Mortgage technology

In this segment of a roundtable discussion from the 2013 Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Fraud Issues Conference, the panelists explain how a closing agent is now doing a vendors job verifying the information that is submitted on a loan application.

Some lenders are still operating under the old “fix it later” mentality.

Demand for valuation analytics lead LoanLogics and Platinum Data Solutions into a partnership that links loan performance reporting to collateral valuation technology.

It can seem like you are understaffed one minute and overstaffed the next, all the while spending valuable time and resources finding the best and most knowledgeable people.

If you’re a mortgage technology vendor and you’re located in a place not generally known as a hotbed in that industry where do you find skilled employees?

We're hearing that the days of tension between appraisal management companies and individual appraisers may be coming to an end.

ISGN CEO Ritesh Idnani discusses how lenders should use technology to prepare for changes in the mortgage industry.

When it comes to the changing regulatory landscape, automation is playing a key role as it can tell appropriate users when to reference and act on rules as they stand at the time of action.

After five years in conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still use separate automated underwriting systems with different credit standards.

First American Title Insurance Co. has opened a commercial real estate version of its myFirstAm Web portal.

When Howard Bluver took over as CEO and director of Suffolk Bancorp, the bank had a total book value of $81 million in nonperforming loans.

A compliance incident does not have to involve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or the violation of a consumer protection law to be a concern.

Fidelity National Financial has increased the cash component of its offer for Lender Processing Services by $500 million.

The GSE regulator should direct Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to use the same credit underwriting standards in their automated underwriting systems, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

I have some interesting stories and perspectives on how the fine folks on the left coast live, and how they keep coming up with innovative business models to address their ever changing market.

A laundry list of 33 items for managers to find answers for during the interview process.

Lead management technology provider Leads360 has changed its name to Velocify, which it said more accurately reflects its mission to enable sales professionals to sell at the “speed of opportunity.”

Sabal Financial Group is expanding into third-party servicing, special servicing and construction loan administration nationwide.

Major servicers still find it difficult to provide troubled borrowers with timely notice that more documents are needed to process a loan modification application.

ServiceLink has made available a multipurpose tool designed to ensure the mortgage loan data lenders and servicers report and record electronically is accurately transferred and in compliance with regulators.