Mortgage technology

Small and midsized mortgage bankers are pairing up to be able to offer clients more services.

Business Solutions, the purchasing arm of the American Bankers Association, has renewed an agreement with Interthinx.

After a legal battle that has spanned more than three years, DocMagic and Ellie Mae agreed to settlement terms to resolve allegations of violations of antitrust regulations, intellectual property rights and the terms of a software sharing agreement between the two mortgage technology vendors.

Through Zillow Rentals, property managers, rental agents and landlords will have access to tools and resources to help them automate and streamline the entire rental process from vacancy to lease.

An efficient payments process management is key for lenders and servicers who are constantly looking for better and improved ways to deal with mortgage loan data processing.

I’m not going to give out the names of the lenders, vendors and servicers that have won our annual Mortgage Technology Awards after all.

Because the stakes are so high for a medium that’s still very much in its infancy, Ellie Mae is taking a slow-and-steady strategy that it hopes will ensure its mobile technology meets the needs of its diverse user base.

Ellie Mae has developed a new document preparation technology designed to be more streamlined and integrated than its current doc prep engine.

The mortgage settlement/closing process in Australia is antiquated, lengthy and at times just simply frustrating.

Electronic document management is great, but it's far from new. Technology vendors have been providing these technologies for close to two decades, but their need has never been more important.

Does anyone else think that Ed DeMarco is the lone voice of reason in Washington when it comes to housing?

There is the opportunity existing for someone to take charge and make the mortgage history books. Who is ready to take on the challenge and machine a new mortgage process?

Electronic communications and records are just as important to retain for your protection as paper ones.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is seeking public comments on a new securitization platform for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Explain to your customer that the credit score they obtain from one of those services could be vastly different than the one used for underwriting.

Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan explains why 2012 is the "Year of the Political Economy."

Platinum Data and SharperLending have entered into a technology alliance providing access to certain product on the collateral valuation side of the transaction.

Two shareholders of Open Solutions claim the company may have diminished the value of their investments on the eve of its possible sale.

A study by Insidesales.com finds the quicker the loan officer calls the customer back, the more likely they will do business.

There were some findings in Xerox’s eighth annual “Path to Paperless” survey that are eye catching, since they reveal discernible anxiety about mortgage regulations that’s impacting the pace of innovation.