Underwriting

Lagging tech adoption, issues with credit, and originators' rush to close refinances earlier this year contributed to deterioration, a study found.

The American Land Title Association has created two policy endorsements and updated its best practices to combat seller-impersonation fraud.

The department will seek to make its oft-criticized platform more user-friendly through a contract with Phoenixteam, aligning it to industry-peer standards.

Say goodbye to Fannie Mae form 1004 and various addendum as lenders and appraisers have to get ready to work with the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report.

ICE Mortgage Technology originally planned to complete the Encompass SDK to API migration by Oct. 31; now users have an additional 14 months.

Product and pricing engine provider Optimal Blue has rebranded almost two years after the company was sold by Black Knight to Constellation Software.

While private mortgage insurance still has a larger share of business than the Federal Housing Administration, the gap will continue to narrow through 2027.

New insurance written at the six private mortgage insurers increased by only 2% year-over-year, a sign of the sluggish home sales market at the low end.

Second quarter earnings at the nation's largest title underwriters, while mostly positive, were still affected by the rather weak purchase season this year.

Blend Labs had 23 new or expanded relationships in the fiscal period, double that of the first quarter, including 18 related to consumer banking or home equity.

From warehouse offerings from a subservicer to a development willing to take crypto for purchases, these firms are looking to fill holes in the market.

GSE loans acquired in the period have higher loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios and lower credit scores, which Milliman said boosted serious default risk.

Pushing back on critics, VantageScore's Chief Strategist and Chief Economist says VantageScore 4.0 boosts competition and predicts risk better than FICO.

As high interest rates make refinancing impossible for many homeowners, increasing numbers of them are turning to HELOCs and home equity loans for cash.

Allowing the same three companies to control both credit scoring and credit reporting removes one significant check on manipulation or distortion of consumer data, writes the Director of Consumer Reporting and Data Advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center.

Community banks could be the answer to increase the supply of non-agency mortgage products in the secondary market, said Steve Thomas of FutureWave Finance.

FHFA's surprise approval of VantageScore 4.0 raises concerns over data, implementation hurdles, and the politicized push to reform mortgage credit scoring, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The nation's sixth largest real estate broker has created Elliman Capital in a strategic alliance with Associated Mortgage Bankers.

An average of 2.2 issues found in problematic loan files shows existing tools are insufficient to detect vulnerabilities before closing, Fundingshield said

The new arrangement will allow Blend customers to have access to Doma's artificial intelligence-powered instant decisioning title insurance technology.