Mortgage technology

The votes have been counted and Mortgage Technology is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2013 Lenders’ Choice Mortgage Technology Award.

Among other things, the technology suite provides a view of the loan pipeline, productivity stats and private-label branding.

Some are technologically complicated while others are simple, easy and effective.

Optical character recognition used to “read” documents still has challenges when it comes to identifying data on forms, but these can be addressed.

Tactile Finance is rolling out a new feature for its Pro product for mortgage loan officers, a screen-sharing function which lets them remotely show and explain to their clients the benefits of different loan scenarios.

This year, the market for mortgage servicing rights has heated up and the price for these rights has increased at least one full multiple while the number of active buyers appears to have quadrupled on advertised bids.

Wipro Gallagher Solutions on Wednesday officially launched its “Lend Value” suite of enterprise loan origination technology, integrating its three technologies.

Providing incomplete information can mean heavy fines or worse, making it crucial for mortgage companies to have proper compliance technology in place.

Since seller-funded down payment assistance is no longer available, social media sources might be an alternative.

We're hearing with all the kerfuffle about Apple’s release of a new iPhone, the commercial unveiling of its new operating platform for mobile devices seemed like a quiet affair.

RES.NET has improved its technology to help make the resale transaction process more expedient and simple for brokerage companies.

This technology takes the full appraisal report and looks for red flags for the mortgage underwriter to follow up on.

The mortgage industry’s early attempts to inject self-service into the transaction were not very effective.

A DocuTech executive advises preparing for a pronounced decrease in volumes as well as new regulations when January hits.

Wingspan made its second large acquisition for 2013 by reaching an agreement with JPMorgan Chase to take over a large-scale customer service operation in Monroe, La.

MortgageDashboard introduced a new version of its mortgage software that creates simplicity for lenders when it comes to originating loans.

Delays in software upgrades are forcing many small banks to play a waiting game when it comes to complying with new regulation.

We're hearing quite a few regional banks have been in touch with us lately.

Think about how many disclosure documents are being sent and signed electronically.

More than half have an editorial calendar to drive creation and planning.