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

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

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The mortgage industry has long been promised a technological revolution to streamline workflows, reduce operational costs, and enhance efficiency. Yet, despite significant investments in new technologies, the cost to originate loans has dramatically increased. The human touch remains critical in mortgage lending.

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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 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

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Better Home & Finance, the parent company of digital lender Better.com , launched its voice-based artificial intelligence loan assistant on Thursday. ” The AI loan assistant, dubbed Betsy, was built through Tinman, the company’s proprietary loan origination platform, where information and facts on loan applications are stored.

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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 18, 2024

The loan repurchase trend that began to sting many mortgage originators in 2022 appears to finally be winding down, according to a recent report by Sterling Point Advisors and Augment Analytics. We’re seeing a downward trend in total [loans] repurchased [on a dollar basis], and that’s true for both Fannie and Freddie,” Ludden said. “I

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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

MAY 22, 2024

Dallas -based Certainty Home Lending , an affiliate of Guaranteed Rate , named Shadi Kamran as its new national business development executive. The technologically advanced mortgage platform empowers loan officers to serve both customers and business partners with ease and excellence.

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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I sat down with Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, a business unit of ICE, to talk about the company’s mortgage automation strategy — and what keeps him up at night. SW: ICE Mortgage Technology is known for its focus on automation. Sarah Wheeler: ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight just closed today.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Mortgage technology company Gateless is offering its flagship automated underwriting platform to a new lender. The Loan Store — a wholesale lender based in Arizona — will now use the Gateless Smart Underwrite platform, according to a recent announcement.

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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

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This rule amends the requirements for the sale of eligible single family mortgage loans insured by the [FHA] that have been assigned to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in exchange for claim payments, the notice reads. The rule goes into effect on Jan.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Loan repurchases continue to trend downward at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , but there appears to be a separation developing in loan-repurchase patterns — with Freddie reducing its loan buybacks at a faster clip than Fannie, according to recently released data and public filings.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In particular, lenders should take a look at their loan origination system (LOS), as the LOS they use plays a critical role in the ability to maximize efficiency, see return on investments and ultimately, win business over competitors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported an improved adjusted operating income of $193 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 98% from one year earlier and fueled by record sales of its loan origination system (LOS) Encompass. Full year mortgage technology revenues were $1.3 billion, up from $1.1

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2023

ICBA, along with a team of community bankers and technology vendors, collaborated with Bureau staff for over two years to develop these modified TRID disclosures,” the letter , sent by the group to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra , states.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Optimal Blue ’s newly launched mobile app for the Optimal Blue PPE – one of the industry’s most widely used product, pricing and eligibility engine – gives loan officers full product and search capabilities from their mobile phones. All eligible products and rates are presented – including any adjustments, notes, and advisories.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jimmy Kelly, president and CEO of Lone Wolf Technologies , to discuss the company’s development process and his vision for a connected real estate platform. That is a lot of technology and a lot of wasted effort. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

Figure , a blockchain-focused financial service company and Apollo , a global alternative asset manager, announced today completing a transaction involving the origination of digital mortgage loans and transfer of ownership via blockchain technology, according to a press release shared with FinLedger.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The update will also now allow 203(k) consultant fees to be financed for a limited 203(k) loan, and rehabilitation periods will be extended for both limited 203(k) loans (to nine months) and for standard 203(k) loans (to 12 months).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In its announcement, the company explained that Rate Intelligence has been working behind the scenes for the past two years to help originate billions of dollars in loans. Through employee feedback and work with its technology partners, Rate has optimized the platform and is ready for a broader marketing push to consumers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2023

Donny Kirby, former vice president of national direct-to-consumer sales at Wyndham Capital Mortgage , spent more than 12 years at Charlotte, North Carolina-based company before leaving to start a mortgage broker shop, Cornerstone Home Loans. I developed a ton of great relationships over that time there.

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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

APRIL 24, 2024

Almeida Realtor- Team Leader The American Dream Group Coldwell Banker Abhishek Shende Senior Principal Software Engineer Zillow Group Adi Pavlovic CEO Newzip Alnur Kassim-Lakha Director Mile Rock Capital Amy Macken Senior Vice President, Due Diligence Operations Consolidated Analytics Anaid Chacón Senior Vice President of Product Argyle Mortgage Arkadiusz (..)

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Software development company Blue Sage Solutions has launched a new servicing platform that merges loan origination and servicing functions using API-based technology. Additionally, the platform is accessible to all users, regardless of their current loan origination software.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

But for some borrowers, a less traditional loan type could make the most financial sense. Without enough timely information to ask questions and compare options, borrowers had loans they couldn’t afford. But they only apply after a borrower has submitted a loan application, which leaves room for ambiguity when shopping.

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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

MAY 23, 2023

“I think it will give lenders the comfort in knowing they have a solid appraisal and then the loan can move on,” Johnson said. “95% Tara Dugan, who works in marketing and real estate for Tavant, said that technology should focus on integrations and aggregations. It’s information, automation and transparency,” Johnson said.

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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. He will report to Sean Dugan, chief revenue officer at DMT.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Figure Lending LLC is now operating under the umbrella of Figure Technology Solutions , independent of CEO Mike Cagney ’s Figure Technologies. Figure Technologies launched a wholesale lending platform in June 2023 that gives loan originators access to the company’s home equity line of credit (HELOC) offering.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Rocket Mortgage ’s bet on artificial intelligence (AI) has resulted in a patented platform called Rocket Logic, which can automatically process nearly 90% of data points extracted from documents in a month and reduce by 25% the number of times a professional interacts with a mortgage loan year over year, the company claims.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Recently, new technologies have reduced costs associated with purchasing a home and provided more opportunities for first-time homebuyers to enter the market. However, today’s companies are finding alternative ways to determine an appropriate loan for a consumer. Its entry into the industry has had two major effects.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2022

With eMortgages, when the most critical component of the loan file – the note – is digitized, it allows lenders to expedite the delivery of loan collateral to their investors or warehouse lenders. This creates both operational and capital efficiencies, and ultimately accelerates the secondary market execution of these loans.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced a proposal to shift its Title I home loan programs to the use of the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) that would more closely align them with broader industry standards.

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