Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

If it isn’t rising interest rates or shifting rental trends, then growing technology is the driving force that prompts investors to evolve. To help investors survive uncertain times, professionals must understand market trends and develop a game plan for success. A change is needed.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

HousingWire recently sat down with Erin Wester, Optimal Blues chief product officer and a 2024 HousingWire Women of Influence honoree, to discuss how lenders can simplify capital markets operations and improve profitability with the right technology partner. And technology when its done right can absolutely make that happen.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

Dark Matter Technologies unveiled a new Developer Portal Thursday during its second annual Horizon user conference. The Developer Portal marks an evolution for Dark Matter’s Empower loan origination system (LOS), moving from API access to “a fully open API ecosystem.”

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2024

From there, Collins dives deeper into Tomo’s past and mentions its focus on purchase loans versus refinances and other product types. Collins asks Schwartz to share how he balanced working with real estate agents and other referral partners by leveraging AI to develop the “ Costco loan origination method.“

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

With economists, analysts and industry leaders in the room, discussions revolved around key economic indicators, inventory shifts, technology advancements and what lenders should be doing right now to prepare for the next cycle. Heres Why We Attend Every Year At Dark Matter Technologies, we dont merely follow the industrywe help shape it.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The platform is intended for housing professionals in various sectors, including 5 million loan officers, appraisers , servicers , underwriters , developers, agents, brokers, attorneys and regulators. Through Araya, CoreLogic will give customers access to the data and analytics of nearly all U.S. properties on one platform.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

ICE Mortgage Technology on Monday announced several enhancements to the Encompass loan origination platform , including a rate lock comparison tool that enables lenders to automatically detect and adjust for changes to a loan that may affect pricing and eligibility.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

CreditXpert , a leading mortgage technology company, announced on Wednesday the launch date for its new credit optimization platform. The new credit optimization platform will combine the best parts of the What-if Simulator and Wayfinder tools, giving mortgage professionals the power to reach more clients and close more loans.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

Todays best loan officers operate differently and expect more. Things like AI, well-integrated technology, consumer expectations and the rise of a number of innovative new business models have turned the industry on its head, and for the better in many cases. Did I mention technology has also changed?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Digital mortgage exchange platform and loan aggregator MAXEX announced on Tuesday the hiring of mortgage technology veteran Daniel Wallace as its new chief operating officer. Bill Decker, MAXEX president and co-founder, highlighted Wallace’s expertise in mortgage technology as a valuable asset for the company.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

By partnering with a highly-regarded vendor, organizations can foster strong relationships with agency collectors and gain access to cutting-edge technology. As a servicer of 48 million loans , CoreLogic streamlines workflows with innovative solutions designed to enhance property tax management.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

AIVA Assist Processing Providing loan officers, processors and underwriters with a better way to calculate income, review assets and look for discrepancies when borrowers provide documents for verification. At Dark Matter Technologies, we’re leading the tech-driven revolution in loan origination. Our mission?

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2025

For subservicers, managing loans can generate stable income through fees, and when agreements allow and align with their strategy, it opens doors for cross-selling activity. including affiliated Rushmore Loan Management Services ) and Flagstar s servicing assets. Theres a lot of consolidation in the [subservicing] industry.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

1 loan originator in the country by volume for at least five years, is assuming the role of president at Rate Mortgage , the company announced Tuesday. Throughout his 20-year career he has closed more than 40,000 units and $9 billion in funded loans. But my biggest focus initially is going to be the loan officers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO), a subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), has been developing a series of uniform technology standards that will ideally allow for the somewhat siloed reverse mortgage industry to more easily collaborate with others in the mortgage finance ecosystem.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Dark Matter Technologies , formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies , named Vikas Rao as its deputy chief product officer, the company announced on Tuesday. His responsibilities will include overseeing enhancements to the Empower loan origination system (LOS) and establishing Dark Matter’s developer community.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Mortgage tech firm Candor Technology has expanded its Loan Engineering System (LES) to include Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. The company now fully automates underwriting decisions for FHA loans — minus collateral – and also offers a warranty on income calculations and cleared conditions for funded FHA loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Lenders need a loan origination system (LOS) that can keep up with the changing times. Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology aims to provide a flexible end-to-end solution for lenders in a modern market. Encompass offers a unified platform for lenders to handle every aspect of the loan process.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

This year brought significant change for ICE Mortgage Technology. The company made a major shift within its Encompass loan origination system (LOS). ICE shelved its SDK technology in favor of Encompass Partner Connect (EPC), which utilizes a modern application programming interface (API).

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched verification of income (VOI) and verification of employment (VOE) waterfall technology that aims to save lenders and mortgage brokers time and reduce costs during the loan origination process. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. —

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

He has more than 25 years of mortgage technology and enterprise software experience with his latest stint being chief product officer at Accela , a government tech provider. Prior to Accela, Coggiola spent 12 years leading product and technology initiatives at ICE Mortgage Technology , which was then Ellie Mae Inc.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

Fintech software and hardware provider Mortgage Automation Technologies is launching The BIG Agent , a transaction management platform for real estate brokers and agents.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2025

announced the incorporation of hybrid e-closings for reverse mortgages on Tuesday, aiming to incorporate its experience with the technology on the forward side of the mortgage business into its reverse mortgage division for the first time. This is according to Tom Evans, EVP of marketing and technology for reverse at Fairway.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Tomo touts its use of artificial intelligence in streamlining loan underwriting and closing processes. Were excited to invest in Tomo and to support their mission to modernize the home buying experience, Erwin Raeth, corporate development leader at Progressive Insurance, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2025

It allows AppraisalVisions technology to manage appraisals from initiation to delivery using AI agents. The platform integrates directly with loan origination systems and valuation models to streamline processes that have traditionally required manual oversight. Appraisal order management platforms were built for humans.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

Gregory Tsang is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of eRESI , a Non-QM correspondent whole loan investor offering both Delegated and Non-Delegated options. We’ve been investing in both personnel and technology to help originators get more comfortable working with the product and collaborating with eRESI.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Sandra Madigan, EVP of product strategy – servicing technology at ICE Mortgage Technology , about improving the home buying and ownership experience with technology and how the industry can do so thoughtfully. Sandra Madigan: I would start by saying that there is no true fully digital experience.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

2 industry player in reverse-backed securities issuance and one of the top two providers of proprietary reverse mortgage loans, is expanding its product suite beyond government-backed and proprietary reverse mortgages while remaining focused on older customers. Reverse mortgage lender and servicer Longbridge Financial , a no. In the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Prior to that, she served in senior leadership roles at Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), Guild Mortgage , ClosingMark Home Loans , and Castle & Cooke Mortgage. The technology is impressive, and I’m proud to join such a talented team that’s making a real difference.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology , including tools, integrations and trends impacting mortgage and real estate. Experts say inclusive development is critical as AI reshapes industries like health care and financial services. million in seed funding.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2025

During winter, invest in personal growthbuild skills, develop discipline, and stay open to new possibilities. An invitation for innovation I began my career when loan applications were just four pages long, every loan required a manual underwriting review, and we collected Service Release Premiums (SRPs).

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Jason Bressler , chief technology officer for United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), is trying to change the narrative around AI being integrated into the mortgage industry and lending solutions. The same root Bressler alluded to is technological intimidation. “But everything, as you look at that, boils down to one thing: data. .”

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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

AUGUST 28, 2024

Tim Bowler, President of ICE Mortgage Technology, has a clear, specific vision for the future of ICE Mortgage Technology and the mortgage industry. We are committed to making the dream of homeownership a reality for more Americans and helping achieve this through user-friendly technology. Tim Bowler: Absolutely.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

Standowicz was selected as a 2023 Woman of Influence for her leadership and commitment to ensuring that UWM loans are processed accurately, quickly and consistently along with her ability to elevate UWM’s internal and external operational efficiencies. That’s where technology comes in.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

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