Mastercard has agreed to acquire Finicity for a reported price of $825 million, a move the card brand says will strengthen its open banking platform and expand financial services through more real-time access to data.

Government-sponsored enterprise reform could be one hurdle to future innovation.

Buying power for many consumers is hampered and some originators said that affects their ability to serve consumers.

Analysts think the company could be looking for an acquisition target.

The language most frequently spoken by LEP consumers is Spanish, followed by Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Tagalog. The Federal Housing Finance Agency's online clearinghouse translates CARES Act forbearance information into these languages.

The coronavirus market disruption actually caused the company's execs to speed up its return.

Framework Homeownership CEO Danielle Samalin helped support consumer organizations after the housing bubble burst. Now she’s using that experience to help borrowers and homebuyers navigate new challenges.

Former Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting landed a post with Black Knight, which provides technology solutions to mortgage and real estate companies.

A $740 million jury verdict against Amrock was thrown out by a Texas appeals court that said tech firm HouseCanary failed to prove the big title insurer stole its trade secrets to build a competing real estate analysis tool.

But unless lenders make fundamental shifts in how they use this technology, change isn't going to happen.

Self-service portals fielded at least half of coronavirus-related forbearance-plan requests and made it possible to handle an influx at a challenging time, but the GSEs recommend circling back to borrowers.

Culture scores at the lender are equal or higher than before lockdown.

With no way of knowing just how many borrowers will need the mods after the coronavirus forbearance period ends, lenders are deploying artificial intelligence and servicing protocols to tame the ferocious piles of paperwork awaiting them.

Coronavirus-related remote work has elevated the need to find a dedicated source of funding for managing and developing real estate finance industry data standards, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The social distancing related limitations on home appraisals is inspiring some companies to find new ways to advance the process.

The temporary approval of remote ink-signed notarizations gives mortgage companies another tool for closing deals during coronavirus lockdown.

The company will still offer the product it is most known for, Point.

With the recent acceleration to cloud computing, how can mortgage companies, who constantly deal with sensitive personal information, maintain safety?

The funds will allow the company to make further investment in its machine language technology.

To deal with the crunch, servicers should combine cloud and digital workflow automation technologies.