Mortgage technology

After nearly 20 years of talk, the time for e-closings is finally here, thanks to a push from government regulators and a broad shift in acceptance across demographics.

From electronic closings to e-warehouse lending, these executives are leading a movement to recast the industry's approach to digital.

Appraisal management company Solidifi has acquired Linear Title & Closing, a provider of national title searches and mortgage closing services.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. and Digital Asset Holdings are targeting the repurchase agreement market as the latest use case for a blockchain solution.

LoanLogics has raised $10 million in new capital that the mortgage software vendor plans to use to support its growth.

The rise in technology use can open the door for all variations of fraud and theft, but companies can look to existing tools as models in the battle against criminal forces.

Todd Sherman, who with his brother Tyler Sherman co-founded mortgage software developer Motivity Solutions, has died.

MetaSource in Salt Lake City has acquired Titan Lenders Corp. to bolster its mortgage outsourcing and technology capabilities.

A small Connecticut bank takes the plunge into mobile-friendly mortgages in a bid to turn an attractive pool of student-loan borrowers into lifetime customers.

Advanced technology can certainly provide process improvements, but those will reap results only if employed alongside industry fundamentals.