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The mortgage application forms from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should make for stronger loans, according to an analyst at Moody's Investors Service.

Mid America Mortgage will begin purchasing electronically closed loans through its correspondent lending channel.

Ellie Mae has integrated settlement software from Qualia with its Encompass platform.

New specifications for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's common mortgage application unveiled Tuesday add data points and remove obsolete questions, as well as include additional capabilities to promote digital mortgage workflows.

Reynolds and Reynolds subsidiary International Document Services has added a fulfillment dashboard to its idsDoc mortgage document preparation system.

It's time to move past the fear that digital mortgages will make loan officers obsolete.

Mortgage closing technology company Snapdocs has released a new suite of tools tailored to meet the needs of settlement and title companies.

Looking to provide its technology from start to finish in a real estate transaction, e-signature company DocuSign has created a new "lead to close" strategy.

Mid America Mortgage in Addison, Texas, has executed its first electronic closing and e-note through its retail origination channel. The closing builds on the company's plan to expand e-closings and e-notes across all of its origination channels.

Chronos Solutions has acquired Spokane Valley, Wash.-based UPF Services, marking its fourth acquisition in just over a year a half.

The promise of digital verification, beyond process improvements and time savings for lenders, is the ability to help both consumer and lender drive to the right outcome more quickly, with greater transparency and predictability along the way.

Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau doesn't mandate doing so, lenders' best chance to stay compliant with future data initiatives and regulatory changes is to implement standards set by the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization.

Compliance and documentation technology provider Docutech has formed a partnership with San Francisco-based private equity firm Serent Capital.

Good intentions won't lower costs, improve workflow or maintain compliance. Decision-makers need to put their money where their mouths are when it comes to implementing technology to keep costs down, improving workflow and maintaining compliance.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently dressed down the mortgage industry for failing to innovate. Here are 10 tech ideas from the National Mortgage News team that could improve efficiency, margins and the industry's image among growing demographics. Some might sound farfetched, but so do most great inventions at first. Dream big.

Bank of America's newest service allows consumers to track their loan status online.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization plans to simplify its membership structure, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

LenderLive has reorganized its various business divisions under two new units — LenderLive Network and LenderLive Services.

Two recent court rulings affirmed that lenders can enforce electronically signed and transferred notes, laying important groundwork for wider adoption of electronic mortgage technology that could improve the customer experience for borrowers and save lenders and servicers a bundle.

Black Knight's purchase of eLynx is the first since the Fidelity National Financial spin-off went public and expands its mortgage servicing offerings.