Atlantic Home Loans CEO Ed Buchser expects his company to stay relevant in years to come, and he's tapping technology to help him get there.

An artificial intelligence platform that integrates with key industry utilities and keeps critical data at lending professionals' fingertips was selected as the top fintech demo by attendees of the 2018 Digital Mortgage Conference.

Teresa Blake, managing director of business optimization at KPMG, explains how top mortgage lenders phase in their digital mortgage capabilities and where new industry innovations are headed.

With hundreds of digital mortgage products on the market, lenders must focus on their core business objectives to avoid getting overwhelmed by all the bells and whistles, says Teresa Blake, managing director of business optimization at KPMG.

Mid America Mortgage CEO Jeff Bode is on a mission to show reluctant title agents and other business partners the value of embracing digital mortgages.

The bank pared down its application to 50 questions and allows customers to do the easy work before turning it to the loan officer.

To help close deals, there are steps online lenders can take to establish a quick and personal connection with real estate agents.

An AI-powered virtual assistant could be used in a variety of ways, including helping customers to prequalify for mortgages, easing compliance and detecting problems.

From origination to servicing and everything in between, here's a sneak peek at the companies and products presenting demos at the 2018 Digital Mortgage Conference.

With issuance of marketplace securitizations now exploding — rising 300% cumulatively in the past two years — the idea of online lending as a niche is quickly deteriorating.

"Digital mortgage" is the hot new buzzword taking over the industry. But what is a digital mortgage anyways? And how did we get here? A live survey during NMN's Digital Mortgage Conference revealed striking observations about the state of industry adoption.

Stephen Sessler, the director of mortgage banking at the $4 billion-asset Camden National Bank, provides other lenders a peek at the benefits and pitfalls of digital mortgages.

ServiceLink has integrated its systems with Roostify's automated lending technology.

Docutech is integrating its Solex e-closing product with Simplifile's communication technology that connects lenders, settlement agents and county recording offices.

Consumers across all generations, from millennials to baby boomers, want more online and digital communication with their mortgage lender, according to a survey from Velocify.

Digital mortgages transform the customer experience with slick user interfaces and data integrations that streamline the process of getting a borrower hooked up with a lender. Now it's time to disrupt the rest of the process.

For the digital mortgage to reach its full potential, lenders and technology developers still have to solve for the disconnect between the front-end application process and the underwriting work required before a loan closes.

Automated data validations are integral to a seamless digital mortgage experience. But the extent of data exposed in the Equifax breach raises questions about the risk of fraudsters exploiting those technologies to further compromise consumer data.

While many mortgage lenders focus on updating the front end of the borrower experience, other lenders are making strides on the back end of the process with new electronic closing capabilities.

Technology isn't a magic bullet for success, and just doing mortgages digitally doesn't change how the business fundamentally works.