Mortgage technology

Putting together all the pieces of a total-360 mortgage data verification tool is like the race to the moon where everyone wants to win, including Equifax, says the firm’s senior vice president of mortgage services Michael Kuentz.

AppraiserLoft, the troubled AMC, has suspended all new business, and is preparing to shut down.

In what is described as the first step in rebuilding the housing finance industry's tarnished image, the Mortgage Bankers Association has created a non-profit umbrella organization to support philanthropic ventures that help families and communities.

Genpact Ltd., Chicago, said Monday it has acquired High Performance Partners and its Quantum Mortgage Technology platform for an undisclosed amount.

MortgageKeeper, the database that connects struggling homeowners with qualified local sources of assistance, has snagged another top tier servicer.

Mortgage Technology Awards issue of Mortgage Technology magazine

While Steve Jobs had little direct influence in the mortgage technology space, his passing has prompted many industry professionals to reflect on how Jobs influenced and inspired their own contributions to technology.

The Mortgage Technology Awards have a long tradition in the mortgage finance and technology industries for recognizing innovative technology developers and users that are promoting more efficient and cost-effective lending practices.

Everything you need to know about the 12th Annual Mortgage Technology Awards Ceremony.

Mortgage Technology’s annual list of Top Tech-Savvy Lenders commends lenders that use technology to improve their processes, provide exceptional customer service and increase mortgage business.

Mortgage foreclosure vendor Lender Processing Services on Wednesday named Hugh R. Harris president and chief executive officer effective immediately.

The correspondent lending division of Wells Fargo is serving as the pilot user for new customized investor guideline functions in origination technology vendor Ellie Mae's Total Quality Loan service.

With housing prices falling and the number of vacant properties on the rise, banks are under pressure from regulators to improve their loss mitigation success rates.

LoopNet, a company that tracks all commercial real estate transactions nationwide including office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hotel, land, specialty properties and businesses for sale, has made changes to improve its database.

Product and pricing engine NYLX is adding to its platform a Mortgage Harmony loan product that gives borrowers at certain times the option of lowering their rates to market level.

Risk mitigation provider Interthinx has launched its Quality Control Review Services product that combines the firm's automated technology platforms with loan-level audit expertise.

HP Enterprise Services, Palo Alto, California, has signed a five-year extension of its agreement with Loan Value Group LLC, Rumson, N.J.

Certain types of automation are increasingly central to most branching strategies these days. This is true not only in terms of managing branches within the company, but also in terms of interactions with external business partners that are part of the loan-making process.

Many lenders still rely on paper loan files that get passed from loan officer to underwriter, underwriter to closing agent, and so on, during the origination process.

Mortgage document preparation software is kind of like shopping for a new suit. Like the rows of suits in a variety of styles, colors and sizes; massive libraries contain a variety of ready-to-use electronic forms for lenders to prepare initial disclosure and closing documents.