Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Stavvy , a fintech firm specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, acquired SigniaDocuments, a technology suite from Texas-based lender Evolve Mortgage Services. Epperson was tapped as chief product officer and Anderson was named executive vice president of digital mortgage strategy.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2021

Analytics vendor CoreLogic announced Thursday that it has entered into an enterprise agreement with ICE Mortgage Technology to integrate and automate its core solutions on ICE’s platform, enabling a more streamlined workflow for lenders. How technology can help underwriters work more productively.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported operating income of $57 million in 2022, down from last year’s $397 million — a reflection of the headwinds the mortgage industry is facing. The mortgage technology division at ICE posted $249 million in total revenue in the fourth quarter, down 9.8%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Verifications provider Argyle announced an integration with the Exchange, an interconnected network of mortgage-specific service providers available to customers of the Empower loan origination system (LOS) from Dark Matter Technologies. The mortgage tech company has made a series of integrations with lenders in the past few months.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2022

AIQ by ICE Mortgage Technology. AIQ by ICE Mortgage Technology , is an omnichannel solution that leverages artificial intelligence that enables lenders, investors, and servicers to automate manual workflows and increase productivity and quality, while reducing risk and boosting ROI. Product Fast Facts. #1. Get More Info.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Grid151 , a technology products provider for the mortgage and real estate industries, has acquired Simply Secure Sign , an eClosing technology platform, the company announced Tuesday. Up until today, Simply Secure Sign’s largest user was Mortgage Connect, L.P , a prominent national provider of mortgage services.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

San Diego-based reverse mortgage wholesale lender Smartfi Home Loans has forged a partnership with LoanPASS to use the technology company’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) product and pricing engine in its reverse lending operations. This attribute is echoed in the LoanPASS partnership announcement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

San Francisco-based fintech Polly has hired Parvesh Sahi, a former executive from ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief revenue officer to scale the business in a highly competitive mortgage environment. Movement Mortgage , First American Financial and FinVC also joined existing investors 8VC , Khosla Ventures and Fifth Wall.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

Simplifile by ICE Mortgage Technology electronically connects people, technologies and data in the real estate transaction to streamline their workflows. Specifically, Simplifile is an electronic document and collaboration platform that helps to simplify the process of submitting, tracking and managing real estate documents. “The

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2021

Insights by ICE Mortgage Technology. The post Mortgage Tech Demo Day: Insights by ICE Mortgage Technology appeared first on HousingWire. Users can view by benchmark, map count, map trends, performance at a glance, see aggregated borrow profiles, closed loan trends, and much more. Get More Info.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Adam Carmel , founder and CEO at Polly , to talk about the ways technology should be delivering ROI for lenders. Sarah Wheeler: The cost to originate a mortgage is higher than ever, while companies have invested more in technology than ever before.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Figure Technology Solutions (FTS), the parent company of Figure Lending LLC , took another step this week to become a public company, just one week after announcing a reorganization of its enterprise structure. On Wednesday, the company said it “has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement” with the U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

CUSO Home Lending rolled out Dark Matter Technologies ’ Empower loan origination system (LOS) for its credit union owners. Dark Matter Technologies, which completed the acquisition of Black Knight ’s Empower and Optimal Blue in September, is prioritizing bringing down origination costs for lenders. “Now

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

On Tuesday at The Gathering by HousingWire in Scottsdale, Arizona, Guild Mortgage CEO Terry Schmidt sat down with HousingWire editor in chief Sarah Wheeler to talk about the principles guiding much of the lender’s actions in recruiting, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and overall business outlook.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

ICE Mortgage Technology has created the industry’s only true end-to-end eClosing solution within the industry’s leading LOS. Hybrid eClose is now included in Encompass subscriptions, making it the standard workflow for ICE Mortgage Technology Lenders. #3. Encompass® eClose. Get More Info.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2021

The post Mortgage Tech Demo Day: ICE Mortgage Technology appeared first on HousingWire. New partners and enhancements launched regularly including ability to respond to conditions from Encompass, access to warehouse lending, due diligence, QC and Bid Tape services. Get More Info.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

FormFree , a leading provider of mortgage lending technology , announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Jonathan Nahil as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Nahil brings to the role over 20 years of experience as a software architect and leader of development teams in renowned technology organizations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Wholesale lender A&D Mortgage unveiled a new and enhanced version of its partner portal, Artificial Intelligence in Mortgage, or AMI, on Monday. The AI -powered portal integrates advanced technologies into A&D Mortgage’s existing partner portal. We are excited to introduce AIM to the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Tennessee-based multichannel mortgage lender First Community Mortgage announced on Wednesday that it has selected the Blue Sage Solutions digital lending platform and its LION Consumer POS to help scale its growth efforts across the 48 states it operates in.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent cooperative network in the mortgage industry, today announced the launch of TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP, a venture capital program funded by a self-selected segment of TMC members to capture opportunities driven by the rapid pace of technological change in the mortgage sector.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

The PROGRESS in Lending Association released the names for its 2024 Innovations Award winners last week, including two vendors that are active in the reverse mortgage industry, according to an announcement. Also recognized by the PROGRESS in Lending Association was Mortgage Cadence , which was lauded for its technology innovation.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Every business is on the brink of significant transformation driven by the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and workflow automation, and the mortgage industry is no exception. HousingWire spoke with Gareth Borcherds , managing director at Ascent Software Group about how AI is speeding up processes in the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

Mike Cagney’s Figure Technologies rolled out a wholesale lending platform that will give loan originators access to the company’s home equity line of credit (HELOC) offering. Cagney’s attempt to bring blockchain technology to mortgage lending at scale dates back to August 2021.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

Over the last several years, significant technology trends continue to change the way people interact and work, and collateral valuation is no exception. Leveraging the company’s proprietary technologies – ACI Sky Delivery and ACI Sky Review – helps speed up the process and provides easier access to data for assessing the property.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dark Matter Technologies (DMT) tapped Tony Fox, former director of ICE Mortgage Technology , as its new chief of client engagement. Fox was director of client management at I CE Mortgage Technology for four months after the firm acquired Black Knight in September 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Florida-based First Federal Bank announced on Thursday that it struck a deal to acquire Watson Mortgage Corp., expanding its mortgage retail lending footprint in the communities in which it operates. Last year, the community bank originated about $435 million in mortgage volume, per mortgage data platform Modex.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Optimal Blue has brought on Sara Holtz, former vice president of demand marketing and communications at ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief marketing officer (CMO). About 68% of the top 500 mortgage lenders in the country use the company’s products, according to Optimal Blue.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business. Anticipating the start of the refi race When mortgage rates finally rose above their historically low levels, the mortgage refinance business started to dry up. In our business, that’s the refinance transaction.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Lennar Mortgage , a financial services subsidiary of Lennar Corp. will move its servicing operations to the industry-leading MSP loan servicing system from ICE Mortgage Technology , ICE announced on Monday. It can also be used as a channel for mortgage holders to seek assistance in times of distress.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

When asked if they could change one thing, or “wave a magic wand,” about the housing industry’s journey toward digital mortgage adoption, the panelists were clear: integration. The trend toward a fully digital mortgage continues to grow. I mean, the whole mortgage and title are missing pieces right now. So we have to be there.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2021

The Mortgage Collaborative announced today the first investment of its recently launched TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP, or TMC Fund. The venture capital program is funded by a self-selected segment of TMC members to capture opportunities driven by the rapid pace of technological change in the mortgage sector.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2023

Cenlar FSB , the nation’s second-largest mortgage servicer and largest subservicer, has named Rene Gonzales as its new chief technology officer (CTO), according to an announcement on Tuesday. Gonzales initially joined Cenlar in 2018 as its SVP of infrastructure and engineering.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Tech100 Mortgage award celebrates the most innovative and impactful organizations in housing. More than just an acknowledgment; the Tech100 award is a testament to the transformative impact these companies have made, propelling the mortgage sector into new realms of efficiency, transparency and accessibility.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dark Matter Technologies , formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, is gearing up to bring more lenders on to use its Empower loan origination system in 2024. Read on to learn more about how Dark Matter Technologies’ plans increase market share and utilize AI in its LOS.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

nonbank mortgage lenders continue to gain market share as the industry consolidates and a number of smaller players exit the space due to a lack of strong franchises to retain sufficient volume, Fitch Ratings reported Tuesday. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. Rocket Mortgage had purchase origination volume of $47.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Mortgage brokers ’ compensation is in the spotlight after a recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) test concluded that some financial institutions failed to prove that payments were “reasonably related” to the value of services provided. There are some caveats related to counseling services, referrals, and duplicative work.)

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology — part of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – will be offering lenders access to investment advisory advice in its Encompass loan origination system (LOS) through a partnership with Halcyon , a tech firm specializing in advanced data integration. “In

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