The secret to making your clients love you: Save them money
Helping clients and prospects save money is one of the most powerful marketing strategies
by Bernice Ross Jun 23
TurboTenant, Rent Butter integrate to smooth tenant screening
The integration will embed 'near-instant' credit, background checks into the application process, removing it as a secondary, stand-alone action in the application ecosystem, the companies say
by Craig C. Rowe Jun 18
RentSpree, TransUnion partner in tenant screening
RentSpree is working with TransUnion to improve how leasing agents and property managers determine a lease applicant’s background
by Craig C. Rowe May 16
Rollout of new mortgage credit scoring models pushed back
Plan to require lenders working with Fannie and Freddie to use FICO Score 10 T and VantageScore 4.0 models by Q4 2025 has been dropped, with new implementation date 'TBD'
by Matt Carter Jan 17
Mr. Cooper adds to leadership team with eye on technology
Sridhar Sharma, credited with developing Mr. Cooper's patented AI, has been promoted to a new role, and 3 new technology leaders are coming on board from other companies
by Matt Carter Oct 9
Credit reports should be non-negotiable in divorce proceedings
Credit reports offer a wealth of valuable insights and can be especially important in evaluating client needs post-divorce, Lindsey Harn writes
by Lindsey Harn Jul 23
Argyle sees path to profitability with $30M Series C raise
Integrations helped the income and employment data provider grow its mortgage customer base and attract backing from Rockefeller Asset Management’s Fintech Innovation Fund
by Matt Carter Mar 5
New rules for scoring mortgage borrowers coming in Q4 2025
Fannie and Freddie's federal regulator wants lenders to synchronize adoption of bi-merge credit reporting with more inclusive FICO Score 10T and VantageScore 4.0 scoring models
by Matt Carter Feb 29
Truv aims to grow mortgage client base with new integrations
More lenders can access Truv's income and employment verification services following recent integrations with Dark Matter Technologies' Empower platform, Freddie Mac and nCino
by Matt Carter Feb 20
How to simplify rent collection for both landlords and tenants
Rent collection is essential for your portfolio's financial stability and profitability. Ryan Barone shares strategies to simplify it for you and your renters
by Ryan Barone Feb 6
Title insurer First American Financial is hackers' latest target
The nation's 2nd biggest title insurer issues terse statement saying it's taken some systems offline. Ransomware group Blackcat has infiltrated more than 1,000 computer networks
by Matt Carter Dec 21
Personal info of nearly 15M people exposed in Mr. Cooper data breach
Personal information in exposed files included names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and bank account numbers, Mr. Cooper tells regulators
by Matt Carter Dec 19
VantageScore: New scoring model could qualify 4.9M extra borrowers
Company puts heat on regulators to stick to 2025 timetable for requiring lenders working with Fannie and Freddie to use VantageScore 4.0; delays would impact 'creditworthy people of color'
by Matt Carter Oct 30
New Boom API to scale reporting of tenant payments to credit bureaus
New product will allow virtually any large-scale property management platform or rent payment gateway to directly embed its payment reporting module for simpler tenant payment reporting
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 30