Mortgage technology

The partnership is starting off small but ultimately aims to sell real estate through non-fungible tokens on a broader scale than others have in the past.

The partnership allows prospective borrowers to upload bank or payroll information and work with loan officers online through the signing process.

The Federal Housing Administration also announced it would incorporate similar borrower history into its underwriting beginning at the end of October.

A Midwest lender is also laying off local employees while a Florida bank is shutting down its nationwide network of mortgage offices.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's new office will assess technology solutions for an industry viewed by many as too slow to embrace digital efficiencies.

The option can be efficient but companies have to figure out who will handle the additional property data collection, panelists at the Digital Mortgage Conference said.

Waivers boomed during the pandemic's refi wave and the recent automation of desktop appraisals have provided additional flexibilities, but their applications are limited in the current market.

Consumer use rates may be low in part because they prefer to stick to one method of submitting information needed to apply for a mortgage.

Firms can take advantage of powerful tools from big technology companies but must be wary when sharing large amounts of data or ideas, experts said.

Rocket made waves in 2016 when it promoted its online streamlined application process during Super Bowl 50. This now takes the process to the other end.

Lenders are using third-party sources, which provide insights ranging from consumers' credit profile to social media messaging, to supplement information they collect.

Younger mortgage tech software developers reveal new efficiencies they're creating for lenders.

A "Big 3" credit bureau is testing a direct data feed into a FICO score, and a top multifamily mortgage lender signed a multiyear contract with a high-profile fintech platform.

Even though a Compass Point report states the pair have validated the credit scoring model and could implement it in the first quarter of 2023, interested parties would not verify it.

The application process was regarded more positively, which suggests originators have been successful at improving in this area.

The government mortgage-bond insurer's technology initiative has made "huge strides" since June, when it relaunched with new flexibilities, President Alanna McCargo said.

The company, which provides "buy before you sell" and cash offer financing, cited a challenging real estate market and grim venture-capital outlook.

Traditional metrics provide limited insight as to whether a portfolio is on its way to reperformance, so instead of tracking things like calls per employee, measure the number of homeowners helped.

Morgan will now convert a pre-approved property-specific loan to a property agnostic tradable non-fungible token backed by real dollars and guaranteed by the lender.

Amid a $391.8 million impairment related to Title365, the fintech laid off 220 workers in August, bringing its total layoffs to 25% of its payroll since April, executives said.