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Seattle-based online real estate brokerage Redfin is creating a mortgage bank subsidiary in a bid to offer end-to-end real estate services.

Ellie Mae has rolled out an extension to its Encompass Lending Platform to allow loan officers to originate loans in a mobile environment.

Radius Financial Group worked for years to achieve an end-to-end digital closing process, finally doing so this fall. Here's how the Massachusetts lender got it done.

Moves by lenders to adapt their processes with the TILA-RESPA integrated disclosure rule in mind appear to have staunched the increase in loan application defects, according to ACES Risk Management.

SAN FRANCISCO — Want to improve the customer experience? Start by making the employees' tools better.

Fidelity National Financial plans to distribute the stock it owns in Black Knight Financial Services to its shareholders as part of a plan to simplify the corporate structure of the two companies and increase Black Knight's liquidity.

Ellie Mae and Black Knight Financial Services offer mortgage lenders different value propositions so the competitive dynamic between the two companies hasn't changed, said Ellie Mae CEO Jonathan Corr.

Ellie Mae has launched the Encompass Lending Platform, allowing customers to integrate external systems and data, and build custom applications in the cloud.

Roostify plans to connect its automated mortgage decisioning platform with employment and income data from Equifax.

Binh Dang has resigned as president of LendingQB, the company confirmed Thursday.

Black Knight Financial Services has integrated technology from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with its LoanSphere Empower and LendingSpace loan origination systems.

Multichannel loan origination system provider OpenClose has added a rate sheet generator to its product and pricing engine.

In order for the mortgage industry and its technology to evolve in the future, lenders and servicers must redefine their expectations for connectivity and demand more open integrations between the systems they use.

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.

Clara, a new online mortgage lender, has launched with $27 million in equity financing.

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

Ellie Mae has commenced a follow-on offering of 2.75 million shares of its common stock. In addition, Ellie Mae plans to grant the underwriters of the transaction a 30-day option to buy 412,500 shares at the public offering price.

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.