Mortgage technology

Technology and closing cost data provider Ernst has received a U.S. patent for its recording fee and tax calculators used in tracking mortgage forms.

On Think Big Work Small today, our exuberant analysts report the Federal Reserve is starting play a supervisory role in social media.

Secondary market platform Tradeweb released numbers showing to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities trading reached a record high of $24 trillion in 2012.

Clayton Holdings is responding to the growing volume of MSR transactions generated by recent regulatory changes.

Recent settlements between lenders and regulators over alleged foreclosure abuses and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new servicing rules may do little to lift the cloud of litigation risk hanging over lenders.

Solidifi said that its parent company, Real Matters, appointed Robert Courteau to its board of directors.

The Release of the Year Award recognizes a new software, platform, alliance or initiative that’s expected to have the broadest future impact on the mortgage industry. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2012 MT Award.

The No. 2 home lender will market the government's Home Affordable Refinancing Program to hundreds of thousands of customers acquired from MetLife. To speed closings, it's licensing Quicken Loans' technology.

Ernst Publishing has embraced the open source technology movement.

Global DMS has integrated its valuation management software with LendingQB’s loan origination system.

A multimillion-dollar investment by DocMagic to build a new state-of-the-art technology center to enhance its security protocols has been completed.

Compass Analytics has released a new product that comprises the company’s mortgage analytics suite.

Axios Valuation Solutions and its parent company eMortgage Logic said that Tony Pistilli has joined Axios as its new executive vice president and chief appraiser.

Continuous demand for cloud-based document imaging technology helped more than double Capsilon's revenue in 2012 and may lead to further growth this year.

The wholesale channel is regaining market share and that should be the case in 2013.

Mortgage Capital Trading named Anthony Ianni vice president of lender services.

The new ability to electronically sign the Internal Revenue Service’s 4506-T form is expected to both improve quality control and efficiency by reducing rejection rates.

Kofax is using more than $1 million in third-party investments to develop a data capturing business process management tool for the real estate and mortgage financing market.

Genworth Financial Inc. will undertake a restructuring that in essence separates out its U.S. and European mortgage insurance operations from its life insurance operations.

Ellie Mae’s latest monthly sample data suggest originators who use its system continued to close an increasing amount of Home Affordable Refinance Program loans through yearend.