Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Home lending proptech Roostify is releasing the “first of many” APIs on its existing lending platform built to automate document validation and data extraction in the lending process. A super useful tool, given the tech can trigger additional steps if needed in what would typically be a paper-leaden trail.

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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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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 23, 2024

Mortgage industry veteran Kurt Raymond, CMB, has joined Informative Research as senior vice president and borrower journey engineer. Raymond co-founded mortgage industry consulting firm Excelerate Advisors and serves as owner and founder of KATANTCO2, specializing in connecting small and emerging companies to other mortgage industry entities.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

Indecomm approaches automation by looking at practical applications for the technology across the entire mortgage lifecycle, using a framework called the automation continuum for mortgages. State of Mortgage Automation. Indecomm’s Automation Continuum. That is where supervised automation comes in.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Frankly, what will be left in the refi market will likely be harder credit quality transactions that a hungry mortgage origination industry will turn to as volumes drop. The analysis may expose training needs for respective production teams. And finally, there are great tools available that can augment a sales team’s abilities.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke to Jonathan Scarpati, Senior Vice President of Wholesale Lending at Finance of America Reverse, about tapping into the reverse mortgage market in light of the changing market. . It’s also essential for originators to understand that reverse mortgages are not loans of last resort.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Christian Mills, head of Financial Advisor Relations at Reverse Mortgage Funding, about the ways a reverse mortgage can create a stable cash flow for homeowners in the midst of a volatile housing market. CM : Firstly, reverse mortgages, whether government-insured or proprietary, are non-recourse loans.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

As the Fed pulls out all the stops to stimulate economic activity, mortgage rates have reached record lows. This sounds like great news for lenders, for whom millions of newly refi-eligible mortgages means a lot of new business coming in. Right now, while things are good, invest in cross-training your staff.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Seeking business growth in the current rising rate environment, originators are contemplating the benefits of adding reverse mortgages to their product mix. With mortgage interest rates steadily on the rise and refinance volume dropping, originators should immediately consider tapping into products that are less interest rate sensitive.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

ProxyPics partnered with technology innovators CubiCasa, a global Floor Plan provider, and FoxyAI, B2B PropTech leader in real estate visualization and property intelligence, to equip their trained data collectors, or Proxies, with powerful tools to complete the Property Data Report. For more information on ProxyPics, visit: [link].

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

Lenders and mortgage tech companies have been cutting costs in the down market , but some firms have hired new executives who they hope will provide better strategies to navigate the shrinking loan origination market. Chris Erickson, vice president of product and strategy at Motto Mortgage and wemlo.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2021

The mortgage industry has not traditionally been the vanguard of digital adoption, particularly in data intelligence and applied machine learning. It has brought in interactive technology and cognitive business process tools as resiliency responses to the crisis. It is no longer a means to experiment with a differentiating model.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2021

For the past few years, low mortgage rates have fueled a housing market so hot that even a pandemic couldn’t derail purchase originations. Record-breaking lending volumes led many lenders to tighten up their processes across every stage of the mortgage cycle. The lender was not alone on this timing.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Amanda Hill, head of mortgage solutions at Reggora. It truly is time for lenders to consider how technology can improve this part of the mortgage process and reduce turn time. HousingWire: What is your most useful tech tool? Amanda Hill: My cell phone!

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2022

The question was on the minds of many at the Waldorf Astoria in Dana Point, California on Thursday – will non-qualified mortgage products become more commoditized as the rising rate environment wallops agency lending? of the overall mortgage market. Underwriters are trained as desktop underwriters (DUs).

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With so much changing in the market, it’s no surprise that the risk of mortgage fraud has increased this year. Donna Gibson: QC Ally just returned from the Mortgage Bankers Association Risk Management, QA, Fraud Prevention Forum. These numbers correlate with what we’re monitoring in mortgage fraud. We weren’t surprised.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2021

United Wholesale Mortgage is testing the waters with cryptocurrency, announcing today that it accepted its first-ever cryptocurrency mortgage payment in September. According to UWM, five more cryptocurrency mortgage payments were evaluated and accepted in October. But don’t expect UWM to jump aboard the crypto train just yet.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The Freedom Mortgage Wholesale Division offers their clients the industry’s most experienced sales and operational teams to support a full spectrum of products from conventional to government. Freedom Mortgage’s experienced account executives have an average tenure of 8.5 1 VA, FHA and GNMA lender.”.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 10, 2021

Through the partnership with SkillBridge, Clario’s training program will upskill and employ 35 active service members transitioning to civilian life in the next 12 months. To apply for the training program, visit this website. We specialize in real estate valuations for the mortgage lending and financial services industries.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

It’s really easy to get caught up in the moment in the mortgage industry. It’s no secret that much of our space is busy trying to push mortgage loans through the pipeline without losing them as their sales funnels overflow. It just matters that your team is given the tools it needs to stay compliant. It’s tedious.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2022

Between their expertise and access to tools, they’re the right people for the job and will come out on top on the other side of the purchase market.”. HousingWire reached out to Sweeney to learn more about how brokers are handling the current purchase market and her advice to women who are entering the mortgage space.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with John Keratsis, President and CEO of Deephaven Mortgage, about the potential benefits of non-QM lending in today’s tight housing market. HousingWire: In today’s tight market, margin compression is impacting countless mortgage companies. You also have a mortgage market shrinking from $4.1

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

This general alignment matters a great deal as the FHFA, through their oversight of the GSEs, who have the vast majority of the market share, plays a key role in the conforming lending market being the de facto regulator. An improperly used axe can injure the user or be damaged through misuse rendering the tool useless.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

As homebuyers increasingly demand personal, service-driven experiences with their mortgage providers, community lending teams are well-positioned to capture business via the strong relationships they excel at creating. Today, community lenders represent over half of mortgage originations in the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title , to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. And the seller net proceeds continue to be a target.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2021

My frustration centered on the mundane tasks such as setting up files, data entry and getting the data into the analytical tools used to develop and support adjustments. My solution was to hire and train a few folks that could help me develop and support my workflow and processes. That is unfortunate and disingenuous.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the COVID-19 era, that means AmeriHome has spent even more time listening to what clients need and adapting their products and services to help clients navigate constantly changing lending conditions. “We We believe in being a true partner to our clients,” said John Hedlund, chief operating officer of AmeriHome.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Apart from selling produce that is popular in former Soviet countries, these stores represent a marketing opportunity for Alex Naumovych, a loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corporation. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s yearly forecast, purchase mortgage originations are expected to grow by 9% to $1.73

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

As record-low interest rates drive a refinance boom and spikes in mortgage applications, many businesses are adjusting to the present market. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, it costs an average of $7,535 to produce a loan. It’s not enough just to have the tools and the best practices.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

CAPE Analytics has unveiled a new, AI-powered , automated property condition report (aPCR) tool crafted for institutional lenders, whole loan investors, and real estate investors. Begley said the CAPE Analytics aPCR represents that missing piece, instantly informing mortgage professionals about conditions.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A small issue within the title process can have an impact on the length of the closing process, impacting mortgage lenders and borrowers. HousingWire recently spoke with Dave Steinmetz, Division President of Origination Services for ServiceLink, on what tools lenders should leverage to streamline home equity title and closing.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Matt Lehnen, chief technology officer at Deephaven Mortgage , to talk about building a tech stack for non-QM loans. ML: Our bank statement scenario tool, because a high number of our loans are bank statement income-based. On the front end, AI is deploying tools for our users.

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Genworth MI Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Recently, the rural housing landscape has sparked discussion about its lending, affordable housing availability, housing shortages and outreach to underserved demographics. Consequently, probabilities suggest that a majority of mortgage underwriters are also from urban/suburban areas. Underwriting Training. of the U.S.

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Genworth MI Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Recently, the rural housing landscape has sparked discussion about its lending, affordable housing availability, housing shortages and outreach to underserved demographics. Consequently, probabilities suggest that a majority of mortgage underwriters are also from urban/suburban areas. Underwriting Training. of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

To mortgage lenders, adoption has been the constant, insurmountable challenge keeping the industry from realizing the benefits of technological advances. Why embrace the new when the folks in the back office were doing just fine with the tried-and-true tools — even if these tools were pen and paper? The path to digital lending.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

One of the most notable surprises of 2024 has been the trajectory of mortgage rates. 31, more loan applications started coming in, and the mortgage industry breathed a sigh of relief. By Valentine’s Day, mortgage rates had climbed back above 7% again. The last refi boom trained lenders to focus on top-of-the-funnel metrics.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Mortgage lenders are offering discounts on loan pricing to capture borrowers. Another loan closing today is for a real estate agent who is an investor and has done many mortgages in the past. I feel she’s going to know what the national average (for a 30-year fixed mortgage rate) is at around 6.8%. She’s well educated.

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