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| Jun 11, 2019 | How we chose a new appraisal vendor management platform | Choosing the right technology is a huge challenge for lenders today. Technology options have multiplied in the last five years for every part of the mortgage process, but the sheer number and variety of those options have only increased the... |
| Dec 27, 2018 | Mortgage lenders: 3 keys to thriving in 2019 | The challenges lenders faced in 2018 — rising interest rates, strong home-price appreciation, and tight housing supply — will persist into 2019, requiring lenders to respond strategically to thrive and stay profitable.
Within this environme... |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Here’s what lenders can do right now to reduce record loan costs | With origination costs continuing to climb, finding efficiencies in the mortgage process is critical for lender profitability. Effective vendor management is a key driver in this process, and the comprehensive suite of services offered by W... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | What will make lenders profitable in 2019? | As predicted, it’s been a brutal year for the mortgage industry. Rising interest rates, higher home prices and fewer homes for sale are driving volumes lower and compressing margins. While lender profits have rebounded from the disastrous f... |
| Oct 3, 2018 | Steps to avoid risk and invest in zero-cost technology | Executive Conversations is a HousingWire web series that profiles powerful people in the financial industry, highlighting the operations and the people that make this sector tick. In the latest installment, we sit down with Alok Bansal, man... |
| Nov 16, 2017 | HMDA deadline looms closer: Have you checked your system twice? | Are you prepared for most of the 2015 updates to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act rule take effect in January 2018?
If not, you need to start to get prepared.
Panelists during a HousingWire webinar on Thursday continuously stressed and stre... |
| Nov 14, 2017 | Servicers: We’ve got your answers on disposition strategy | The housing market is white-hot in some areas, with too little inventory driving up prices in many metros. That makes it easy to overlook metro areas where foreclosures are actually increasing. While overall U.S. foreclosures were down 20% ... |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Here’s why you should be bundling origination services | #div-oas-ad-article1, #div-oas-ad-article2, #div-oas-ad-article3 {display: none;}
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Lenders looking to reduce per-loan origination costs should consider the benefits of bundling origination services with Chronos Solutions. T... |
| Jul 26, 2017 | The highly contested state of the appraisal market and where itÕ headed | Back in March, HousingWire gathered three industry experts to answers readers’ questions on the appraisal market. But as it turned out, one hour wasn’t nearly enough time to properly dig into the state of the highly debated appraisal market... |
| Jun 5, 2017 | Court is in session: What does the CFPB/PHH case mean for lenders? | The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and PHH entered their next court room battle, and possibly their last, to finally answer at least two major issues plaguing the industry.
The first issue centers on the constitutionality of the CFPB ... |
| May 25, 2017 | Want to recruit more Millennials? Learn what matters most from our experts | One thing became clear very quickly during HousingWire’s webinar on how to hire Millennials on Thursday — few attendees knew they wanted to go into housing.
And yet, like our three panelists, they are all got into the industry one way or an... |
| Apr 26, 2017 | Mortgage experts agree: There is no housing bubble | A steady flow of executive orders and presidential memoranda from President Donald Trump dominates media headlines. Trump even signed an executive order on Wednesday asking for the review of designations under the Antiquities Act.
But with ... |
| Mar 29, 2017 | What is the most likely outcome for the CFPB? | As the confusion and uncertainty around the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to escalate, HousingWire gathered three expert panelists to weigh in on the discussion, giving their insights on the most likely steps forward for th... |
| Mar 16, 2017 | [Charts] NAR survey breaks down problems plaguing appraisal industry | Not only does the appraisal industry have problems, but there is also a lot of disagreement around what exactly those problems are.
One of the biggest problems, and yet still highly debated, is the industry’s lack of future workforce and th... |
| Oct 19, 2016 | Countdown starts now on CFPBÕ final mortgage servicing rule implementation | Nearly four months after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finished the final mortgage servicing rule, it has finally been published in the Federal Register.
As Nanci Weissgold, a member of Alston & Bird’s Financial Services &... |
| Aug 8, 2016 | Don’t miss out: The essential social media guide specifically for mortgage lending | This is a snapshot of one of the slides in HousingWire’s latest webinar, showing exactly how many different types of social media platforms are out there.
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(Source: Cultural Outreach Solutions)
My earlier note about direct m... |
| Aug 1, 2016 | Executive Conversation: Jim Mortensen on automating asset search and verification | #div-oas-ad-article1, #div-oas-ad-article2, #div-oas-ad-article3 {display: none;}
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Executive Conversations is a HousingWire web series that profiles powerful people in the financial industry, highlighting the operations and... |
| Jun 20, 2016 | Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: One year later, Arizona Realtor still missing | Monday Morning Cup of Coffee takes a look at news coming across the HousingWire weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues.
Congratulations to the city of Cleveland and, in particular, Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert. Gilbe... |
| Jun 8, 2016 | It’s still only the beginning of real estate sales in the digital age | It doesn’t take much to realize that the digital world moves fast. Look no further than your phone constantly tell you that you’re behind on updating basically every single app or the new interface of Snapchat, Instagram or any other social... |
| Nov 30, 2015 | To acquire or not to acquire? | If you own or operate a retail mortgage lending platform in today’s marketplace, one subject is likely top of mind: growth. A recent report from Alight Mortgage Lending gives insight to both the challenges and solutions lenders are taking t... |
| Oct 29, 2015 | Here’s how to reach the Millennial first-time homebuyer | The news is no longer “Millennials don’t want to buy homes.”
They do. So how are you going to get them there?
HousingWire hosted its first editorial webinar on Wednesday, with expert panelists Ginger Wilcox, chief industry officer with Sind... |
| Sep 14, 2015 | Redefining when the mortgage process starts | If you ask mortgage professionals when the mortgage process starts, their answer is likely to be, “When the consumer fills out the 1003 application.” That is incorrect.
The mortgage process really begins when a consumer decides to buy a hom... |
| May 11, 2015 | DocMagic rolls out TRID enhancements | Almost three full months ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline, DocMagic has released its TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure enhancements for clients and LOS partners.
“After extensive internal testing, re-testing, and BETA testing by a select group o... |
| Mar 16, 2015 | Former CFPB executive highlights hot spots in TILA/RESPA | On Aug. 1 the industry will be forced to comply with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Truth In Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
In order to help lenders better sort through the new world of TILA/RESPA, Ho... |
| Jan 21, 2015 | Are mortgage lenders ready for a total makeover? | Until now, we’ve discussed change at a minor level. While greater responsiveness and a more seamless process are important steps to undertaking a transformative experience, they are just the beginning. If the industry truly experienced a re... |
| Jan 7, 2015 | How do borrowers define excellence? | Calling the mortgage process “fun” may be a bit extreme, especially given the complexity. However, is the idea of making the mortgage process enjoyable, or at the very least painless, completely far fetched? Given the results seen in other ... |
| Dec 16, 2014 | Do borrowers think we’re crazy? | This article is part of a series excerpted from a KPMG white paper, Winning customers over requires innovative thinking.
Let’s be honest. As an industry, lenders have done a terrific job of confusing and frustrating borrowers. In seven shor... |