Mortgage technology

Lender Processing Services and RentRange will offer rental property income data to mortgage servicers, investors and others who need it to make informed decisions about distressed housing assets.

Residential Capital Corp./GMAC Mortgage has hired Steve Hewins as vice president in charge of vendor strategy and governance.

Data integrity is the key to compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act.

Problems with the newly installed System for Award Management forced the General Services Administration to allow FHA lenders to use an old system to check the federal government’s “Excluded Parties List.”

A better method of moving electronic files is available, even as the industry waits on 4506-T electronic authorizations.

Shorter attention spans might be the upshot of the growth in social media usage and you must adjust your sales skills accordingly.

Exploring five unique mortgage lending markets shows that while other countries have unique characteristics, there are also many similarities to the U.S.

Secure Settlements has developed a proprietary risk analysis software that references national databases and a risk rating system to verify closing companies and individuals in real time and provide a standardized evaluation and reporting platform for mortgage originators.

Scandals have tarnished the reputations of many large bank mortgage lenders and one expert believes they need to go back to being community lenders, the same niche their smaller competitors occupy.

Determining a portfolio’s exact level of risk is particularly challenging due, in part, to the sheer volume of data and information requiring thorough review.

Attus Technologies, a provider of regulatory compliance products, has introduced six new Dodd-Frank Act planning and mortgage reform compliance self-assessment modules to its Managed Compliance Service.

Given the pace and complexity of changes impacting the mortgage industry, getting it right the first time can be quite a challenge.

When faced with a regulatory change that impacts business operations, there are two ways to view the challenge: as a crisis or as an opportunity.

A plug-in developed by Quandis enables attorneys to verify whether borrowers are protected by the active duty provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act from an Excel spreadsheet.

A survey released by Ellie Mae found that bankers remain concerned about regulation and compliance costs, but many believe they can benefit from reduced competition and other lenders are forced out of the mortgage business.

Integra Group Real Estate said that through the first six months of 2012, its transaction volume increased 28% compared to the same time period a year ago even though overall REO sales in the region dropped.

Bank of America’s alliance with Hope LoanPort may give a new boost to the number of modifications completed hereon.

SAS Security Intelligence software provides fraud prevention and security protection in a single platform operating across all delivery channels and an entire bank's business.

Among the issues to be considered in creating the right match between lender and provider is culture, capability and flexibility

RealtyTrac, a Web-based foreclosure database firm, appointed Jamie Moyle as chief executive officer.