Software startups say bringing borrowers, builders and lenders onto one digital platform can remove some of the risks lenders faced during the crisis.

Technologies like Siri and Alexa will only make mortgage production more efficient if users communicate with them precisely and securely.

A subsidiary of digital-media company Beta Music Group is linking its origination support technology with Arive's online platform, which connects mortgage brokers to lenders, borrowers and third-party vendors.

Borrowers were more than twice as likely to use a lender they found online in 2018 as they were in 2017, making search engines the mortgage industry's top source of referrals.

The 2020 budget would add the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and FSOC to congressional appropriations, charge lenders for FHA upgrades and require universities to have skin in the game on student loans.

A patchwork of state laws makes it tough for lenders to adopt electronic notarization, but they'll need to if they want to make a fully digital mortgage a reality.

Freddie Mac is broadly offering instant representation and warranty relief for automatically validated self-employment income following a test of the concept last year.

AI Foundry is aiming to further cut the time it takes to originate a mortgage by adding artificial intelligence tools designed to improve on optical character recognition.

Whether through greater investments in technology and talent, or streamlining back-end processes to improve the decision-making process, mortgage servicers are doing more to prioritize borrowers. Here's a look at seven of these borrower-focused initiatives and how they're reshaping mortgage servicing.

The Money Source has filed three provisional patent applications as part of its efforts to develop new innovations in mortgage servicing, including the use of blockchain technology.

Figure, the startup headed by Mike Cagney, uses blockchain technology to provide home equity loans in as little as five days. It intends to use the newly raised funds to offer other services, including wealth management.

The root of the credit reporting sector’s problems may be its dominance by a handful of big firms, lawmakers from both parties said at a hearing.

Nap pods and beanbag chairs are nice, but what employees really care about are personal respect and generous compensation. Oh, and it helps to be dog-friendly.

A look at the difference in responses between employees working for companies that made the list and those that did not.

When Redtail Technology moved into its new building 18 months ago, CEO Brian McLaughlin ensured it had homey touches, like comfortable seating, a basketball court and slides.

Some companies on SourceMedia’s Best Fintechs to Work For list offer their employees extra time off to live boldly.

Three years ago, the New York-based fintech started organizing a monthly gathering for its female employees. The meetings have helped participants find role models.

A collaboration between SourceMedia and the Best Companies Group, the list is derived from reviews of employer benefits and policies and comprehensive surveys filled out by the companies' employees.

Every week starts and ends the same way — with meetings where departments can share successes and challenges. It’s one way the payments company ensures cross-collaboration.

Fewer mortgage borrowers are falling behind on their payments, and consumers' broader borrowing habits indicate an increased willingness to turn to nontraditional sources like fintechs for their lending needs, according to TransUnion.