Technology
Technology
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From responding to natural disasters to emerging technology strategies, here's a look at six top trends on the agenda for the 2018 MBA Servicing Conference.
February 2 -
QuestSoft is buying data verification and audit services firm Investors Mortgage Asset Recovery Co. at a time when lenders are more widely using technology to verify information.
February 1 -
The government must continue to provide support for the mortgage market in any new housing finance system, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday.
January 30 -
Warehouse lines of credit are getting more expensive as short-term interest rates rise, and lenders have limited options for reducing their costs.
January 29 -
Compliance is a significant cost center for mortgage lenders. But with bulk rates, technology and better process management, some lenders have found new ways to reduce the burden.
January 29 -
From government grants to automating branch management tasks, lenders are using their knowledge of real estate, finance, and government incentives to maximize the resources they invest in facilities.
January 29 -
Mortgage lead generation costs are notoriously variable and tough to control, especially when lenders are trying to save money with origination call centers.
January 29 -
Credit score damage is a chief regret among consumers, but among financial goals it impedes, buying a home lies further down the food chain than other priorities.
January 29 -
Roostify has integrated its mortgage transaction technology into LendingTree's lead generation system, creating a seamless path from product search through closing.
January 26 -
Changes by the National Labor Relations Board ease the tension between one agency requiring lenders to monitor their social media presence and their employees' free speech rights.
January 25 -
While the majority of lenders feel mortgage industry data initiatives have been valuable, their cost is clouding some originators' viewpoint, a Fannie Mae survey found.
January 24 -
LoanDepot Inc., a mortgage lender basing its growth around digital applications, isn't giving up on humans' role in the home-buying process just yet.
January 23 -
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney has cited hundreds of confirmed and suspected data breaches as justification for his halting the bureau's data collection activities last month.
January 19 -
A group of big financial institutions wants to use the blockchain to make it easier and less costly to track home mortgages packaged into securities.
January 18 -
The CFPB's recent freeze on collecting any personally identifiable information from companies it supervises is slowing investigations and could ultimately cripple the agency's enforcement function — and that may be the point.
January 10 -
CMG Financial is offering a new affinity marketing portal on its crowdfunding platform for down payments and positioning it as a way for employers to retain millennials.
January 10 -
The two senators are set to introduce a bill that would force such firms to pay $100 per customer whose personal information was compromised.
January 10 -
Situs agreed Friday to buy mortgage servicing rights valuation and brokerage firm MountainView Financial Solutions in a deal set to close this month.
January 5 -
Startups that have developed the technology for real estate finance are starting to conduct a broader array of transactions, including property sales.
January 2 -
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