Fintech
Fintech
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With retaining and maintaining customers being a perpetual challenge for independent mortgage brokers, Home Point Financial launched a technology platform to bolster recapture rates.
July 23 -
Mortgage lenders continue prioritizing technology efforts over all else in hopes of tackling a slew of market hurdles and threats, according to Fannie Mae.
July 18 -
A new wave of mortgage production technologies empower lenders to create a more personalized approach to serving borrowers compared with the ubiquitous loan origination systems created over 10 years ago.
July 12 -
Savings related to artificial intelligence could add up to a couple million dollars within 12 months for lenders with sufficient scale, according to an independent researcher hired by Black Knight.
July 12 -
Mandate for loan officers is to be able to inform on customers' specific financial needs in areas that extend well beyond the home loan.
July 9 -
Blend, a mortgage technology firm that named former Fannie Mae CEO Tim Mayopoulos its president early this year, has raised $130 million in Series E funding for an expansion.
June 24 -
Because automated valuation models have not been subjected to a stressed housing market, their increased use holds negatives and positives for residential mortgage-backed securities credit quality, a Moody's report said.
June 24 -
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and Rep. Patrick McHenry, the top GOP panel member, said Facebook must testify about Project Libra.
June 18 -
As Amazon looms over the mortgage industry, expert views differ on the retail monolith claiming its stake in the sector.
June 18 -
Appraisal Logistics is letting mortgage lenders take the lead by licensing out its in-house technology platform, AIMPort.
June 13 -
A Western Union survey claims consumers are unable to tell the difference between humans and interactive voice response or artificial intelligence when needing customer or payment assistance, but their responses may say otherwise.
June 12 -
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Doug Jones, D-Ala., cited research that found algorithmic lending can lead to higher interest rates for minority borrowers.
June 12 -
Appraisals are viewed as a choke point in the mortgage process. As the ranks of appraisers dwindle and technology advances, a new, AI-driven approach may not be far off.
June 10 -
2019 has already seen billions of dollars in fintech M&A. The deals have come at a rapid enough pace that acquirers are often buying companies that are still absorbing deals of their own.
June 10 -
Covius Holdings plans to buy several businesses from Chronos Solutions that support mortgage servicing and origination processes, including three delivery platforms that will increase the breadth of its technology offerings.
June 4 -
Wells Fargo hired two seasoned veterans for their mortgage technology and data security expertise amid a digital era for financial industries.
May 29 -
Mortgage lending has a long way to go before most people associate it in any way with virtual reality.
May 29 -
Despite the benefits of going to a fully or hybrid digital mortgage process, some lenders still hesitate to adopt it as fast as expected.
May 22 -
One year into her tenure as SunTrust Banks' mortgage transformation officer, Sherry Graziano has put into motion several initiatives that are redefining the role of loan officers at the Atlanta-headquartered company.
May 22 -
The Federal Housing Administration and Ginnie Mae will use their lagging digital mortgage positions to their advantage as they put an emphasis on building their technology.
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