Technology

The number of U.S. jurisdictions that are electronically recording land and mortgage documents saw a major increase in the past 11 months jumping to 900 counties.

Kroll Factual Data said it saw a 1.6% average decrease nationwide regarding possible fraud in applications it processed in 4Q12 when compared with 3Q12.

Mortgage banking revenue fell 16% in the first quarter at U.S. Bancorp, compared to the prior quarter.

Ongoing efforts to modernize Federal Housing Administration technology will pave the way for property valuations and electronic mortgages.

The demand for homeownership has always been a primary indicator of the state of the national economy.

ClosingCorp has released a product designed to offer more accurate pricing for real estate services.

We're hearing that a funny thing happened on the way to a radiant world of paperless lending: a lot of people decided they liked using paper.

Three industry groups are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to extend the implementation period for the QM and other mortgage rules by at least six months.

The Stratmor Group has launched MortgageSAT, a customer survey and analytics application that captures consumer feedback and allows lenders to measure and respond to borrower satisfaction.

Lenders are not deploying mobile technology because doing so would magnify inefficiency and increase risk in their operations, to paraphrase Bill Gates.