"It's the data, dummy," said Countrywide executive vice president Omer Simeon in introducing a live demonstration of the company's Web-based DIDO (data in, document out) system during Monday's keynote address at the Thomson Media Mortgage Technology Conference in Miami.The message was that paper capture processes will be a reality for some time, though electronic mortgages are the goal. In the meantime, the electronic processes will continue to mimic paper processes as lenders accustom themselves to the change, Mr. Simeon said. While supporting the process established by the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization, he said Countrywide will continue to develop its own proprietary use of Extensible Markup Language for internal uses and convert to MISMO standards to communicate with the outside world.
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House Republicans overcame internal divisions to narrowly pass President Trump's tax and spending package Thursday afternoon. The measure would cut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding level, among other provisions.
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A labor shortage is costing the market tens of thousands of new homes per year, and tariff uncertainty is adding thousands of dollars in expenses per unit.
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The pace of revenue growth slowed toward the end of 2024, with the trend continuing into the first three months of this year, NAHB reported.
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Capital One closed the deal to buy the credit card provider in May and as part of the review process, decided to exit its home equity lending business.
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The 10 basis point decline in the 30-year fixed mortgage was the most since March and the first time rates are below 6.7% since April, Freddie Mac said.
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The firm, now going by Fairway Home Mortgage, said the change is a representation of plans to create a "connected ecosystem."
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