ICE sees $13B Black Knight merger surviving antitrust concerns
Black Knight is reportedly looking to spin off its Empower loan origination system to placate regulators' antitrust concerns as critics raise market power, data privacy issues
by Matt Carter Feb 15
Black Knight, myCUmortgage vie to power credit unions' home loans
Ohio-based myCUmortgage signed 9 credit unions serving more than 380,000 members as new partners in 2022, touting opportunity to win repeat business as the loan servicer
by Matt Carter Feb 7
In a first, Rocket Mortgage powers mortgages for a community bank
Nashville, Tennessee-based Fourth Capital Bank is the first to integrate Rocket Mortgage’s digital mortgage application using new platform developed by Q2 Software
by Matt Carter Jan 31
Cordless Media ads on MLSs will provide real-time mortgage rates
Ad marketplace is first to implement Optimal Blue's new lead-quoting application programming interface, allowing ads to display rates from multiple lenders
by Matt Carter Jan 10
DFCU Financial to offer mortgages to buyers on Florida's Gulf Coast
Michigan-based credit union expands into Florida by closing merger with Tampa-based First Citrus Bank. Full product and service integration is expected by mid-2023
by Matt Carter Jan 3
Black Knight signs another credit union as Empower client
San Diego-based BluPeak is the 9th credit union Black Knight has signed to use its mortgage loan origination system in the last 12 months
by Matt Carter Nov 9
Mortgage tech provider Lender Price partners with NEXA Mortgage
The deal is the second Lender Price has announced this week to provide broader access to its marketplace product, pricing and eligibility engine
by Matt Carter Oct 13
Constellation Mortgage Solutions partners with Lender Price
Integration of Lender Price product and pricing engine enables CMS clients to source, price and lock mortgage loans in real time
by Matt Carter Oct 11
Snapdocs integrations with Byte, BeSmartee will automate closings
American Bancshares is among the first lenders to make the most of the new integration with BeSmartee to provide digital closing documents and collect eSignatures
by Matt Carter Sep 29
CMS seeks to set 'gold standard' in mortgage origination technology
With backing from Canadian software giant Constellation Real Estate Group, Constellation Mortgage Solutions will debut its new NOVA loan origination solution at MBA annual conference
by Matt Carter Sep 28
Staircase automates underwriting of private mortgage insurance
MI Underwriting pulls documents and data directly from lenders, allowing mortgage insurers to make instant policy decisions at half the cost
by Matt Carter Sep 19
Credit unions, banks flock to Black Knight's Empower mortgage LOS
IThink Financial, the 8th credit union to sign up for Empower since December, will use the mortgage loan origination system to provide home loans to more than 100,000 members
by Matt Carter Sep 13
Maxwell's Español mortgage solution is bilingual, 'builds trust'
Borrowers with limited English proficiency are said to be more likely to make it through the complex application process, enabling lenders to close loans faster and boost loan officer production.
by Matt Carter Jul 21
Rocket Mortgage wants the world to know it's in Canada
Windsor-based mortgage broker Edison Financial will rebrand as Rocket Mortgage in August and begin making direct loans
by Matt Carter Jul 13
Homebuyers can start loan apps with Google or Facebook credentials
Floify claims it's the first first major mortgage point-of-sale software provider to offer Single Sign-On (SSO) capabilities
by Matt Carter Jul 7