The answer to lower costs, higher efficiency, and better record keeping for compliance lies in eSignature, e-documents, and e-mortgages, the foundation for which has legally been in place for 15 years now.

Ellie Mae has released an updated version of its mortgage management software, with updates on compliance and overnight rate protection for secondary marketing.

Mid America Mortgage has launched a marketing portal targeting its business partners, Chief Executive Jeff Bode said in a press release.

WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be able to evaluate and use new credit scoring models under a bill introduced in the House that seeks to create more competition in the credit scoring industry.

Moody's said it has acquired BlackBox Logic, a Denver-based residential mortgage-backed securities data technology company, for an undisclosed amount of cash.

A customer's social media presence provides a window to the soul, which a more traditional credit history cannot touch.

Fannie Mae has updated its underwriter servicing tool to make it easier for servicers to determine the eligibility of distressed homeowners for a loan modification.

Issues with upgrading software and ensuring pricing accuracy to comply with the consumer bureau's "integrated disclosures" have been magnified in wholesale loan transactions.

Mountain America Credit Union has partnered with Pavaso to implement a new digital collaborative closing process to provide a better experience to members applying for mortgages called QuickClose.

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's disclosure rule potentially slowing down the loan process, institutions need to focus on communication strategies to keep young borrowers at the closing table.

Williston Financial Group has formed a subsidiary to focus on providing technological improvements to mortgage and real estate transactions.

Though regulation-mandated technology upgrades give vendors little time to rest, the growing acceptance of data standardization should appeal to both lenders and regulators.

Jeff Patmont got his home loan on his phone. The 30-year-old marketing manager for a medical-device company said he did almost everything electronically for the mortgage on his home in the San Francisco Bay Area.

A plan by the government-sponsored enterprises to begin collecting the new Closing Disclosure data is designed to promote Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's loan quality goals. But the initiative may also prompt broader use of e-signatures and paperless processing.

Bryan Sullivan, the CFO at LoanDepot, talks about its growth prospects without fuel from an initial public offering, how getting consumers to opt for home equity lines of credit is tough, and why he considers the nonbank a disruptor.

Quicken Loans, the company that showed a mortgage business can operate successfully without face-to-face interaction with borrowers, is now giving customers the option to work without human loan officers.

Zillow Group has formed a partnership with Google to provide the search giant with access to its real-time mortgage data.

Fannie Mae has introduced an improved online data portal, which users can customize to receive reports on loan servicing, pricing and other areas.

When Guaranteed Rate's Sam Sharp discovered past clients' online reviews were bringing in new business, he started making customer feedback a major part of his digital marketing strategy.

From single-point-of-contact requirements to the need for better self-service options, servicers surveyed by National Mortgage News are taking a much-needed hard look at the full range of customer touch-points that they operate.