Mortgage technology

There’s a new trend among technology vendors that mortgage lenders would be smart to get a handle on.

The Dec. 18 online and live auction features six properties that offer central locations, easy access to major interstate and mass transit as well as great visibility for potential buyers.

A relatively new government website known as SAM that FHA lenders must check before making a loan has been slowing the origination process since Thanksgiving, particularly for lenders doing multiple searches.

The mortgage market is responding to future uncertainty by restructuring their processes.

Mobile search patterns are not like those of desktop searchers.

Consumers National Bank is using a Web-based loan origination system from LendingQB to operate its mortgage lending business.

Real estate agents using RES.NET’s agent portal now have access to a tool that streamlines offer negotiation activities resulting in faster closings.

Hacktivists who claim responsibility for a series of cyberattacks on at least ten banks worldwide are vowing to reprise the electronic assaults on five of them in the coming days.

The 10X Award commends a company, product or technology that’s had an exponential impact on mortgage finance. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2012 10X MT Award.

Certain federal- and state-level regulatory measures are bound to affect how mortgage lender-servicers do business in the Northeast.

Tim Duncan, who was a key player in helping Elizabeth Warren form the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is launching a new mortgage company.

Loan Value Group has begun to facilitate the delivery of government-funded principal reductions in an effort aimed at getting the relief to qualifying underwater borrowers in Arizona more quickly.

There is a lot of attention focused on single-family homes by investors looking for a great cash flow with high appreciation potential over the next few years.

Consumers want things done quicker, while regulators want them done right; both will hold the originator responsible.

Patricia Rauch has joined appraisal technology provider Global DMS in the newly created position of chief operating officer.

Increased regulatory scrutiny in recent years has included a greater focus on how mortgage-related assets such as servicing rights are recorded on the books.

Automation has helped the industry keep up with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulations, good-faith estimate fee disclosures and single point of contact requirements that have challenged the industry.

With 3,500 registered attendees and countless "unofficial" ones walking the halls of the Hyatt Regency, the 2012 Mortgage Bankers Association annual convention had a positive vibe not seen in several years. The theme was "Investing in the American Dream." There were many references to the presidential election, including multiple cutouts of candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the trade show.

Oftentimes, appraisers don't feel like reviews are processed by qualified real estate property valuation professionals.

ServiceLink said that Kevin Coop has joined the company as executive vice president of enterprise strategy.