Fintech Partnerships Facilitate Digital Adoption During and Post-COVID-19
By Steve Hoke With advances in technology revolutionizing the financial sector at large, the mortgage banking industry’s digital transformation began long before the onset of the coronavirus...
View ArticleThe New Reality: How Going Virtual Will Forever Change the Mortgage Industry...
By Joe Tyrrell, Ellie Mae Any mortgage lender, technology company, or service provider that takes supporting their clients seriously, has periodically run its executive teams through what is called a...
View ArticleNew Age of Digital Mortgages
Pandemic Pushes E-Signatures and Remote Online Notarization Forward By Brian Honea During his more than two decades in mortgage technology, Muthu Srinivasan, Chief Technology Officer at Planet Home...
View ArticleThe Next Big Thing in Loan Efficiency: Reducing Friction Between Borrowers...
By John Keratsis, Incenter If you’re gulping a cold brew while trying to keep up with refinancing applications, you undoubtedly appreciate the purchasing app from your favorite coffee franchise....
View ArticleSix Ways to Help Borrowers Address Credit Scores
By Samuel Luna, Senior Director of Single-Family Affordable Lending Originally published on sf.freddiemac.com on July 9, 2020 When I was applying for my first mortgage – a subprime loan with a high...
View ArticleLessons from COVID-19 Will Remain
By Joel Berg Texans saw signs that COVID-19 was likely to upend everyday life in mid-March. “The potential disruption became even clearer as nonprofits started kicking into high gear and local...
View ArticleWaive Goodbye to Waiting Periods… Sort Of
Waive Goodbye to Waiting Periods… Sort Of Early in the mortgage lending process the TRID rules and Regulation Z maintain provisions for waiting periods for the benefit of consumers. Examples include:...
View ArticleServicing: How Effective Is Your Process on Servicing Transfers?
The prevention of consumer harm has been and will continue to be an important focus for regulatory agencies and mortgage industry professionals. When it comes to mortgage servicing transfers, have you...
View ArticleCompliance: Armed for the CHARM ?
In June, the CFPB issued a proposed rule with request for public comment regarding an amendment to Regulation Z for the purpose of addressing the discontinuance of LIBOR after 2021. You can read the...
View ArticleAre You Managing Your Social Media Risk?
What seems like ages ago, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) published guidance on social media, way back in 2013. This guidance, though, is quite relevant now, especially...
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