Elina Tarkazikis is a reporter for National Mortgage News. She is a graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey, where she was the founding editor in chief of the school's chapter of HerCampus.com and a staff writer for its student-run publication, The Ramapo News. She has previously worked for The County Seat in Hackensack and Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, iHeartMedia's nationally syndicated radio program. Elina is also a licensed real estate agent in New Jersey, adores pets and speaks three languages.
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Low-down-payment purchases are on the rise, but not necessarily with the same pre-crisis practices and risk factors.
August 8 -
Essent Group reported second-quarter net income of $72.1 million, an improvement from the $52.3 million of the same period last year.
August 4 -
After launching construction lending support via Encompass in February, Ellie Mae sees shrinking construction loan closing times and increased volume.
August 3 -
Flagstar Bank has hired Kristy Fercho, former senior vice president and customer delivery executive for Fannie Mae, to lead its mortgage division.
August 2 -
Fiserv has acquired the assets of PCLender, a mortgage loan origination system vendor based in Reno, Nev.
August 1 -
Garden State Home Loans has launched a 1% down payment program for first-time buyers, opening the door for millennial purchasers.
August 1 -
CoreLogic will fully integrate its 4506-T income verification product in August with Fannie Mae's Desktop Underwriter platform to provide Day 1 Certainty service.
July 31 -
Loan officers are joining the increasing number of real estate agents telling daily “stories” on Snapchat and Instagram to build name recognition, increase referrals and reach more core customers.
July 28 -
A decline in overall customer brand perception has stalled mortgage servicer satisfaction, ending a multiyear trend of steady improvements, according to J.D. Power.
July 27 -
FNF Group has acquired Real Geeks to target single real estate agents unaffiliated with a team.
July 27
