Underwriting

While ending mandated consumer rights, lenders can still ask for a reconsideration of value on FHA loans; plus, fair lending laws still apply in these cases.

Companies are starting to leverage tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning as part of the property valuation and review process.

After two consecutive quarters of profits, independent mortgage bankers lost money in the most recent period, for the ninth time in the last three years.

For the first time in almost two years, mortgage products available for consumers are at a level established in 2012.

The increase in refinance originations in the fourth quarter trickled down to the title insurers, which reported year-over-year gains in new orders.

As homeowners insurance becomes expensive and hard to find, mortgage loan officers should work closely with insurance agents, said Travis Hodges of Viu by Hub.

The new tool taps into Intercontinental Exchange's AllRegs database, which contains over a million pages of guidelines from various sources.

The private mortgage insurers reported just 5% less business versus the third quarter and 33% more new insurance written over the fourth quarter 2023.

Excess capacity remains in the mortgage origination cycle, and lenders need to cut costs and end the boom-and-bust hiring, Boston Consulting Group said.

The company, which became a depository in 2022, will be offering affordable housing products and initiatives in 45 states and the District of Columbia.