The administration’s recent report on fintech innovation discussed ways to adopt electronic promissory notes — or eNotes — and automated appraisals in federal mortgage programs.

Social media is a main avenue for mortgage lenders to reach the next generation of homebuyers. New American is trying to make their own lenders experts in the space.

Wire and other payments fraud affected a record number of businesses last year, and the FBI is warning in particular about real estate scams.

An increase in millennials making home purchases is a call to the mortgage industry for a quicker, more efficient digital process.

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is switching to Black Knight's LoanSphere MSP to service the agency's $4.9 billion mortgage loan portfolio.

Investments in technology and emphasis on user experience contributed to an increase in the average satisfaction score for mortgage servicers, according to J.D. Power. Yet only a fifth of customers use mobile platforms.

As the mortgage industry continues evolving digitally, MISMO is developing standards for business-to-consumer transactions on mobile devices, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

One of the biggest trade secrets cases in U.S. history took a bizarre turn, with the company that lost a $706 million jury verdict saying it uncovered "bombshell" evidence of fraud thanks to whistle blowers who used to work for the winning side.

Startup LoanSnap, a company funded in part by Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, has launched artificial intelligence that matches consumers with mortgages based on a complex analysis of their financial situation.

As purchase mortgages continue to dominate overall industry volume, lenders aren't letting the extra work required to close these loans affect their productivity.

Other aggregators came to the bank's defense, while one CEO suggested Plaid's very public protest was unfounded.

United Wholesale Mortgage has set out to be an ally to mortgage brokers in unprecedented ways as CEO Mat Ishbia works to evolve the channel's transactional nature into a more relationship-driven dynamic.

When big banks bailed on brokers during the housing crisis, United Wholesale Mortgage doubled down. As third-party originations now make a comeback, the family-owned company is determined to chip away at retail lenders' dominance.

Optimal Blue is expanding its reach in the secondary mortgage market by acquiring Resitrader, a whole-loan trading marketplace that has integrations with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Banks could shed as much as 20 million square feet of office space over the next five years as they shift many functions to high-tech operations centers in markets with cheaper rents.

Freddie Mac will make automation it has been testing in conjunction with servicing-released cash sales available to the broader market next month.

The measure, which has been compared to the EU’s new consumer privacy rules, grants Californians new rights over how companies collect and use their personal data.

While purchase mortgages account for a growing share of overall volume, industrywide investments in more automated and efficient underwriting processes have helped lower instances of fraud.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are making condominium loans eligible for automated appraisal waivers that could reduce mortgage borrowers' fees and shorten closing times for lenders.

Most mortgage lenders and banks do not maintain a comprehensive vendor management strategy, exposing institutions to increased compliance risk, according to a recent survey.