Technology

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have new technology-driven initiatives planned for 2018 that are expected to help lenders improve the borrowing experience for home buyers and make full use of the government-sponsored enterprises' credit box.

A breach at Alteryx that exposed sensitive information from more than 100 million U.S. households could add to fraud risks in housing finance

Updated dynamic and interactive versions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application are out.

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said in a press conference Wednesday morning that there is a place in the banking world for some kind of fintech charter, though the exact parameters of such a charter are still unclear and have to be worked out.

To succeed in an era of increasingly narrow margins and broad competition, mortgage lenders must be methodical about loan fulfillment and take a "less is more" approach to designing workflows.

Supply constraints tempered real estate and title professionals' outlook for the home purchase market over the next year, according to First American Financial Corp.'s fourth quarter Real Estate Sentiment Index.

From Ellie Mae to Remax, here's a look at seven publicly traded companies in the mortgage and real estate industries expecting accelerated growth in 2018.

Consumer credit bureau and data aggregator Experian will gain a foothold in the U.K. mortgage market by acquiring a minority stake in mortgage brokerage London & Country Mortgages Limited.

Bank of America is exiting the mortgage lien release business by entering into an agreement to sell this unit to First American Financial Corp.

Maxwell Financial Labs, a provider of a digital cloud-based platform used by the mortgage industry, is getting a new $3 million round of funding led by Anthemis Group's investment arm.