Without a rule standardizing data sharing standards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau risks the creation of a patchwork system of privacy standards as consumers seek the benefits of an open banking ecosystem.

While compliance specialists will be in demand, loan producers will see their roles change to encompass responsibilities that include more marketing and client development.

In response to a raft of recent data breaches, mortgage lenders are implementing a number of measures to protect their clients and themselves.

The firm cut staff from junior to senior employees in nearly every department and is left with a 325-worker headcount, a spokesperson confirmed.

The all-stock deal follows a boom in demand for interim financing on purchases, which HomeLight had been looking to offer on a larger scale.

The incident at the mortgage fintech occurred late last year as a spate of attacks rocked other housing lenders.

Direct-to-consumer may not fare as well going forward if a purchase market prevails, and some cross-pollination between depositories and nonbanks could occur.

Banks and non-banks can identify home sales from both current borrowers and prospective buyers who have previously applied for loans, and can find home equity line of credit candidates.

The lender also announced its acquisition of Florida-based Hamilton Home Loans, which will operate as a new division within the company.

The company, which has ties to three major credit bureaus, is working with a former Fannie Mae executive in its efforts to reduce consumer costs.

ICE’s deal could give it pricing power over the industry to the detriment of smaller lenders and consumers, the nonbank mortgage trade group said in a letter to the Justice Department

The lender and its founder are accused of retaliating against the second-in-command for raising alarm over deceptive financial statements and other concerning behavior.

No cause of death was provided for the longtime industry figure, who before joining CoreLogic in 2015 was at Freddie Mac for 28 years, including 13 as its chief economist.

Delays in closing the deal after it was announced in August resulted in the parties' decision to remain separate, although they will still work together.

Banks and fintechs wonder if regulators are getting more comfortable with machine learning-based ways of assessing credit, or if agency oversight will mean a crackdown. 

The inability to include both types together in standard loan pools has been one of the hurdles to the adoption of digital collateral.

The 50 companies that made American Banker’s annual list are being recognized for establishing strong workplace cultures, offering robust benefits packages and giving employees the room to do their jobs well.

Companies on the Best Places to Work in Fintech list offer sabbaticals or generous vacation time, which helps attract young talent and lets veteran employees re-energize.

Breaking barriers to education unites the team at Mpower Financing, an international student loan company with employees from more than a dozen countries that is ranked No. 1 on this year's Best Places to Work in Fintech.

Talk'uments already enables English and Spanish speakers to understand their documents and will soon add Vietnamese, Korean and Tagalog.