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Equifax to cut underwriting time with IRIS Software Group 

Housing Wire

When a consumer applies for a home mortgage , auto loan or social service benefits, their employer is required to provide employment and income history. When a consumer applies for a home mortgage , auto loan or social service benefits, their employer is required to provide employment and income history.

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House passes bill to modernize VA appraisals

Housing Wire

Department of Veterans Affairs mortgage loans. With the passage of HR 7735, known as the “Improving access to the VA home loan benefit Act of 2022,” the VA is now permitting desktop appraisals and in some circumstances, waiving appraisals altogether.

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Former G-Rate employees allege toxic work environment: Chicago Tribune

Housing Wire

The lender originated $7 billion in loans from January to March, which held steady compared to the same quarter in 2023. One of the cases mentioned is a lawsuit filed by former loan officer Megan McDermott, which HousingWire reported on in April. Some sources said they were afraid of legal pushback.

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It’s time we put the guardrails up and protect consumers from abusive trigger leads 

Housing Wire

One home buyer was so distressed about the bombardment of solicitations and afraid of a privacy breach that they withdrew their loan application: “I have decided to halt this process. While we can’t share their names, we can share their stories. It’s the same one, over and over again.

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Ex-employee sues CrossCountry, branch manager for sexual harassment, retaliation

Housing Wire

According to the lawsuit, Nielsen joined the Alpharetta, Georgia branch at CrossCountry in July 2018 as a loan processor, following 15 years of experience in the mortgage industry. ” The alleged episode in April resulted in Nielsen calling CrossCountry’s HR department in May in the presence of three other co-workers.

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NFM CIO Christos Bettios on building AI solutions from scratch

Housing Wire

And we have 500 loan officers that are on the street every day and I can always go to them for ideas. We’ve always owned our own loan application — it’s something we’ve built. Bettios has been at NFM Lending for seven years and previously worked at US Bank Home Mortgages and First American Mortgage Solutions.

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Opinion: The pros and cons of VA modernization bill

Housing Wire

When it comes to offering an opinion of ‘good or bad’ on HR 7735 — the VA modernization bill — and its ultimate ability to create a better appraisal process for veteran and active duty borrowers, it’s simply too early to tell with too little information being shared on exactly what changes we should expect.

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