Commercial real estate executives remain upbeat about their prospects for 2016, though they do see some potential hurdles on the horizon, according to CIT Group's 2016 Commercial Real Estate Outlook survey.

Fewer lenders are looking to change their loan origination systems this year, according to a survey from mortgage compliance software provider QuestSoft.

Posting educational videos on YouTube and social media helped Cherry Creek Mortgage's Kelly Zitlow land a spot on Lifetime Network's "Designing Spaces." The unique opportunity let her share knowledge about mortgages and extended her marketing reach.

Amalgamated Bank in New York has started offering down payment insurance to homebuyers in a move it hopes will set it apart with highly mobile millennial borrowers.

With consumers generally averse to risk, financial institutions have an opportunity to rethink what it means to make bets in line with their customers' well-being.

During the mortgage crisis, servicers recruited people from the origination business to help with loan modifications. Now the two sides of the industry are coming together in a new way.

ClosingCorp's board parted ways with Brian Benson and is looking for someone with experience in a high-growth technology environment.

Technology startups diving into mortgage lending are doing a lot of things well … except servicing, warned a mortgage industry consultant who has advised them.

More homebuyers are using social media to find out information about mortgage products and services, TD Bank reported in its Mortgage Service Index.

Alterra Home Loans more than doubled its mortgage volume but saw its revenue decline. After some post-adoption hiccups, the company is making more money than ever. Other lenders have similar stories.

Senate appropriators approved $13 million in new funding to update the Federal Housing Administration's "outdated and unautomated" information technology systems, but rejected President Obama's proposed way of paying for it.

As the war for talent heats up and lenders face tougher decisions in recruiting and hiring loan officers, the need to deploy certain tactics might seem appealing, but will ultimately create more problems than they are worth.

There should be contractual agreements in place between mortgage companies and loan officers that clearly define what, if any, customer information loan officers can bring from former employers to new ones.

Ellie Mae has launched the latest version of its mortgage management software, featuring updates on trade management reporting and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae integrations.

Land title insurers using mobile devices for business often misunderstand how much sensitive personal information they're holding, posing a big data security — and regulatory — problem.

Data breaches have become scarily commonplace. But even small financial institutions can take action to thwart hackers and minimize losses.

Hint: businesses should be focused on data strategy and security, from the individual up to the enterprise level.

As the pressure builds for mortgage lenders to offer digital — specifically mobile — tools, innovators in the space are encouraging the industry to keep the customer as the focus in designing new offerings.

No-action letters from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can be an essential tool for lenders in striving to the mortgage process more consumer-friendly through inventive products and service — but lenders must seek them out.

After nearly 20 years of talk, the time for e-closings is finally here, thanks to a push from government regulators and a broad shift in acceptance across demographics.