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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The drop in the annual metric for FHA loans was the biggest in over four years but other performance indicators ICE Mortgage Technology tracked were mixed.
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NJ Lenders suffered a cyberattack last August, which potentially exposed the names and social security numbers of about 30,000 individuals.
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Its origination volume of $621.8 million was an increase of $114 million compared with the first quarter but its gain-on-sale was 5 basis points lower.
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The mortgage subsidiary of PlainsCapital Bank saw improvement in its bottom line but remained in the red amid ongoing affordability constraints.
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Though the crimes occurred earlier this decade, they highlight how much easier it has become to create false documents today, given the rise of artificial intelligence.
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The "stay-put" economy, along with higher mortgage rates, is responsible for this shift where home equity and seconds have a 17.5% market share, Benutech found.
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