Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

New York-based digital lender Better.com announced Wednesday the closing of its business combination with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Aurora Acquisition Corp , , ending a two-year journey to make the business public. Meanwhile, Harit Talwar will be the chairman of the board of directors at Better Home & Finance.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

Compare that with $30 trillion in financeable equity — it dwarfs it. I sat down with Deitch for a wide-ranging conversation on the ways lenders can claw back profitability through smart technology and products that meet the moment. “The That should be a 5/1 closed end loan with a line of credit kicker,” Deitch said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

As the housing market continues to move from last year’s refinance boom, lenders’ ability to identify customers and maintain consumer relationships has become more important than ever in not only securing loans but also ensuring they make it to close. HousingWire: What role are marketers playing in this current?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Having completed the $12 billion acquisition of Black Knight , Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is confident in evolving into a true life-of-loan platform: powering origination to final settlement, all in one unified digital ecosystem, executives said during its conference call with analysts. “By

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

We’ve asked Phillip McCall, president and chief operating officer at ACES Quality Management , how lenders can keep up with new and upcoming regulations to maintain loan quality in this very competitive environment. Our team has literally gone through the alphabet soup of lending regulations to fully apply them within our technology.

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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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Dark Matter Technologies , formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, is focused on mainly two things: the smooth transition to new owners, and lowering the cost to originate loans for lenders. Read on to learn more about Dark Matter Technologies’ plan for mortgage. Gagliano : We believe strongly in technology.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), total loan production expenses increased to an all-time high of $9,470 per loan in the fourth quarter of 2021. This was up from $9,140 per loan in the third quarter as the market transitioned from a rate-term refinancing market to a purchase and cash-out refinancing market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

Digital closing provider Snapdocs is partnering with real estate technology provider SitusAMC to integrate the Snapdocs eVault to SitusAMC’s ProMerit platform, a warehouse lending technology tool, the companies announced on Thursday. market share, according to estimates from Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

They will also be offered closing cost credits of up to 0.5% The program is only eligible for loans that close through Newrez. The Newrez Home Rewards program is currently available in 40 states for buy-side credits that allow consumer rebates on the closing disclosure, Newrez said in an emailed response to HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Black Knight has decided to sell its loan origination software business Empower in a bid to save the $13 billion deal with Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE), Reuters reported , citing sources familiar with the matter. The acquisition would create a monopoly that controls the technology used to originate and service mortgages, they contend.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“Most technologies are not architected to do a million loans every five minutes.” “Most technologies are not architected to do a million loans every five minutes.” ” Ardley can help servicers with retention strategies and find new deals within their portfolio.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2022

Fannie Mae has launched its fourth reperforming-loan sale of the year — an offering of 6,130 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $997 million. A reperforming loan is a mortgage that has been or is currently delinquent but has been reperforming for a period of time. million in unpaid principal balance; pool 2 is at $342.5

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

After slowing to a 30-year low in 2023, the gears of housing finance are re-engaging. Last year, Floify commissioned an independent study of 150 high-performing loan originators (LOs) to gain recruiting and retention insights. These figures point to a “stickiness” that’s largely missing in our industry.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

As a result, brokers no longer need to deal with a title company or settlement agent to close a refi. It said TRAC+ will allow the lender to “manage title review, closing, and disbursement.” It’s available to conventional loans only in purchase and refinance transactions. loans but only for refinances.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2022

Honorees like 2021 HW Insider Amanda Cherry , associate product manager at Finance of America Reverse , represent an exceptional class of housing professionals who continuously drive their team to achieve excellence in a number of different facets of housing. The post Nominations for HW Insiders Close Today!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

New York-based digital lender Better Home & Finance Holding Company has partnered with information technology consulting company Infosys on a mortgage-as-a-service platform. Better ranked as the 62nd largest mortgage lender in the first half of 2023, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As the country embraces technology now more than ever, lenders and title companies have an opportunity to embrace the possibilities of mortgage technology to connect with consumers in new ways and grow their businesses. It’s a new time for our industry, with so much going virtual.”. No paper or printing is a huge cost saver.”.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The virtual notary services industry has become increasingly popular amid the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses have adopted remote signatures to adhere to social distancing protocols while closing on mortgages and other loans. Consumer loans such as mortgages and other financial documents require notarization.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The free app, which officially launches Tuesday, allows users to price out mortgages, personal loans and other finance products that Guaranteed Rate offers, but there’s a twist: users can also access financial, physical and mental health resources to help them “live their best lives.” He knew he needed to make changes. “I

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

That’s where Finance of America Mortgage (FAM) TPO’s Two-X Flex suite of proprietary jumbo and non-QM products comes into the picture. FAM TPO’s Two-X Flex suite comes with additional products to give borrowers even more purchasing or refinancing power, which allows them to qualify for loans based on factors outside of standard requirements.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2021

“In 2021, the potential for margin compression could serve as yet another accelerant towards digital mortgage closings as lenders seek to improve capital efficiency and offer a more competitive experience to borrowers.”. Martin: COVID catalyzed digital mortgage closings by creating a renewed sense of urgency.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

The popularity of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and closed-end second (CES) mortgages last year was reflected in the secondary market as well, where the volume of securitizations rose sevenfold from 2022 levels. HELOCs have easily been the product with the largest increase in [loan]-trading volumes.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The home equity products involved include home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), closed-end second mortgages (CESs) and shared-equity contracts. That offering, Unlock HEA Trust 2023-1, is slated to close this week. Nearly half of those offerings, in terms of count and value, have played out this year, however.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Black Knight also delivers leading risk management, loan trading, and MSR valuation solutions for lenders of all sizes. The post Speed up the closing process with industry-leading solutions appeared first on HousingWire. Leverage a PPE both broad in reach and deep in functionality. Two industry leaders, one united focus.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

For more than a decade, HousingWire’s Tech100 program has identified and recognized the most innovative technology companies serving the mortgage and real estate industries. The 2023 Tech100 Mortgage winners are continuing to bring innovation to the mortgage process – from origination to closing, and servicing to secondary markets.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

HousingWire sat down with Acra Lending CEO Keith Lind to discuss effective ways to not only survive, but profit in the non-QM space while so many others are closing their doors. Lind also shares insights into the future of non-QM lending and the importance of emergent technologies in improving the origination process. Volume will come.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

One area in the mortgage and real estate industry that has been evolving for nearly two decades is digital closings. Much like efforts to achieve full self-driving vehicles, the road to achieve full digital closings has been bumpy. E-mortgage volume spikes. History of ‘e’. Treasury recommends standardization.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Fannie Mae is no longer considering a pilot program that would bypass traditional title insurance by granting certain mortgage lenders a waiver on title insurance requirements for loans sold to Fannie, according to an announcement earlier this month. During the first quarter of 2023, title insurers brought in $3.37

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

All real estate agents, insurance agents and other financial pros must submit new mortgage applications by March 29, 2024, and loans in the pipeline must close by June 28, 2024, Rocket said in the email. He said the company would continue to provide credit reports at no cost to brokers who close loans through Rocket.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On the heels of going public, Rocket Companies’ broker channel, Quicken Loans Mortgage Services (QLMS), made waves throughout the industry when it announced it would be rebranding to Rocket Pro TPO in an effort to closer align itself with the brand that has become ever-present in the lending space. HW: You mentioned technology advancements.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

With the acquisition of Academy, Guild will be onboarding nearly 200 branches and 1,000 new employees, about 600 of which are loan officers. Final decisions on these employees are still being worked out based on the needs to wind down the current pipelines and close out the Academy business, she said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ’s regulator imagines a future where, perhaps through artificial intelligence and machine learning, errors in mortgages are identified in real time before a loan is closed. billion five years ago, per the Federal Housing Finance Agency — closing a mortgage loan has since gotten more expensive, not less.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

A passion for technology led her to work in the fintech and blockchain spaces, and she has now turned her attention to the senior finance space by founding a company called Graceful Finance. naturally exposing her more closely to the American reverse mortgage industry. But she has a lot of family living in the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

However, it still appears that lenders are focusing their technology investments on the point of sale. A 2020 ICE Mortgage Technology survey confirmed this, reporting that 58% of borrowers were affected in their decision making by the presence (or lack thereof) of an online application. And, in particular, closing fees.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2023

“The increased investment in technology and additional resources GRI brings will enhance and strengthen an already established foundation.” One year after the acquisition, G-Rate closed Stearns wholesale channel and laid off hundreds of employees. It fell 58.8%

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