Mortgage bankers and brokers are continuing to complain about the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac âHome Valuation Code of Conductâ or HVCC. This from Mark Allen Mortgageâs Rich Tachine: âWhat a crock. Lenders having to create appraisal ordering departments they didn't want, to deal with strangers whose values they don't trust. The end result for the consumer? Terrible turn times and a 40% increase in price. That's right -- did you notice the old $350 to $375 appraisal is now $475 to $500? Why?â Meanwhile, as the weekend approaches more consumers are once again contemplating the housing market. Home prices are continuing to fall along with 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates...
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In 8-minute presentations, tech providers showed how they're utilizing artificial intelligence to automate entire workflows, supercharge capacity and emphasize compliance.
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The release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's internal metrics support this process, but other measures will still be needed, according to Bank of America.
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New September funding includes a Series A round for agentic platform Kastle and an investment into Celligence's AngelAI, both with natural-language features.
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Borrowers hold a total of $17.9 trillion in home equity in the United States, equal to $310,000 per homeowner, according to Cotality.
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ICE dropped its post-Dec. 31 SDK access fee as migration lags. Audit plugins, get written confirmation from ICE, budget for dual-running and weigh API-native rivals.
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The latest runup alarmed lenders but offered some new servicing opportunities unique to this market that can benefit both sides of the business.
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