Mortgage technology

Mortgage companies, including mortgage servicing and property preservation firms that invest in the wrong type of data drilling and search engine optimization tools, can be in big trouble.

The Federal Housing Administration will immediately start accepting electronic signatures on all mortgage insurance endorsement and servicing documents, and will accept e-signatures on promissory notes beginning Dec. 31.

When it comes to hosting your system in the cloud, there are many options, and most people incorrectly assume that all cloud solutions deliver the same results.

The Harnessing Mobile Award commends the development and implementation of mobile technology in the mortgage industry. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2013 MT Award.

A recent lawsuit contests the notion that the client database belongs to the loan officer, not the company.

Three default and fraud risk management veterans have established PointPredictive, a new firm that ties business and science to provide target technology solutions.

Harland Financial Solutions, Mortgagebot and Compushare are to operate under the brand D+H, although their offerings will keep their individual names.

Many are automating initial disclosures and using technology to standardize companies' takes on compliance until industrywide standards evolve. Interest in electronically archiving the rationale behind data changes also is growing.

The partnership supports Cenlar's efforts to organically integrate new features and update internal systems to comply with customer protection laws that came into effect in 2014.

Mortgage, title and real estate firms might seem as if they are guarded against cybercrimes, in comparison to credit card companies, but they are not, according to a financial services technology expert.

The Dallas center provides a U.S. presence for SLK’s mortgage and title insurance services and serves as a business continuity option for operations managed from India.

Interactive Mortgage Advisors is exclusively brokering the mortgage servicing rights, which have a wide geographic dispersion outside of a less than 19% Texas concentration and less than 10% California concentration.

The complexity of regulations and the potential for updates or new guidelines renders static documents inefficient and inflexible.

Replacing .com with an industry-specific domain could mean a marketing boom for your business.

The Rate Reset Protection option enables eligible borrowers to reset and lock-in a lower rate on a conforming, jumbo and super jumbo five-year adjustable-rate mortgage up to five times during the life of the loan.

Current mortgage lending growth assessments are consistently pointing in one direction: jumbo loans, and to a lesser extent home equity credit lines. But these loans make sense only in certain areas.

The Lasting Impact Award honors an individual, group or company responsible for a technology initiative or development proven to have an enduring influence that's transformed mortgage finance. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2013 MT Award.

In the past few years a handful of online lenders have emerged to capture 10% origination share.

The Patchogue, N.Y.-based mortgage lender is using a new platform to enhance service, sales and compliance.

LoanLogics is rolling out a management platform that helps improve performance and seeks zero defects.