REOTrans, Los Angeles, is changing its name to Equator in order to facilitate the expansion of its technology solution, which automates and connects the residential default servicing industry. The transition is slated to take place at yearend, according to Chris Saitta, the company's CEO. "The company chose the name to represent its scope and purpose," he said. "The Equator is comprehensive yet precise and a point of change." The technology platform includes a configurable workstation, a marketplace, transactional web site, and a borrower self-service portal. Users of the system currently include 15,000 default vendors and 625,000 real estate agents to manage more than 150,000 transactions daily.
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More depositories are getting involved in the securitized market and the competition is likely to add to expense management challenges of smaller balance loans.
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Seller-impersonation attempts more than doubled in two years, with artificial intelligence providing fraudsters new tools to commit crimes, a report said.
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Homebuyers who are preapproved have the best opportunity to take advantage of fall discounts, giving lenders an opportunity to roll out marketing around this.
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Bank of America upped its forecast for non-qualified mortgage issuance, with investors, particularly insurers, buying these and other non-agency securities.
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NAF Insurance customers save $719 on average, Phil Miller, senior vice president of strategic partnerships at New American said.
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Polling suggests that Democrats could retake control of the House and have a formidable shot at the Senate as well. If they win both chambers, oversight of bank regulation, crypto and Trump administration officials will be the name of the game.
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