Originations

With customers in Afghanistan and a headquarters in San Antonio, USAA uses digital mortgage tools to craft a consistent experience and reach borrowers around the globe, according to Executive Director of the Mortgage Digital Experience Mark Burrage.

From music by Lil Wayne to a quote from Albert Einstein, here’s a look at 17 ways #DigMortgage18 speakers made an entrance.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 28.

Design is the "translation layer" between business and technology, and puts physical form to company goals, says USAA Chief Design Officer Meriah Garrett.

The industry is learning to navigate digital mortgage technology, but there’s no right or wrong approach, says Atlantic Home Loans CEO Ed Buchser.

Atlantic Home Loans CEO Ed Buchser expects his company to stay relevant in years to come, and he's tapping technology to help him get there.

Bemortgage, currently a division of Chicago's Bridgeview Bank formed last November by a former Guaranteed Rate executive, will become a part of CrossCountry Mortgage.

Mortgage applications were up 2.9% from one week earlier, even as the rate for the 30-year conforming mortgage reached its highest point in over seven years, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mid America Mortgage CEO Jeff Bode is on a mission to show reluctant title agents and other business partners the value of embracing digital mortgages.

USAA will be eliminating 265 home sales and lending positions, but it already has offered nearly 100 of the affected workers different jobs within its mortgage unit.

The CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are stepping down because the job they were hired to do — return the GSEs to profitability — is done. But attracting top-flight candidates to lead the mortgage giants into a new phase may not be easy.

The central bank said the proposal is intended to eliminate duplication of rules for entities covered by the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008.

The deadline for mortgage lenders and servicers to sign up to participate in NMN's inaugural Best Mortgage Companies to Work For survey and rankings is Friday, Sept. 21.

1st Alliance Lending plans to cut up to 35 employees in Connecticut and terminate efforts to expand its East Hartford headquarters in order to prepare for an expected increase in regulatory costs.

Mortgage applications were up 1.6% from one week earlier, marking only the second increase of the past two months despite key interest rates rising, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The bank pared down its application to 50 questions and allows customers to do the easy work before turning it to the loan officer.

The migration to digital may change the way loan officers work, but it won't make them less essential: BofA Consumer Lending SVP John Schleck.

An AI-powered virtual assistant could be used in a variety of ways, including helping customers to prequalify for mortgages, easing compliance and detecting problems.

A new study from Pentagon Federal Credit Union finds a sizable portion of consumers will be shopping for a mortgage within two years, but it also revealed some major misconceptions surrounding the process.

While new-home construction and sales should rise in the next 18 months, next year's mortgage origination volume estimate was cut slightly as the economy is expected to slow down soon, said Fannie Mae.