Digital mortgages

The automated closing disclosures software aims to be "40% faster than the 'old fashioned' method," a company spokesman said.

For the majority of borrowers, interest rate research for mortgage refinancing came with unwanted and annoying sales calls, which could ultimately hinder potential business for lenders.

Retiring Ellie Mae CEO Jonathan Corr and new ICE Mortgage Technologies President Joe Tyrrell discuss how the two companies will be merged.

Wholesale's technological capabilities and its scalability have been increasingly attractive to lenders given the recent surge in volume.

As part of the revamp, Rocket’s referral network, technology and marketing tools will now be available to QLMS users, EVP Austin Neimeic told NMN.

Westcor has been gaining market share, growing to 5.9% of premiums written in 2Q 2020, versus 3.4% in the first quarter of 2019.

Remote, homeowner-assisted appraisals used amid the coronavirus could be a useful tool post-pandemic, in limited circumstances.

Data security, while better than paper-based processes, still can be a problem, according to panelists at Digital Mortgage 2020.

Although it moved from the glitz of Las Vegas to a fully virtual event, the 2020 Digital Mortgage Conference delivered insights and acumen from the industry.

The Flagstar MortgageTech Accelerator program was designed to give qualified fintechs access to experienced mentors and potential customers. Applicants also may obtain access to seed capital funding.

Mortgage lender loanDepot is taking steps toward rebooting plans for an initial public offering, about five years after scrapping one at the last minute, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Lenders and vendors are starting to realize that there are both areas in which artificial intelligence can be used more broadly, and areas in which technology’s role should be limited.

A deep understanding of the history of racial discrimination in both lending and technology is a prerequisite to the development of new technologies, panelists said.

Electronic notes did come in handy this year given the mortgage industry's need to operate remotely, but they also increase the government-sponsored enterprises' responsibility for monitoring the risk of multiple counterparties.

Any roadmaps for client service that existed before the pandemic have changed, according speakers at DigMo2020.

The government-sponsored enterprise’s seller/servicer guide is now integrated into the online portal. Freddie also improved the readability of loan-level reporting it provides, and has further changes in the works.

Jonathan Corr's departure from the nation's largest loan origination system company follows the completion of its sale to Intercontinental Exchange.

The company's remote online notarization provider, Notarize, says it's on track to close $100 billion in mortgage volume over the next 12 months.