Austin Kilgore

Managing Editor

Austin Kilgore is the managing editor of Mortgage Technology magazine and a regular contributor to National Mortgage News, American Banker and other SourceMedia publications. He’s served as an editor, reporter and photographer at numerous newspapers, magazines and online publications covering technology, financial services, real estate and public affairs. Kilgore is a native of Texas and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

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Mortgage Builder Acquires Former Parent GCC Servicing
May 15, 2012 Loan origination system vendor Mortgage Builder announced that it will acquire GCC Servicing Systems, the mortgage technology...

GSE Scorecard Reveals FHA’s Plans to Collect Appraisals
May 14, 2012 The Federal Housing Administration will begin collecting full, electronic appraisal reports for the mortgages that it insures.

FHFA Ties UMDP Deadlines to GSE Executives’ Pay
May 14, 2012 The FHFA has created a financial incentive for executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ensure that deadlines for the...

Getting the UMDP Up and Running
May 11, 2012 Freddie Mac CIO Robert Lux shares his thoughts about the GSEs’ Uniform Mortgage Data Program.

Settlement Pending in Ellie Mae-DocMagic Lawsuit
May 8, 2012 The ongoing case between document preparation vendor DocMagic and loan origination system vendor Ellie Mae has amounted to a...

Mortgagebot Parent Davis Henderson Acquires Avista LOS
May 3, 2012 Davis Henderson, the Canadian technology company that acquired online point of sale vendor Mortgagebot for a staggering $232...

FHFA Adding Servicing Dataset to UMDP
May 3, 2012 A new Federal Housing Finance Agency initiative will require the government-sponsored enterprise to create a common data...

Ellie Mae Doubles 1Q Revenue, Increases Annual Guidance
May 3, 2012 Ellie Mae nearly doubled its revenue in the first quarter of 2012, turning net income of $3.6 million, compared to a net loss...

IRS: 4506-T E-Signatures Will Be Out by End of 2012
May 2, 2012 After the conclusion of a successful pilot program, the Internal Revenue Service is planning to roll out the production...

MBA’s MISMO Director Resigns
April 27, 2012 The Mortgage Bankers Association’s director of industry standards is leaving the trade group.