New mortgage disclosures take effect
What the experts are saying
by Octavio Nuiry Oct 29
Tech provider brings evolution of eclosings full circle
Company offers end-to-end digital closing environment
by Amy Tankersley Oct 28
Markets with the most home equity haves and have-nots
Interactive heat maps showing markets with most equity rich homeowners and most seriously underwater homeowners
by Daren Blomquist Oct 27
VRM University launches online diversity assessment toolkit
Diversity & Inclusion Self-Assessment Tool Kit helps government agencies and financial services companies comply with Dodd-Frank’s workplace diversity requirements
by Amy Tankersley Oct 23
Quicken and Freddie Mac ink deal to offer low-down-payment mortgages
Seeking to better serve emerging markets, partners will modify Freddie Mac’s Home Possible mortgage products, which Quicken already issues
by Amy Tankersley Oct 22
Arch MI moves beyond traditional private mortgage insurance pricing models
Company offers new, risk-based model to calculate mortgage insurance rates
by Amy Tankersley Oct 22
Hey, lenders: Fannie Mae wants to be your ‘partner of choice’
GSE moves away from credit risk storage, rolls out new Desktop Underwriter features and other tools intended to help lenders more easily assess borrower creditworthiness
by Amy Tankersley Oct 20
Matt Kramer: 'Look for individuals who are determined and motivated'
How to hire right and what a see-saw management style looks like
by Inman Oct 20
Could preferred vendor lists be next regulatory minefield for brokers?
Call them ‘trusted partner’ or ‘recommended vendor’ lists — but regulators may call them a RESPA violation
by Amy Tankersley Oct 20
Digital mortgages could be key to survival in post-TRID world
After 15-year struggle for emortgage adoption, are companies finally ready to embrace electronic technology in the mortgage process?
by Amy Tankersley Oct 19
CFPB
Some feel the bureau’s interpretation of RESPA is overly broad, while others say key questions remain unanswered
by Amy Tankersley Oct 16
Roostify announces Series A financing round
Web and mobile mortgage platform provider will use investments to expand technology and extend it to more lenders and industry stakeholders
by Amy Tankersley Oct 15
Could NAR’s ‘BRED mortgage’ breed more equity for homeowners?
Association’s proposal disrupts current mortgage structures with product intended to give homeowners ways to build equity faster
by Amy Tankersley Oct 15
How eClosings improve consumer experience
CFPB study links higher scores with technology-supplemented closings
by Dave Sims Oct 15
RealtyTrac: Foreclosure activity up in 11 of 20 largest markets
According to RealtyTrac, double-, triple-digit increases are not uncommon
by Erik Pisor Oct 14
Completed foreclosure volume reaches 500k during 12-month period
Pipeline of legacy loans cited as the reason
by Erik Pisor Oct 13