Mortgage technology

Decreasing mortgage origination volumes were the main driver that contributed to a 6% drop in CoreLogic's first-quarter earnings from a year ago.

There is a lesson to be learned for mortgage originators about guarding your business' name from the #myNYPD social media failure.

Fake followers defeat the purpose of social media marketing because they are not going to spread your message and/or eventually do business with you.

The CFPB last week made news by publicly recognizing that borrowers felt overwhelmed in regard to the closing process.

In the perfect mortgage application process, the borrower could press a button and send out all the data, saying “I want to apply to these specific lenders.”

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled a new pilot program on Wednesday designed to allow consumers the ability to electronically review and file mortgage closing documents.

LRES has updated its DirectConnect platform designed to accelerate the valuation ordering process.

With an increasing industry and regulatory emphasis on streamlined communication with borrowers, servicers should evaluate every opportunity to build efficiencies into their processes.

Regulator Benjamin Lawsky is concerned that Hubzu, a website run by Ocwen's Alitsource affiliate, charges inflated fees "through conflicted business relationships" at the expense of mortgage investors and strapped homeowners.

If it wasn't a malicious attack, what else could have overwhelmed the mortgage loan origination software vendor's servers at a time when originations are in the doldrums?

As the rest of the housing industry recovers, a little-known firm with a key role in mortgage finance remains stuck in limbo, wrestling with regulators, lawsuits and the departures of senior employees.

From hyper-personalized "one-to-one marketing" to ad campaigns that narrowly target veterans, originators are seeking vendors' assistance in their efforts to retain and grow volume.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has invited consumers to complain about getting a mortgage and it is getting plenty of responses.

Some nonmortgage technologists think lenders are behind the times when it comes to reaching consumers, and they can help.

Mortgage lenders are retooling their approach to customer acquisition to increase business in a purchase-driven market.

Legal Battles Took a Toll on JPMorgan Chase, but CEO Jamie Dimon is now urging investors to focus on the future. Among his top initiatives for 2014: making the most of big data and strengthening cybersecurity.

There is only one week remaining to submit a nomination for the 2014 Mortgage Technology Top 50 Service Providers.

The final deadline for nominations is 6 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 17, 2014.

The USDA's Rural Housing Service is seeking congressional approve for a lender-funded update to its loan-guarantee program that will speed up loan processing.

Freddie Mac will soon add another automated review on the appraisal reports it receives through the Uniform Collateral Data Portal.

Disclosing loan-level data is crucial to rebuilding investor confidence in mortgage-backed securities. It also introduces the risk of compromising borrowers' personal information.