and information. Provide value Offer engaging content that both informs and entertains.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

The new provisions, which take effect July 1, regulate the use of consumer information linked to mortgage credit inquiries and define who has access to it. They also must inform consumers that their data was purchased without the lenders knowledge or consent.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2025

Signed disclosures required Listing agents representing sellers who choose to delay the public marketing of their listing must secure a signed disclosure documenting their informed consent. You should share any relevant data, facts, or information that might help your clients make their decision.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

MFA provides an added layer of protection, helping to keep sensitive information out of the wrong hands. Bruce Phillips is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for MyHome. Protects sensitive data Unauthorized access frequently leads to data breaches, which can be costly in both financial and reputational terms.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2025

Annette Sinclair, a former Centrelink financial information officer now serving as an independent financial planner, told the outlet that the delays had been significant. Their application was cancelled due to missing information. The outlet described a scenario provided by a reader in which they applied to the HEAS in December 2024.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Document management Did you know that, on average, employees spend nearly 20% of their workday searching for information? AI-powered tools can also quickly identify discrepancies and highlight essential information, reducing the time spent on manual reviews. This might include documents like deeds and title policies.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2025

Lee, who represents part of Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County, submitted a letter to Pulte on Monday in which she seeks information about recent foreclosure activities and post-foreclosure dispositions in Nevada. That finding is consistent with a 2022 report from Yardi Matrix.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Lenders, for example, cannot use information about medical devices that could be repossessed as collateral for a loan. Lenders, in turn, are barred from factoring medical debt into their underwriting decisions. The rule is effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Keeping an agents CRMs up to date with the latest information of every client and where they are in the funnel and what they said in the last time is gold for them, said Poggi, who was previously Zillows vice president of product and engineering. Or the agent can call it and request tasks and ask for followup information.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 11, 2025

The bipartisan Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act would crack down on the misuse of mortgage trigger leadswhich occur when a consumers credit inquiry triggers the sale of their information to third-party lenders and businesses. Unsolicited phone calls caused by trigger leads have become an intolerable nuisance to many Tennesseans, said Sen.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2025

The Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ) has opened a request for information on buy now, pay later (BNPL) lending as it seeks to understand its implications for housing affordability and stability. Comments are due by Aug.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Since it already has a lot of your business information, it’s going to know what exactly you’re wanting. So, if you’re a broker and you want to put together information for your agents, it’s probably a little better if you take the transcripts. And that can be used for so many different things.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Functionality impacted Many of these contracts were focused on the functionality of CFPBs consumer complaint database, a repository of information about consumer-submitted complaints to the bureau and the nature of any follow-up correspondence. Contracts related to tools necessary for CFPB employees to do their jobs were canceled, Doe added.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Georgia House Bill 1292 was enacted to ensure that the persons presenting electronic documents for recording provide identifying information, according to the state Legislature. Title theft occurs when a criminal impersonates a property owner and sells or takes out a second mortgage on the owners property.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

To help you make informed decisions and avoid costly missteps, heres what you need to know before diving into a new build: 1. Buyers should ensure they have direct access to their building superintendent to stay informed. The cost of upgrades One of the biggest mistakes buyers make is underestimating the cost of upgrades.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2025

.” “Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), CRAs are permitted by law to resell consumer information to prospective creditors without the consumers permission if the prospective creditor is prepared to make that consumer a ‘firm offer of credit,'” the letter reads.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

Rocket also filed a response, in which it wrote that the plaintiffs allegation that the proxy statement is misleading is meritless, as the only things the statement does not include is several discrete (and trivial) pieces of information none of which pertain to Rocket.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The types of information and communications that we are distributing make sure that the Realtor members are as prepared as possible for whatever the market conditions are. So, they’re very informed. How are you advising your members in being resilient through different types of markets?

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Broker Price Opinions (BPOs): USRES’s BPO services deliver reliable assessments that help end-users make informed pricing decisions. USRES: Real Estate, Mortgage Portfolio Services, and Support USRES offers various real estate and mortgage portfolio services to help professionals optimize their operations and improve revenue streams: 1.

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