- Sep 16-17, 2025|San Diego, CA
In his role, Peter leads the product and engineering teams to define and execute the company's technology strategy and roadmap for all Cover Genius' platforms, including XCover, the insurtech's award-winning insurance distribution platform.
As CTO, Peter focuses on the delivery of innovative products and the continued adoption of open source and cloud-based technologies. He is responsible for and oversees the design and implementation of our global scale real-time platforms with a focus on performance, reliability and security.
Prior to Cover Genius, Peter was VP of Engineering at Freelancer.com, where he expanded and led the global engineering team to more than 150 employees across Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Philippines and Argentina. During his tenure, his leadership ensured core platforms scaled to support 30 million users and $740 million in gross payment volume.
Peter holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (Spatial Data Mining) from James Cook University and has lectured at the University of Sydney about topics including software engineering, scalable infrastructure and agile development practices. Based in Sydney, he is also a supporter of local organizations that help provide healthcare to rural and remote areas of Australia.
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Late-payment rates among U.S. borrowers rose again in the second quarter, according to a report from the New York Fed. The trend reflects a sharp increase in student loan delinquencies, which have been climbing as pandemic-era policies have expired.
August 5
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The real estate investment trust this spring purchased $147 million of loans including HELOCs, completed two securitizations and closed a senior note offering.
August 5
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A Texas federal court ruled that borrowers suing Mr. Cooper over its data breach in 2023 had "sufficiently alleged injury," thus refusing to dismiss parts of the case.
August 5
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The fintech firm announced it has taken the first formal step in going public via the filing of a draft registration statement on S-1 with the SEC.
August 5
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The forward-flow agreement with the lending fintech comes as home renovation spending surged during the first half of this decade.
August 5
Only 20% of the Top Producers in the National Mortgage News survey were under 40, while almost half were between 41 and 50, and 30% even older.
Those who raced ahead of the pack of loan originators last year went the distance by offering exceptional customer service, catering to niche pockets of demand in the market.
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The plan could value the government-controlled mortgage giants at some $500 billion or more and would involve selling between 5% and 15% of their stock.
August 8
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A decline in a branch manager's volume led to allegations he shared customer data with his wife, who joined rival American Pacific Mortgage.
August 8
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The shake-up comes as the company posted its third straight quarter of losses and seeks to develop new technologies and partnerships while putting behind its tumultuous recent past.
August 8
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Planet Home embarks on retail branch growth, Aces promotes compliance leaders, rising fintechs add sales executives plus more mortgage moves.
August 8
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A credit analyst manually reviews the pool's underwriting decisions, instead of just leaving it all to automated underwriting methods.
August 7
