Nationwide names new cyber lead and IBHS expands wildfire prepared program, plus more insurtech news.

Surge, which claims to serve some of the nation's larger wholesale players, said the lender's behavior was reminiscent of its spat with Black Knight.

Three-quarters of buyers assume AI has already been embedded in the housing ecosystem, but 55% would prefer to work with a human to secure a mortgage.

Dark Matter's parent said the decision to promote its chief technology officer aligns the company to the direction of the market, with further changes to come.

FundingShield's latest report notes the improvement in remediation efforts among lenders, but closing protection lenders remain a key source of file problems.

The integration allows servicers on ICE's MSP platform to deploy Kastle's AI agents without building custom infrastructure, Kastle said.

In an update to its seller and servicer guide, Fannie Mae laid out details on responsibilities for vendor oversight and the need for transparent AI policy.

The industry reported $275 million in losses from internet crimes last year, a 59% annual increase as losses nationwide surpassed $20 billion.

LoanDepot will integrate Figure's proprietary credit and loan underwriting engine into its own proprietary mello technology platform and point of sale system.

Fintech Candid says its AI-powered newsletter platform can scrape social media and public data to help loan officers send hyper-personalized outreach at scale.

Jay Plum, head of consumer lending at Fifth Third Bank, says artificial intelligence is fundamentally shifting relationships between banks and their third-party software vendors, allowing banks to do things on their own that they would previously rely on vendors to do for them, like identify risky loans and prepare for exams.

The latest government-sponsored enterprise changes include a more flexible sampling and a longer maximum term for some manufactured housing loans, respectively.

Finance of America has not disclosed any incident, but a consumer filed an immediate lawsuit over a lone report of a ransomware gang's recent hack.

The latest generation of anti-money-laundering software uses agentic AI to help alleviate AML alert fatigue. Experts say this use of the technology is promising, though they offer some caveats.

Calyx Path's integration with Friday Harbor clears paperwork for underwriters, while Dark Matter's Ask Aiva quick verifiable answers to LO questions.

The artificial intelligence-based technology automates manual processes associated with the financing, including draws, for homes under construction.

The real estate fintech touted Doma's role in Fannie Mae's title-acceptance pilot as key to the deal, which follows Opendoor's recent mortgage product rollout.

Artificial intelligence has opened the door for innovations ranging from virtual economists and compliance assistants to lender-profitability forecasting.