A continuous servicing-to-originations loop keeps and grows customer relationships while increasing MSR values and lowering origination cost. But as with all things mortgage, executing on this is harder than it looks, writes Sagent's CEO and President

The home buying process has undergone significant changes. The pandemic has profoundly altered the mortgage lending market. The continuation of remote work, relocation out of key urban areas, a growing preference for online possibilities, and the deployment of artificial intelligence applications are only a few trends that are shaping the industry. Join Heidi Patalano, Editor-in-Chief of National Mortgage News and Beth O'Brien, Founder and CEO of CoreVest Finance as they discuss how lenders can stay competitive and meet the needs of home buyers in the fast evolving mortgage business.

The company appointed regulation and compliance expert Sonny Abbasi to serve as general counsel following a fund-raise of $52.5 million earlier in the quarter.

The residential real estate investment startup, which works with lenders to help investors buy rental properties, will use the money to buy rehab property inventory for its customers.

Announcements from Paramount Residential Mortgage Group and LodeStar Software Solutions are early indications that the company’s aggressive investment in diversified business lines could pay off.

The transaction takes depository-focused nCino into the independent mortgage banking side of the lending business.

The deal between the two fintechs aims to cut mortgage decisioning times for lenders and expand access to financing for consumers.

The data aggregator assembled a group of technology companies that has developed a set of security standards for startups. It is open for comment ahead of an anticipated implementation in the second half of next year.

The fintech’s algorithms are programmed like "Tesla’s self-driving cars," according to the company’s CEO.

The company increased and diversified its income streams beyond the mortgage sector but expenses associated with stock-based compensation and a recent acquisition outweighed these gains.

The two fintechs look to streamline document capture and credit decisioning for lenders.

The company’s six acquisitions since last March will contribute to increased revenue in both of its software and data and analytics segments.

The speed of money movement represents the future - success for those who deliver, challenges for those who don't

Valon Technologies Inc., a startup that operates a digital mortgage-servicing platform, raised $43.9 million in equity funding from investors including affiliates of Starwood Capital Group and Freedom Mortgage.

With today’s generation of home buyers so rooted in a digital world, how will the financial services industry need to change to meet their needs? What new consumer technology will they need to adopt to meet consumers where they are? How will those approaches differ from how things have been done historically in the industry? Join us in a discussion with Blend’s Founder, Nima Ghamsari as we chat through how banks and financial institutions need to think through these questions.

Rocket, already the nation's No. 1 lender, is looking to increase market share

If lenders build this technology, data suggests that borrowers will come walking out of the cornfields for it — but Congress needs to pass the SECURE Act first.

The company is making progress on a focus shift to recurring revenues from transactional activities.

The credit bureau's $638 million deal to buy the ID verification firm is its second M&A agreement in a little over a month to broaden its line of products and services that help customers combat fraudsters and identity thieves.

The MI Estimated Rate Quote application programming interface is built upon the JSON standard, used in server-to-mobile communications.