Loan origination software provider Avista Solutions released a new consumer website function aimed at putting greater functionality into the hands of borrowers. The Columbia, S.C.-based LOS will "private-label" the new Web portal with lenders' websites and branding. Visitors can submit applications online, obtain automated approvals, receive online disclosures, and can receive notification when the rates they want are available. The portal also has payment calculators, loan-type scenarios and other tools so the borrower can self-serve online. Borrowers also can receive automated e-mail updates on the online status of their loans.
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This was the second acquisition Luminate's mortgage arm has made since the start of 2025. The bank bought NJ Lenders Corp. in April of last year.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association lowered its refi expectations by 5% this month, as rising mortgage rates are dampening borrowers' positions.
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A group of community development financial institutions are asking a federal court in California to compel Treasury to disburse funds from the CDFI Fund before they expire in September.
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A proposed seven-year mandatory selloff rule aimed at institutional investors was a factor in halting momentum for new BTR development, NAHB said.
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May's 15,855 actions are the least since September 2025, when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had 15,550 loans modified, forborne or otherwise dealt with, FHFA said.
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The government-sponsored enterprise oversight chief said his agency is focusing on select fees applied to mortgages that lenders sell to Fannie and Freddie.
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