Technology

With more real estate and mortgage companies moving to a digital process, volume expectations in the face of coronavirus restrictions shot way up in May compared to April.

Mastercard has agreed to acquire Finicity for a reported price of $825 million, a move the card brand says will strengthen its open banking platform and expand financial services through more real-time access to data.

Government-sponsored enterprise reform could be one hurdle to future innovation.

Buying power for many consumers is hampered and some originators said that affects their ability to serve consumers.

Analysts think the company could be looking for an acquisition target.

The language most frequently spoken by LEP consumers is Spanish, followed by Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Tagalog. The Federal Housing Finance Agency's online clearinghouse translates CARES Act forbearance information into these languages.

The coronavirus market disruption actually caused the company's execs to speed up its return.

Framework Homeownership CEO Danielle Samalin helped support consumer organizations after the housing bubble burst. Now she’s using that experience to help borrowers and homebuyers navigate new challenges.

Former Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting landed a post with Black Knight, which provides technology solutions to mortgage and real estate companies.

A $740 million jury verdict against Amrock was thrown out by a Texas appeals court that said tech firm HouseCanary failed to prove the big title insurer stole its trade secrets to build a competing real estate analysis tool.