Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2021

Encompass Investor Connect. Encompass Investor Connect is a built-in, no additional cost feature within the Encompass Loan Origination System which enables lenders to seamlessly deliver loans to investors from Encompass – resulting in 40% fewer conditions, 1 day faster purchases and $49/loan savings. Product Fast Facts. #1.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee-headquartered Defy Mortgage is the latest player to join the non-QM (non-qualified mortgage) lending space, which targets entrepreneurs and gig workers who have various forms of collateral, including cryptocurrency. “The effective use of technology allows us to accomplish this.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I sat down with Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, a business unit of ICE, to talk about the company’s mortgage automation strategy — and what keeps him up at night. SW: ICE Mortgage Technology is known for its focus on automation. Sarah Wheeler: ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight just closed today.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2021

That has some producers of non-QM loans, which require specialized underwriting expertise, looking to technology, big data and the development of automated underwriting platforms as the solution for dealing with the anticipated surge in loan volume in the years ahead. Automation just increases efficiencies,” Hutchens added.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2021

SoFi co-founder Mike Cagney’s latest digital mortgage operation Figure Lending closed on a $100 million funding facility from JPMorgan Chase this week. The warehouse facility will allow the company, a subsidiary of Figure Technologies , to originate conventional loans as well as jumbo loans , the company said in a statement Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Multi-year HousingWire Tech100 winner Built Technologies , a construction finance software and construction payment technology company, closed an $88 million Series C funding round. The Series C was led by Addition , venture capitalist and investor Lee Fixel’s new fund. and Canada.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2023

Tavant , a Silicon Valley-based digital lending solutions provider, is adding a new product called Asset Analysis to its AI-powered digital lending platform, Touchless Lending. Touchless Lending provides straight-through mortgage processing and automated underwriting as part of the end-to-end mortgage manufacturing pipeline.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2021

Citadel Servicing Corporation (CSC) , one of the country’s largest non-QM lenders , is rebranding as Acra Lending (Acra). Liquidity had dried up and bond investors, which underpin the non-QM market, were running for the hills. Citadel resumed non-QM lending in the summer. The change is effective Monday. “We

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

. “The transition just became along the lines of the team’s ability to have a product suite and technology.” Potempa mainly focuses on the government lending space, which represents 60% of his total volume, he said. “In wholesale, you can shop and sell the loan to a multitude of investors.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Software development company Blue Sage Solutions has launched a new servicing platform that merges loan origination and servicing functions using API-based technology. Soon, the full servicing version of the Blue Sage Digital Servicing Platform will boast additional functionalities such as investor reporting or default management.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, the changes we’ve seen since the advent of the global pandemic are significant enough to serve as a catalyst that will drive all lending digital. The trends and lending requirements I’ve highlighted below became important long before the coronavirus made it to the U.S. Peering into the future of lending.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tech-focused real estate brokerage Radius , flush with $14 million in venture capital raised this past April, has launched a mortgage lending arm in California that it plans to roll out to additional markets sometime next year. Is now a good time to invest in real estate automation technologies? Presented by: Axis Technical Group.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As a premier provider of innovative, high-performance software, data and analytics for mortgage and home equity lending and servicing, Black Knight is transforming the housing finance industry. Black Knight is a proven mortgage industry leader in servicing technology. Originations.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

Here is where it gets murky – choosing the right non-QM lending partner! You want to make sure to work with a lender that utilizes efficient technology along with strong processes designed to ensure a smooth and easy experience. Are the lender and end investor affiliated? Do you call the AE that just brought you doughnuts?

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

As the world races towards increased digitization, mortgage professionals are striving to keep up with the demand for convenient lending solutions that allow borrowers to navigate the process from the comfort of their own homes. Rich Gagliano, President, Origination Technologies.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Not only does Flagstar offer brokers direct access to seasoned sales, support and underwriting teams, it also provides a product set that includes specialty lending options like Advantage non-agency loan, jumbos, new construction, renovation products and HELOCs, and in the pipeline, loans to foreign nationals, seconds and investor property loans.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Patricia Suazo has joined FundingShield as its vice president of technology operations and integrations. Suazo has over 15 years of leadership experience in the mortgage lending space with firms including Stearns Lending , Bank of America , Carrington Holding Company and CloudVirga.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

Rockefeller Asset Management ’s Fintech Innovation Fund led the funding, with return investors Bain Capital Ventures , SignalFire and Checkr also participating in this funding round. Argyle’s notable partnerships include integrations with Dark Matter Technologies, ICE Mortgage Technology and Fannie Mae. workforce.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. FormFree, the ATP fintech led by HousingWire Tech Trendsetter Brent Chandler , is launching a blockchain-based exchange for consumers to take control of the lending process. The smart contract presents the borrower’s lending request to the exchange.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

In May 2020, Brenning also founded and led Amerisave Wholesale Mortgage Solutions , a technology- and service-driven wholesale lending platform. “I In February , AFR was acquired by a group of investors led by Colorado-based fund manager Proprietary Capital.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Demand from investors is still solid, albeit more guarded. Self-employed borrowers, real estate investors and credit-worthy borrowers who have recovered from credit issues will always be in the market. TH: Angel Oak has always prided itself on being a technology- and service-focused lender.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

According to Acra Lending CEO Keith Lind, the company is currently locking its pipeline at rates of about 9.25%. Lind said Acra’s investor loan percentage has increased from about 37% in 2022 to nearly 48% this year. Lind said Acra’s investor loan percentage has increased from about 37% in 2022 to nearly 48% this year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2023

announced on Thursday that the Optimal Blue product, pricing and eligibility engine (PPE) has added investor content from 54 state-based housing finance agencies (HFAs). Optimal Blue , a division of Black Knight, Inc. Black Knight, Inc.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2020

HousingWire recently spoke with Mike Fierman, managing partner and co-CEO of Angel Oak, about the non-QM lending outlook for 2021 and how Angel Oak’s “originate to hold” model benefits originators. HousingWire: What sets you apart from other non-QM lenders and how does that benefit originators and investors?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

” The two companies’ technology solutions are already tightly integrated and the relationship between their executives was a bonus to LLR Partners, Ryder said. The post Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang snag new investor appeared first on HousingWire. . “There should be a relationship beyond the transaction.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It serves mortgage investors, independent mortgage banks, private lenders, banks and credit unions. Last February , LoanPASS integrated with ICE Mortgage Technology , allowing mutual clients to access LoanPASS’ products and pricing engine (PPE) via ICE Mortgage Technology’s end-to-end digital lending platform, Encompass.

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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

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Publicly traded lending software firm MeridianLink has acquired OpenClose , a fintech company that specializes in residential mortgage software solutions for banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders. In April, MeridianLink paid roughly $28 million to acquire StreetShares , which provides lending technology to banks and credit unions.

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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. Lending and servicing organizations turn to EarnUp to reduce risk and streamline operations.

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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

APRIL 30, 2024

If it finds “a good company,” the lender is willing to pay a premium to the owners, according to Dan Snyder, the fintech’s founder and investor. In November 2023, Lower announced the acquisition of Colorado-based Universal Lending Home Loans , which became a separate division.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

Wholesale lending is great for helping serve underserved borrowers. The wholesale channel has the ability to offer borrowers a variety of choices, with access to many different bank and lending programs. Change also leverages technology and data analytics to streamline the origination process and enhance risk management practices.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

“I think non-QM could be another money-making product for all of these originators,” said Keith Lind, executive chairman and president at Acra Lending. When you’re dealing with investors, mistakes cannot happen.”. 1 it was underwritten correctly, and two it fits a credit box of an investor that’s willing to buy it,” Lind said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

Mike Cagney’s Figure Technologies announced a collaboration with CMG Financial , CrossCountry Mortgage , Fairway Independent Mortgage and The Loan Store as private-label partners. Each of Figure’s new partners will leverage Figure’s HELOC technology to create a branded product for their customers, the firm said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

Roostify, which powers the digital mortgage platforms of JPMorgan Chase , TD Bank , Guild Mortgage , HSBC Bank USA and more, allows different lending parties to bring in data and information from online sources that then tailors the homebuying process.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

Mike Cagney’s Figure Technologies laid off 20% of its staff and plans to take its profitable lending business public next year, Bloomberg reported. Figures’ lending business hit a record $900 million in origination and generated $2.7 million in adjusted profit in the second quarter of 2023.

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