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Simplifile by ICE Mortgage Technology supports eRecording in over 2,400 counties

Housing Wire

Simplifile by ICE Mortgage Technology electronically connects people, technologies and data in the real estate transaction to streamline their workflows. The solutions featured as part of Simplifile include eRecording, eSign Events, Collaboration and Post-Closing, and Document Builder.

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Freddie Mac updates risk mitigation requirements for the industry due to elevated cybersecurity threats

Housing Wire

As the mortgage world becomes more technologically interconnected, the risks to cybersecurity, data and infosecurity increase. increase in CPL/agent validation errors with title insurers versus the 12-month average and a 2.4% increase in state licensing issues among closing agents versus the 2021 average. of transactions.

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Opinion: The time is right for origination modernization

Housing Wire

Lenders who are modernizing across the entire scope of the origination journey — digitizing processes from application and title through close and post-close — are building unprecedented momentum for their businesses. Streamlining operations Once a borrower is approved for a mortgage loan, the process should run like clockwork.

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Black Knight to sell TitlePoint back to Fidelity for $225M

Housing Wire

and is used by title insurance underwriters, title agents and closing attorneys. . Sprecher also laid out plans to upgrade the Jacksonville-based technology company’s stack and in return reduce cost per mortgage origination and create new products through the merger. . Our merger will afford significant benefits to U.S.

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LenderLogix launches POS system for small- to mid-sized lenders

Housing Wire

QuickQual is an adjustable pre-approval letter that gives payment and closing cost scenarios and the option to update agent letters. The company was featured in HousingWire’s Tech 100 in 2022. Its other products include QuickQual , which is used by lenders in 42 states.

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Why is our industry still transferring money with paper checks?

Housing Wire

and get a pre-approval for a mortgage from the comfort of your own laptop. Yet, there remains a dark cloud over the general perception of the part of the process that occurs somewhere between the signing of the sales agreement and the exchange of house keys — the mortgage approval and settlement/closing process.

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HomeLight secures $363M to reimagine real estate

Housing Wire

It also allows sellers access to a network of pre-approved buyers to expedite the process. HomeLight claims that it has built a “faster application and underwriting process” that allows the company to guarantee that it can close a loan in 21 days with “zero lender fees and transparent rates.”.