The mortgage industry's digital transformation is revolutionizing the home buying experience and upending the status quo for lenders and servicers. The Digital Mortgage Conference is the premiere event exclusively dedicated to these developments, bringing over 1,500 professionals to Las Vegas on Sept. 17-18 for keynote speakers, panels and the main attraction: live product demos showcasing the latest mortgage innovations.
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Millennial homeownership rates declined between 2009 and 2016 before picking up in 2017, even as the number of households under the age of 35 dropped by over 1 million, a ValuePenguin study found.
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Here's a look at five up-and-coming housing markets for digital mortgage professionals, based on home affordability and the availability of technology careers.
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Bill Curtis, CPA, is partner-in-charge of the Birmingham office of
Mauldin & Jenkins CPAs & Advisors and leads the firm’s efforts in Alabama. He joined Mauldin & Jenkins in 2004, after working for AmSouth Bank and Cade and Associates. He has over 15 years of auditing and consulting experience. As a partner in the firm’s Financial Institutions practice, Curtis specializes in opinion audits and tax services for private as well as SEC registered companies, internal control opinion audits, and internal audits, and benefit plan audits. In addition to serving his financial institution clients, Curtis is responsible for auditing numerous 401(k) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). He serves on the firm’s Leadership and Career Development Committee and LEAP Conference Committee. Curtis is a CPA in the states of Alabama and Georgia. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Alabama Society of CPAs, the Georgia Society of CPAs, Birmingham Young CPAs, Alabama Banking School faculty, and he serves on the board of directors for Community Kitchens of Birmingham.October 10
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Weaker-than-expected economic data led to a decline in mortgage rates this week, although consumer attitudes remain strong, and should continue to drive increased home purchase demand, according to Freddie Mac.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs distributed more than $400 million in refunded home loan fees after finding exempt borrowers were mistakenly charged due to clerical errors related to their disability status.
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A year after Fannie Mae launched its first credit-risk transfer securitization using a real estate mortgage investment conduit, Freddie is now electing to also opt for a REMIC format in offloading the credit risk to private investors.
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Houston-area home sales increased nearly 10% in September from a year ago as buyers closed on 7,035 single-family homes, the bulk of which sold for between $150,000 and $500,000.
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The median sales price for a single-family home in Cuyahoga County was $127,000 last month, up 3% from September a year ago, but down from the higher summer prices.
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