| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.09.2024 | The Future of Home Financing: Navigating Change in the Mortgage Landscape | The mortgage industry is undergoing a seismic shift. Two recent developments illustrate this transformation: ICE Mortgage Technology's decision to sunset its legacy integrations for the Encompass platform and Unison's launch of a hybrid hom... |
| 17.09.2024 |
Unison unveils ‘hybrid’ home equity sharing loan | Home equity solutions provider Unison launched a new product on Tuesday that combines the features of traditional mortgage financing and emerging home equity investment (HEI) options.
The San Francisco-based Unison calls its new offering th... |
| 11.09.2024 |
What ICE’s Encompass bombshell means for the mortgage industry | ICE Mortgage Technology will be sunsetting legacy integrations for its flagship Encompass platform by Oct. 31, 2025, which will modernize the mortgage market even if some vendors have to go kicking and screaming.
In an email to partners on ... |
| 04.09.2024 |
Mortgage affordability improves in August, boosting refi incentive: ICE | Declining mortgage rates in August provided some relief for U.S. homebuyers and made it the most affordable month since February.
Of the 2.5 million “in-the-money“ mortgage holders as of Aug. 22, more than 60% took out their mortgages in th... |
| 03.09.2024 |
Introducing the 2024 HousingWire Vanguards | HousingWire is excited to announce the winners of the annual Vanguards award, marking the 10th year of recognizing executives in the housing economy for their outstanding leadership. This year, 100 honorees have been selected for this prest... |
| 08.08.2024 |
Optimal Blue CEO dives into Constellation deal and AI data solutions | On last week’s episode of the Power House podcast, host Clayton Collins and guest Joe Tyrrell, the CEO of Optimal Blue, go in depth on how the mortgage technology firm pushes AI-driven data solutions, innovation and leadership for lenders i... |
| 05.08.2024 |
Tappable home equity reaches new high of $11.5 trillion: ICE | Rising home prices managed to outpace an all-time high of $13.8 trillion in mortgage debt, pushing mortgage holder equity to a new high of $17.6 trillion in the second quarter of 2024. On top of that, tappable home equity reached a new high... |
| 02.08.2024 | The Real Estate Landscape: Navigating Change Amidst Competition | The real estate industry is on the brink of a seismic shift. As the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris approach, real estate agents across the U.S. are preparing for their own version of the Games. The stakes are high. On August 17, the National... |
| 01.08.2024 |
CHLA: Lack of competition has driven up third-party closing costs | The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) on Thursday issued a comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying that a major reason for the increase in mortgage closing costs from third parties is due to a lack o... |
| 25.07.2024 | Tech Turmoil: The Fallout from the Global Outage**
** | ** In the digital age, a tech outage can feel like a storm rolling in. It disrupts the calm, sends ripples through systems, and leaves chaos in its wake. On July 19, 2024, a global technology disruption struck, affecting major players like ... |
| 22.07.2024 |
FHA reports that all tech outage issues have been resolved | The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Monday announced that its computer systems, including FHA Connection (FHAC) — which provides FHA-approved lenders and business partners with secure online access to computer systems at the U.S. De... |
| 01.07.2024 |
Announcing the 2024 Women of Influence! | HousingWire is excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Women of Influence award, recognizing 100 women who are shaping and propelling the housing economy forward with their impressive achievements. This year marks the 15th year of this ... |
| 27.06.2024 |
Optimal Blue releases new data license product for mortgage pricing | Mortgage data provider Optimal Blue this week announced the launch of Competitive Data License, a product that is designed to help lenders price loans accurately and drive profitability.
In its announcement, the Texas-based company describe... |
| 10.06.2024 |
Mortgage veteran Joe Tyrrell named CEO of Optimal Blue | Mortgage veteran Joe Tyrrell will succeed Scott Smith as CEO of Optimal Blue, the company announced Monday. Tyrrell has more than 25 years of experience in mortgage, finance and technology, serving as president of ICE Mortgage Technology fo... |
| 06.06.2024 |
Mortgage credit availability increased in May: MBA | Mortgage credit availability saw a slight increase in May, according to an analysis of ICE Mortgage Technology data by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
The Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) rose by 0.1% to 94.1 in May. The in... |
| 08.05.2024 |
Surefire CRM error results in 600K errant, unsolicited messages: sources | Because of an apparent error made by staff at ICE Mortgage Technology‘s Surefire customer relationship management (CRM) platform, more than 600,000 emails and texts were sent without permission to real estate agents, business partners and p... |
| 22.04.2024 | Scoop: Medallia CEO Joe Tyrrell steps down | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Joe Tyrrell has left Medallia, the Silicon Valley customer experience company he joined as CEO last March, the company confirms to Axios.
Why it matters: Medallia handles customer feedback for big bra... |
| 02.04.2024 |
Mortgage rates stabilize prior to Friday’s jobs report | Mortgage rates remained stable this week as the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation report matched economists’ expectations.
As a result, HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center showed the average 30-year fixed rate for convention... |
| 02.04.2024 |
Majority of older homeowners plan to stay in their home as they age: Redfin | Older Americans who own their home are financially incentivized to stay put, which is likely to worsen the ongoing inventory shortage, two Redfin studies found.
In one recent survey, Redfin found that over three-quarters (78%) of older Amer... |
| 18.03.2024 |
ICE unveils two new property valuation solutions | Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology introduced two new tools, Validate ROV and Validate Selector, to its growing suite of property valuation solutions, the company announced on Monday.
The newly released tools are designed t... |
| 15.03.2024 |
ICE Mortgage Technology’s Sara Holtz joins Optimal Blue as CMO | Optimal Blue has brought on Sara Holtz, former vice president of demand marketing and communications at ICE Mortgage Technology, as chief marketing officer (CMO).
Holtz will drive unified marketing and communications strategies to advance O... |
| 12.03.2024 | At 19.4% CAGR | Digital Lending Market to Hit $71.8 Bn, Globally, by 2032 | Exploring Market Trends and Opportunities | Digital Lending Market
Digital Lending Market to Reach $71.8 Billion, Globally, by 2032 at 19.4% CAGR: Allied Market Research
With more and more consumers turning to online banking for their financial needs, digital lenders have a larger po... |
| 11.03.2024 | Argyle's $30M Funding Boosts Verification Platform Expansion | Argyle, a pioneer in income and employment verification, secures $30 million in funding to fuel its platform expansion. Led by Rockefeller Asset Management’s Fintech Innovation Fund, this round brings Argyle's total funding to over $100 mil... |
| 05.03.2024 |
Argyle secures $30M in funding to continue expansion | Verifications provider Argyle announced Tuesday that it has raised $30 million in new funding, upping its total to $100 million since its inception in 2018.
This round of funding — which includes a mix of equity and debt — will be used for ... |
| 01.02.2024 |
Announcing the 2024 Tech100 Real Estate winners! | The Tech100 Real Estate award celebrates the most innovative and impactful organizations in housing. More than just an acknowledgment; the Tech100 award is a testament to the transformative impact these companies have made, propelling the r... |
| 01.02.2024 |
Announcing the 2024 Tech100 Mortgage Winners! | The Tech100 Mortgage award celebrates the most innovative and impactful organizations in housing. More than just an acknowledgment; the Tech100 award is a testament to the transformative impact these companies have made, propelling the mort... |
| 01.03.2023 | Announcing the 2023 Tech100 Mortgage Winners | 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 innovati... |
| 02.02.2023 | ICE Mortgage Technology is betting on increased sales for 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 silver lining for the business was... |
| 12.09.2022 | HousingWire September Demo Day: ICE Mortgage Technology | Encompass® eClose
ICE Mortgage Technology™ has created the industry’s only true end-to-end eClosing solution within the industry’s leading LOS. Encompass eClose is connected to the ICE Mortgage Technology network, leveraging the industry’s ... |
| 09.08.2022 | HousingWire August Demo Day: ICE Mortgage Technology™ | AIQ™ by ICE Mortgage Technology™
AIQ™ by ICE Mortgage Technology™, is an omnichannel solution that leverages artificial intelligence that enables lenders, investors, and servicers to automate manual workflows and increase productivity and q... |
| 04.05.2022 | NYSE owner ICE to acquire mortgage data company Black Knight for $13.1B
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that include... | Intercontinental Exchange Inc., the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, today announced an agreement to acquire data technology and mortgage market infrastructure firm Black Knight Inc. for $13.1 billion.
The deal is a cash-and-stock tran... |
| 05.04.2022 | ICE’s Joe Tyrell on how the pandemic transformed home buying | HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler was able to catch up with Joe Tyrell, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, during ICE Experience in Las Vegas. Tyrell shared his takeaways on ICE’s latest borrower insights survey, which explored h... |
| 05.04.2022 | How one eClose solution can save lenders up to 70 minutes per loan | HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler was able to catch up with Stephanie Durflinger, senior vice president of product strategy at ICE Mortgage Technology, during ICE Experience in Las Vegas. Durflinger shared her key takeaways on the r... |
| 16.03.2022 | ICE integrates Maxwell and Roostify to eClose solution | California-based ICE Mortgage Technology announced this week two enterprise agreements to integrate its eClose solution to Maxwell and Roostify platforms, enabling a more streamlined closing process for lenders and borrowers.
Encompass eClo... |
| 11.03.2022 | Floify Announces Upcoming Integration with ICE Mortgage Technology’s Encompass eClose Mortgage Solution | BOULDER, Colo. (PRWEB) March 11, 2022
Floify, a leading point-of-sale solution in the mortgage industry and subsidiary of Porch Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRCH), today announced their integration with Encompass® eClose through ICE Mortgage Techno... |
| 07.12.2021 | Mortgage Coach announces integration with ICE Mortgage Technology enabling lenders to deliver accurate loan comparisons | IRVINE, Calif., Dec 07, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage Coach, a borrower conversion platform empowering mortgage lenders to educate borrowers with interactive presentations that model home loan performance over time, today announced... |
| 18.10.2021 | What does it really mean to digitize the closing process? | ICE Mortgage Technology, part of ICE, a global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, recently announced that Encompass eClose, its end-to-end eClose solution, is expanding its hybrid capabilities to now include full eNote ... |
| 05.10.2021 | How lenders can turbocharge mortgage operations for today’s home buyers | For lenders, the past few months have placed a strong emphasis on purchase originations. In light of this, HousingWire sat down with Saleforce’s Global Head for Mortgage and Lending, Geoff Green, to learn how lenders can better turbocharge ... |
| 02.09.2021 | ICE Mortgage Technology’s Marci Davis and Rebecca Frisbie Recognized for Industry-Leading Innovation | ICE Mortgage Technology, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, announced that ICE Mortgage Technology’s Marci Davis, Senior Director of Product Management and Rebec... |
| 02.09.2021 | Lenders can use closing technology as a bargaining chip | “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” While John Wooden was not the first to utter these sentiments, it became one of his more well-known mantras and undoubtedly the soundtrack to more than one of his 10 national championships... |
| 11.08.2021 | Mortgage Tech Demo Day: ICE Mortgage Technology the Encompass® Connector for Salesforce® | The Encompass® Connector for Salesforce®
The Encompass® Connector for Salesforce® is a managed package secure bi-directional connection between the Salesforce & Encompass platforms allowing data to seamlessly transfer from both platform... |
| 26.07.2021 | Why the US MLS system is the envy of other countries | I have been following the discussion around the competitiveness, costs and consumer benefits of U.S. Multiple Listing Services (MLS) by those trying to disparage the system. As an Irish immigrant to the United States in 1996 who became a re... |
| 30.06.2021 | How lenders can build valuable referral relationships with real estate agents | The ideal real estate agent-lender relationship is symbiotic: the agent earns trust with their borrowers by connecting them with a great lending resource, while the lender receives a steady stream of business from the agent. Simple, right? ... |
| 25.06.2021 | Blend IPO | S-1 Breakdown | Company Overview
Blend Labs, a cloud-based banking software provider, filed for a $100M placeholder IPO with Goldman Sachs leading the offering. The company plans to trade under the ticker symbol “BLND”. There has been a flood of software ... |
| 07.05.2021 | Mortgage Tech Demo Day: ICE Mortgage Technology | Encompass Investor Connect
Encompass Investor Connect is a built-in, no additional cost feature within the Encompass Loan Origination System which enables lenders to seamlessly deliver loans to investors from Encompass – resulting in 40% fe... |
| 08.04.2021 | Mortgage Tech Demo Day: ICE Mortgage Technology | eClose
eClose is a true digital closing process that’s more than getting documents electronically signed. Digital “lift” can continue past the closing table through automated quality control, electronic recording and registration as well as... |
| 18.03.2021 | Borrowers Cash in on Refinances as Rates Begin to Rise, ICE Mortgage Technology Origination Insight Report Shows | PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 18, 2021--
Homeowners drove refinance share high in February, with refinances representing 68 percent of closed loans, a figure not seen since December 2012. This activity occurred as interest rates ... |
| 01.03.2021 | Purchase market will highlight closing process problems | Let’s admit it. The closing process, that time between underwriting approval and the actual closing, is the mortgage industry’s not-so-secret Achilles’ heel. That’s not a knock on the good professionals who enact minor miracles choreographi... |
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ICE Mortgage Technology President Tim Bowler on how ICE is delivering for the mortgage industry | Tim Bowler, President of ICE Mortgage Technology, has a clear, specific vision for the future of ICE Mortgage Technology and the mortgage industry. In this Executive Conversation, Tim discusses ICE’s investment in product innovation, a comp... |
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Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology helps lenders maximize production volume | Assessing key performance indicators and operations during current industry headwinds is a great way for mortgage lenders to set themselves up for success now and in the future. In particular, lenders should take a look at their loan origin... |
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Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology delivers an all-in-one workflow for omnichannel lenders | It’s important for today’s lenders to be as agile, efficient and scalable as possible to adapt to consumer preferences and fast-changing market conditions. Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology is the industry’s most complete end-to-end solu... |
| - | ICE Mortgage Technology | ICE Mortgage Technology — part of Intercontinental Exchange — combines the innovation and expertise of Ellie Mae, Simplifile and MERS to automate the entire mortgage process from consumer engagement through the securitization of that loan i... |
| - | The 7 best and worst times to refinance your mortgage | Carefully evaluate all the costs involved in refinancing and make sure the savings will outweigh them. Six_Characters/Getty
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New data reveals changing borrower preferences | The current housing market is hard to describe, hard to predict and hard to navigate for borrowers, renters and lenders alike.
The latest numbers are mixed. New data released in late March 2023 shows that US home prices — as measured by the... |
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Five ways to win more borrowers | The mortgage industry continues to evolve, especially as the market shifts. In addition to limited inventory, rising rates and affordability constraints, mortgage companies have been challenged to keep up with changing borrower habits and p... |
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How an agile mindset helps servicers adapt quickly to compliance changes | This year looks to be big for regulatory change, particularly for servicers, with potential changes coming for the VA servicing program, the CFPB’s Regulation X and the FHA’s partial claim process, among others.
Sandra Madigan, head of mort... |
