Good communication is all about the sender and the recipient agreeing that they exchanged information and what that information was.

The release of the Consumer Financial Bureau’s federal consumer financial complaints database is little more than the regulator stroking its ego.

A single GSE eliminates competition between automated underwriting systems mitigates risk and ensures sound mortgage lending decisions are made—if a recent plan from the FHFA comes to fruition.

New technology brings the promise of improved processes—and most lenders understand that.

For at least the past 25 years the residential mortgage industry has gone through one refinance-driven boom-and-bust cycle after the other.

Mobile technologies, such as smartphones and tablets, have greatly reduced turn-around times and overhead costs for businesses.

Social media, especially in the mortgage industry, has been proven to generate a massive response within a community.

Over the last 12 to 24 months, originators have seen a strong volume of production and profitability.

After more than three years of regulatory requirements, some of which involved the implementation of technology, the moment that the origination industry has been waiting for has arrived.

The mortgage settlement/closing process in Australia is antiquated, lengthy and at times just simply frustrating.

Electronic document management is great, but it's far from new. Technology vendors have been providing these technologies for close to two decades, but their need has never been more important.

Does anyone else think that Ed DeMarco is the lone voice of reason in Washington when it comes to housing?

These days, many lenders’ licensing and legal departments are larger than what they were budgeted for, and adding efficiency without adding head count to the back office must be a priority.

Regardless of your position on the use of MERS as a nominee for the lender, creating a shared, accessible database of record is another reason why lenders and servicers have worked diligently to certify the accuracy of the data entered in the MERS database.

Thanks for checking out “Mortgage Bytes,” the new blog of Mortgage Technology magazine.

The genesis of this blog, and its name, goes back more than a year ago, shortly after I came on board as managing editor of the magazine. With all of the product releases, technology integrations and company hire news coming out of the mortgage tech sector, I wanted a way to bring all of these briefs together in one place for readers to quickly get informed on the latest industry updates.