Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

When will the mortgage industry know it has reached the tipping point where innovation is no longer a competitive advantage but an existential need? Fifteen years ago, I launched a business on a mission to modernize and decrease friction in the real estate finance supply chain. Everyone works together.

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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

APRIL 20, 2023

Real estate valuation technology provider Clear Capital announced on Thursday an expansion of its partnership with CoreLogic. According to Clear Capital, the UDC assists lenders in modern valuation and appraisal readiness.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

HousingWire: Like most industries, the mortgage industry has historically had key, dominant players that lenders must work with in order to remain operational. Specifically, when it comes to a core component in the mortgage tech stack like the PPE. It’s technology gridlock. HW: How has this technology gridlock hurt lenders?

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 9, 2024

Mortgage lenders have been relying on CRM software to maintain their customer relationships and grow their businesses for decades. With CRM software, mortgage lenders are able to use what they know about their borrowers to sell more products and win more business. This latter quality is what sets a robust CRM system apart.

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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

APRIL 27, 2021

Better, faster, cheaper has long been the promise of technology in the mortgage industry. Some may argue whether today’s technology is that much better than the tools we used in the past, particularly in the servicing business where many still use platforms designed and first built decades ago.

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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. homeowners and industry stakeholders.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Lisa Moriello, the national retail reverse mortgage sales manager at multichannel lender loanDepot , recently spoke to RMD about how business in 2024 seemed to be off to a promising start. Diving deeper into the current reverse mortgage business environment, she offered additional perspectives on multiple topics.

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Clear Capital

JULY 13, 2023

Through this integration, Clear Capital will deliver an improved user experience for mortgage lenders and loan officers ordering products that support appraisal modernization, such as Universal Data Collection (UDC ) , Desktop appraisals and Hybrid appraisals. To learn more about Encompass, visit [link].

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 3, 2024

Patelco Credit Union is now using the Empower LOS from Dark Matter Technologies to streamline and bolster home loan and home-equity origination. Patelco is California’s fourth-largest credit union mortgage lender by number of loans closed annually.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

This tipping point came after several years of rapid technology growth in our industry. In February 2019, we wrote an article predicting this seismic shift, detailing how mortgage lenders could and should prepare to not only survive the shift but thrive in the future digital age. To them it’s just “a mortgage application.”.

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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

MAY 2, 2024

Walker has almost 20 years of mortgage industry experience helping lenders mitigate risk. She is currently a board member for the Spokane Association of Mortgage Professionals serving as secretary and website committee chair. Danielle will continue to play a pivotal role in helping Xactus advance the modern mortgage.”

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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. In addition, a vast majority of people spent more time at home in 2020 than ever before in modern history. In turn, mortgage companies need to get with the times, implement technology and improve efficiency.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 10, 2024

Floify , a point of sale solution for mortgage lenders, now pre-populates loan applications for borrowers using data on file in Total Expert. This integration responds to a growing demand from lenders for tools that provide both their LOs and customers with greater convenience and a more modern technology experience.” “We

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

People who invest in technology often ask the question: is this a “nice to have,” or a “need to have?” Few have the resources to invest in technologies they don’t need. What’s the worst that can happen if we don’t invest in this technology?”. Mike is an experienced mortgage loan officer. Not anymore.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2022

More and more borrowers are looking for a fast, effective mortgage process that involves less paper. We recently spoke to Amanda Hill, Head of Mortgage Solutions at Reggora, about actionable steps lenders can take to overcome barriers to automation. Modern technology is key for lenders who want to stay competitive in this regard.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Amanda Hill, head of mortgage solutions at Reggora. Amanda Hill: Lenders see appraisal modernization as a top priority by Maria Volkova. It truly is time for lenders to consider how technology can improve this part of the mortgage process and reduce turn time.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 17, 2024

What Tools Do You Use to Support Your Appraisal Adjustments? By McKissock As part of our monthly survey series, we asked our community of real estate appraisers, “What tool(s) do you use to support your appraisal adjustments?” Popular tools include Synapse by Spark, Solomon Adjustment Calculator, and Redstone by Bradford Technologies.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Insightful borrower data and enhanced tech solutions are paramount to success in today’s modern mortgage industry. HousingWire recently spoke with Dan Catinella, chief lending officer at Total Expert, about how Customer Intelligence technology is improving deal flow and pushing the customer experience into the 21st century. .

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2023

In a joint statement , the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, CFPB, FTC, and EEOC outlined a commitment to enforcement of existing laws and regulations despite a lack of regulatory oversight currently in place regarding emerging AI technologies. systems as it pertains to the mortgage space.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Technology has made many aspects of day-to-day life more seamless than ever, with instant, easy and personalized consumer experiences; however, lending is still difficult. The Origence Mortgage Platform is an end-to-end lending platform that puts the power of modern technology in lenders’ hands, enabling them to close more loans, faster.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2021

Real estate software company Lone Wolf Technologies announced Monday the acquisition of two real estate technology companies, LionDesk and Homespotter. “We’re bringing the best technology together to dramatically simplify the work that agents and brokers do every day, but this is more than just connecting the dots.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

For those in the mortgage space, there are a myriad of technology solutions claiming to help streamline lending operations and improve efficiency. When investing in a technology that someone else designed to automate workflows, it’s important to ask — how do I make this workflow work for me?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

With these tools, lenders are poised to see “shorter loan cycle times, lower consumer costs, and an improved borrower experience,” the company said in a statement. Fannie Mae’s program, which began earlier this year, is part of its ongoing efforts to modernize the valuation component of the mortgage industry.

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Clear Capital

APRIL 20, 2023

Clear Capital Expands Relationship with CoreLogic in Support of Modern Appraisal Readiness Clear Capital’s Universal Data Collection product available to be ordered, fulfilled through CoreLogic Valuation Workflow Solutions Reno, Nev. CoreLogic’s Valuation Workflow Solutions power over 1,400 of the nation’s mortgage lenders.

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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. How modernized servicing creates customers for life. Presented by: Sagent Lending Technologies. The funding caps a period of intense growth period for Stavvy.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Whether through machine learning tools that create quick and accurate measurements, or digital platforms that allow lenders and appraisers to interact directly, technology is helping modernize previously inefficient workflows, which enable appraisers to add efficiencies to the appraisal process. . AMCs Driving Tech Innovation .

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Managing a profitable mortgage business can be challenging in the best of markets. Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) are valuable assets for mortgage lenders when origination business is slow. But lenders must also consider mortgage originator’s loan product innovation. of all mortgage applications.

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Clear Capital

MAY 10, 2023

In support of the appraisal modernization policy changes, it’s imperative that we are able to provide lenders with an efficient and seamless experience,” said Kenon Chen , EVP of Strategy and Growth at Clear Capital. For borrowers, this modernization can provide upfront value certainty and reduced costs for eligible loans.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Appraisal turn times have historically been a pain point in the mortgage process and in boom times, when transaction volumes soar, turn times tend to be one of the first casualties. Be prepared to leverage it and to leverage these tools.”. Secondly, make sure you have the right technology in place. Can appraisals keep pace?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

Months after taking over management of broker LOS platform ARIVE , mortgage software startup LendWize has finalized a deal to take complete ownership of the origination platform. LendWize took over management of the platform in early 2020 and integrated ARIVE’s software into its own technology stack.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Appraisal management company Clear Capital is looking to beef up tech tools for its network of appraisers, and it is doing so through an acquisition. The two are well acquainted – Clear Capital already utilized CubiCasa’s digital gross living area technology. Presented by: Incenter.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

Last year’s record-high origination volumes impacted every aspect of the mortgage cycle, and appraisals were no exception. HW: How and why has appraisal management technology evolved over the past year? AA: The past year saw a rapid evolution in appraisal management technology. HW: What is the No.

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Appraiserblogs

APRIL 23, 2024

“FNMA’s collateral underwriter tool has a line item adjustment it makes on every comparable called Census Block Grid.” The underwriter revealed that the tool uses a ‘Census Block Grid’ adjustment (CBG) to evaluate comparable property values. Related Posts: The One-Mile Rule: Prudent Policy or Modern Day Redlining?

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