Stewart Touts Broker-to-Banker Services

Stewart Mortgage Information, Houston, has announced the development of origination and post-closing products and services designed to help mortgage brokers make the transition to mortgage bankers.SMI and its affiliates provide title, closing, and funding fulfillment services, electronic mortgage documents, and post-closing collateral management, the company said. "SMI has designed a one-stop, custom service and product bundling that provides exactly what a broker needs to transition to a mortgage banker," said Kevin Gugenheim, SMI's president and chief operating officer. ".... We know there are many mortgage brokers out there who want to operate as mortgage bankers and gain more control of their business. However, many of them lack the personnel and expertise to handle the required additional administrative workload necessary to gain access to a warehouse line." The company can be found online at http://smi.stewart.com.