Technology

The partnership is starting off small but ultimately aims to sell real estate through non-fungible tokens on a broader scale than others have in the past.

The partnership allows prospective borrowers to upload bank or payroll information and work with loan officers online through the signing process.

Angel Oak Capital Advisors has helped institutional clients buy subordinated debt with the assistance of a distributed ledger developed by Brightvine. Benefits to the issuer and investors include a central place to find all documents and automated updates when banks pay off their loans.

The Federal Housing Administration also announced it would incorporate similar borrower history into its underwriting beginning at the end of October.

The online lender approved Black applicants at lower rates than non-Hispanic whites, according to a law firm that monitors its artificial intelligence models. Upstart said it's an industry leader in fair lending but acknowledged room for improvement, calling disparities "an industry-wide challenge."

A Midwest lender is also laying off local employees while a Florida bank is shutting down its nationwide network of mortgage offices.

Plaintiffs in two similar class action complaints accuse the companies of failing to protect their Social Security numbers and loan information.

A new group called MoreThanFair aims to establish the lines between fair and unfair lending, to set best practices for the use of AI in lending and to lessen the stigma of fintech lenders.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's new office will assess technology solutions for an industry viewed by many as too slow to embrace digital efficiencies.

The option can be efficient but companies have to figure out who will handle the additional property data collection, panelists at the Digital Mortgage Conference said.