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Modernizing Appraisals: Collaborative Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

Our profession has been abuzz the last year or two with regards to the GSEs being mandated to modernize the appraisal profession. Why are appraisers essentially being excluded from the conversation about modernizing the profession? It takes a while for them to train like this, but in reality, I like training them this way.

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FGMC COO on why leaders invest in their greatest asset: their people

Housing Wire

As Chief Operating Officer at First Guaranty Mortgage Corp , Sarah Gonzalez has modernized the FGMC brand, recruited top talent and implemented operational efficiencies that significantly reduce the cost per loan across all production channels. SG: Investing in our Mortgage Mavericks is a top priority for FGMC.

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The holistic approach: A paradigm shift for quality control in mortgage lending

Housing Wire

In the modern mortgage landscape, quality control (QC) stands as a critical pillar supporting the industry’s integrity and stability. As market conditions fluctuate and regulatory scrutiny intensifies, lenders must adopt a comprehensive approach to QC that goes beyond compliance checkboxes.

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The Best Solution Is Not Always the Shiny New Toy

Appraisal Buzz

Gamble on uncertain revenues and invest in modern technology to manage the anticipated volume? Start by Evaluating What You Already Have One of the most effective approaches to modernization is to take a critical look at your existing systems. What’s a servicer to do?

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How to leverage a growth mindset to drive our industry (and your business!) forward

Housing Wire

Agents need to move beyond a fixed mindset when it comes to technology and invest the time to learn the platform. Offer tips/tricks based on personal experience and schedule training sessions to provide the support agents desperately need to overcome typical roadblocks.

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Lower has a round of layoffs to “weather upcoming rate hikes”

Housing Wire

We’ve right-sized areas of our business impacted the most by this volatile market, such as refinance, operations, training, and recruiting,” Lindsey LeBerth, the company’s director of communications, wrote in an email to HousingWire. “In

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United Wholesale Mortgage’s Blink+ tool includes an LOS, POS and CRM all in one package

Housing Wire

By writing and maintaining all of the code along with investing heavily in putting together a world class modern IT infrastructure that efficiently leverages a mix of modern technologies like the public cloud and API based software architectures, UWM has been able to turn on a dime and stay well ahead of shifts in the market utilizing technology.

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