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| Sep 24, 2026 | The examiner never called | I ask the same question in nearly every continuing education (CE) class I teach. Who enforces the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)? The room answers pretty fast. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The state. The e... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Mortgage leaders tackle practical innovation, homeownership access and AI strategy on The Big Picture this November | PRESS RELEASE: Mortgage leaders tackle practical innovation, homeownership access and AI strategy on The Big Picture this November
Source: The Big Picture Mortgage Webcast | Mon, 03 Nov 2025, 07:00:00 EST |
| Aug 4, 2025 | From order-taker to ally: Reinventing customer success in mortgage tech | Our industry stands at a critical crossroads in the rapidly evolving mortgage technology landscape. For decades, customer service teams have been relegated to roles as reactive problem solvers and order-takers who simply put out fires as th... |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Why more servicers are implementing technology integrations through APIs | With a variety of change impacting the mortgage industry, including borrow demands, digital transformation, and regulatory requirements, mortgage servicers are re-evaluating the systems they use and how they interact with each other. With t... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Don’t be fooled, the FHFA title acceptance pilot is simply a misguided federal overreach | During his first day in office, President Trump took aim squarely at the nation’s continuing housing affordability challenge, issuing an Executive Order directing his administration to pursue appropriate actions to “lower the cost of housin... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | HMBS 2.0 rollout could be hobbled by reported Ginnie Mae staff cuts | Staffing cuts at Ginnie Mae could table or delay the rollout of a complementary reverse mortgage securities program announced last year, according to an interview with a former Ginnie Mae official who requested anonymity out of fear of reta... |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Whitney Parker Mitchell Joins Arizent as CMO | Arizent, a leading business information company delivering insights, analysis, and connections through its trusted publications, in-depth market research, and globally recognized events, has appointed Whitney Parker Mitchell as Chief Market... |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Trump administration should hit the brakes on title insurance waiver pilot program | In the final days of the Biden administration, officials had several policy decisions to make as the president worked to cement his legacy, including whether to move forward with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) title insurance w... |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Arizent Hires Industry Veteran Holly Sraeel as SVP Strategy and Content, Live Media | Holly Sraeel
Sraeel joins the company's operational leadership team and will drive strategy and content development for the events and live media business with 20+ conferences and community-based recognition programs
NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2024... |
| Jun 5, 2024 |
Finance of America hit with layoffs; chief retail sales officer steps down | Leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) has undergone a round of layoffs that are impacting multiple levels of the organization, including retail and corporate leadership positions. The news was first reported by National M... |
| May 10, 2024 |
Ahead of trial date in HMDA case, Freedom Mortgage and CFPB face hurdles | The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Freedom Mortgage were handed minor setbacks by the presiding and magistrate judges, respectively, in a case that the regulator brought in widespread violations in its 2020 submission of Ho... |
| Apr 19, 2024 |
Ginnie Mae expands its monthly single-family reporting | Ginnie Mae unveiled a significant revision on Wednesday to its monthly single-family reporting protocols. The government mortgage bond guarantor incorporated expanded its payment default status (PDS) reporting, including loan default inform... |
| Mar 14, 2024 |
HUD sued over alleged failure to refund mortgage insurance premiums | The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is being sued in federal court over accusations that it failed to refund nearly $385 million in mortgage insurance premiums (MIP) to borrowers over a period of more than two decades... |
| Mar 4, 2024 |
Bayview mortgage servicers seek to block plaintiff’s filing in data breach lawsuit | Three Bayview Asset Management-owned mortgage servicers are seeking to halt a plaintiff’s filing in a data breach lawsuit, citing an overabundance of confidential information shared about the incident, National Mortgage News first reported.... |
| Nov 30, 2023 |
Reverse broker Oxygen Mortgage acquired by technology company | O2 Mortgage, a broker that does business in the reverse mortgage space as Oxygen Mortgage, was acquired by JZZ Technologies as part of its real estate development strategy.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though Oxygen Mortgage presid... |
| Aug 6, 2023 | How a frugal approach helped land Lula more runway amid a market downturn | It was an eventful week in fintech startup land, and we did our best to capture the highlights. We covered some raises, new product lines, at least one M&A deal and more. Oh, and if you want to receive this in your inbox in the future, ... |
| Jun 14, 2023 | National Mortgage News releases their Automation Generation report, analyzing how to acquire younger customers in a digital-driven market | Older methods of lead generation still prove to be effective for developing and growing relationships, but the demographics of future borrowers and the ways they consume content are changing. The mortgage industry will want to tap into new ... |
| Jun 9, 2023 |
Opinion: Regulators should focus on banks, not IMBs | I referenced in my last opinion piece in Housing Wire that the Urban Institute publishes a “monthly chart book” that is packed full of relevant data. This recent publication paints a clear picture as to why any Realtor or homebuilder should... |
| May 23, 2023 |
Blend launches soft credit pull function for lenders | Mortgage tech company Blend has launched a soft credit inquiry function for lenders at a time when the industry is facing higher credit report fees.
Credit bureaus and Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) upped the cost of pulling a hard credit file sta... |
| Mar 9, 2023 | National Mortgage News publishes the fifth annual Best Mortgage Companies To Work For | Despite economic uncertainties and other challenges in the mortgage industry, these lenders have demonstrated that supporting their employees has remained one of their top priorities. Their strategic decisions create a great example for oth... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | The Great Boomer Bottleneck | Redeem now
Parents: Is there anything we can't blame on them? They bear the responsibility for our neuroses, the less flattering aspects of our appearance, and, now, the worst inflationary crisis since the 1970s.
The story of our inflation ... |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Arizent, the parent company of American Banker, National Mortgage News, Financial Planning and Digital Insurance, publishes its 2023 Tech Priorities research report | “Over the next two years, maintaining regulatory compliance and enhancing cybersecurity are top priorities. This is likely an attempt by organizations to take stock of digital changes already made and to fix any infrastructure issues to ens... |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Arizent publishes 2023 Predictions Research Reports for American Banker, Financial Planning, National Mortgage News and Digital Insurance | “Despite a shared negative economic outlook across communities, leaders are identifying areas for growth to keep pace with competitive pressure and customer expectations. From tech investments to shifting consumer behavior, businesses are a... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | RON bill grinds to a halt in the U.S. Senate | Things were looking good for the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization (SECURE) Act as of late July after it passed in the House of Representatives as package of bills. However, the bill’s momentum came to ... |
| Oct 28, 2022 | American Pacific Mortgage scoops up former FAM employees | Former employees at Finance of America Mortgage LLC (FAM) are transitioning to American Pacific Mortgage (APM), as the company will shut down by the end of the year, a source with knowledge of the process told HousingWire.
Specifically, Cal... |
| Oct 26, 2022 | New Arizent research report, The ROI on DEI, examines how companies understand and qualify the impact of DEI initiatives | "Companies which are perceived by their employees as having a genuine commitment to inclusion are more likely to be healthy workplaces for all employees. Employees at these companies are also more likely to say their companies encourag... |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Opinion: ICE/Black Knight merger could raise mortgage costs | It’s no coincidence that the post-2008 crisis mortgage expansion happened to occur during a period marked by transformative technological change in the industry. However, a double whammy of building economic headwinds and a proposed merger ... |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Opinion: Customer service is a lender’s greatest strength | These days, every week brings a new report, forecast or piece of news reminding us that the mortgage lending market is in uncharted waters. Mortgage demand fell 6% week over week at the end of July. Applications dropped 7% in the same perio... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Lenders Race to Implement BeSmartee’s Trusted HELOC Product | BeSmartee continues to add value to lenders through new products and features that exceed user and market demands.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB) August 09, 2022
Mortgage software front runner BeSmartee elevates its industry-leading mortg... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | New Arizent research report, Future of Mortgage Lending 2022, analyzes how customer expectations differ during the lending process | Educating new buyers about process timelines when they apply for a mortgage would go a long way toward improving satisfaction and managing expectations. Trying to connect with these potential clients, particularly younger ones, through mark... |
| Jul 25, 2022 | New Arizent research, The Future of the Data-driven Workplace, analyzes artificial intelligence implementation in financial services and the benefits it provides | “AI isn’t a novel business tool anymore — it’s part of every company’s playbook. Regardless of which firms are using it, AI’s impact on data-driven decision making across every financial services sector is undeniable.”
NEW YORK (PRWEB) July... |
| Jun 15, 2022 | New Arizent research report, How To Win the War for Talent, analyzes the struggles and solutions during the Great Resignation and beyond | "Where should employers start? By listening to the employees who are leaving, offering support to those who stay, and following COVID-borne trends — like remote work — that have become a permanent part of work culture.”
NEW YORK (PRWEB... |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Arizent unveils the Best Places to Work in Financial Technology 2022 | “This year, competition for tech talent has grown fiercer across the country,” said Penny Crosman, executive editor, technology at American Banker
NEW YORK (PRWEB) June 02, 2022
Arizent and Best Companies Group have announced the 2022 Best ... |
| May 9, 2022 | NAMB Applauds Congressional Lawmakers for Advancing H.R.7661 the Trigger Leads Abatement Act of 2022, Ending Dangerous Trigger Leads | WASHINGTON (PRWEB) May 09, 2022
The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB), the voice of the mortgage industry representing the interests of mortgage professionals and home buyers since 1973, is pleased to place its full support be... |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Reggora and Clear Capital partner to improve appraisal quality control | Reggora, an appraisal management software company, announced today partnering with national real estate valuation company Clear Capital to offer valuation quality control services, according to a press release.
The release states that by in... |
| Apr 11, 2022 | Fannie Mae announces title insurance shake up | In a selling guide announcement released last week, Fannie Mae announced that it would be accepting written opinion letters from an attorney in lieu of a title insurance policy “in limited circumstances.”
According to the announcement, lend... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Ocrolus partnership advances mortgage document automation | Ocrolus, a platform providing financial document automation, announced partnering with Resource Financial Services (RFS) to offer automated online mortgage processes, according to a press release shared with FinLedger.
The partnership is se... |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Better.com lays off 9% of staff as the SoftBank-backed company prepares to add $1 billion to its balance sheet ahead of a SPAC merger | Subscribe to Fortune Daily to get essential business stories straight to your inbox each morning.
The layoffs were swift.
CEO of financial startup Better.com, Vishal Garg, summoned employees onto a Zoom call the afternoon of Dec. 1, and ann... |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Ocrolus and Blend partner to automate mortgage apps | Ocrolus, a financial document automation provider, and end-to-end cloud-based lending platform Blend, announced a strategic partnership which will embed Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) document analysis into Blend’s digital mortgage applications, ... |
| Oct 15, 2021 | This Week In Credit Card News: Biden May Push For Crypto Oversight; Debit Use Soars, Cash Falls During Pandemic | White House Weighs Wide-Ranging Push for Crypto Oversight |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Where home prices are going next, according to forecast models | Subscribe to Fortune Daily to get essential business stories straight to your inbox each morning.
The COVID-19 housing market—underpinned by remote work, pandemic-induced low mortgage rates, and a demographic wave of first-time homebuyers—h... |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Black Knight : Tech Tools Mortgage Brokers Need to Survive – and Thrive – in Today's Market | As mortgage originations, particularly refis, skyrocketed in 2020, so did growth in the mortgage broker sector - one that hasn't been this active in over a decade. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of mortgage bro... |
| Jul 1, 2021 | The Future of Work: Employers, employees and the long road to compromise | Survey finds employers and employees have embraced remote work, but differ on what comes next.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) July 01, 2021
A new study from Arizent — parent company of Accounting Today, American Banker, Bond Buyer, Digital Insurance, Emp... |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Arizent Research, Rebooting Innovation, explores effects of how business leaders drive innovation through organization, culture and processes with external sources | "This new study offers business leaders new insights into the way their peers are organizing their internal cultures, teams and processes to deliver innovation.” says Janet King, Vice President, Research, Arizent.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) June... |
| May 28, 2021 | Commercial real estate is stuck in a slow motion train wreck | A shopper walks past vacant store fronts at the Mall of the Americas on April 07, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Image
Commercial real estate – hotels, malls, offices – are facing down massive post-pandemic problems.
We can all se... |
| Apr 7, 2021 | GUILD HOLDINGS COMPANY
Guild : Mortgage Named a Best Company to Work For By National Mortgage News |  
04/05/2021 Guild Mortgage Named a Best Company to Work For By National Mortgage News Independent Mortgage Lender Recognized As One of the Industry's Premier Employers in Annual Survey and Awards Program
San Diego - Guild Mortgage ... |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Mid America Mortgage Receives 2021 Best Mortgage Companies to Work For Honors for Second Straight Year | ADDISON, Texas, Mar 30, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today it has been named one of the "2021 Best Mortgage Companies to Work For" for the second consecutive year by mortgage ind... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | CIVIC Recognized as one of the Best Mid-Sized Mortgage Companies | We are thankful to be recognized as one of the NMN’s 2021 Best Mid-Sized Companies to work for at CIVIC, our focus is on team members’ career development to truly create a safe and collaborative workspace.
LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) March 16, 2021... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Mid America Mortgage Launches Click n’ Close Title to Provide Digitally-Driven Real Estate Closing Services Powered by RON | ADDISON, Texas, March 4, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today it has launched Click n’ Close Title, a digital-first residential title insurance company, to deliver more comprehensive digital ... |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Don’t buy a home just because interest rates are low—here are 4 things to consider first | Over half of renters, 58%, say the Covid-19 pandemic has spurred their desire to own a home, according to a survey from Lowe’s released this week. Not only are Americans looking for more space as many spend more time than ever before at hom... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Andrew Bon Salle named chairman of Home Point Capital | Fannie Mae‘s former head of single family lending, Andrew Bon Salle, will get to see an IPO after all – the mortgage veteran was named chairman of the board of Home Point Capital on Monday.
Bon Salle, a 30-year industry stalwart who was tas... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Senso Lands $3M Pre-Series A Round To Strengthen Banking Client Relationships | 16 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Toronto-based Senso, a fintech startup using artificial intelligence to provide financial institutions with recommendations on how to strengthen client relationships, raised $3 million in a pre-Seri... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Senso Lands $3M Pre-Series A Round To Strengthen Banking Client Relationships | 17 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Toronto-based Senso, a fintech startup using artificial intelligence to provide financial institutions with recommendations on how to strengthen client relationships, raised $3 million in a pre-Seri... |
| Feb 7, 2020 | MineralTree Named to Arizent’s 2020 Best Places to Work in Financial Technology | Cambridge, Mass., February 7, 2020 – MineralTree, a market-leading Accounts Payable and Payment Automation solution provider, has been named one of the 2020 Best Places to Work in Financial Technology. The awards program was created in 2017... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Billionaire Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman says he thinks far-left policies could be 'exceptionally disruptive' to the country, and explains exactly why | Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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"The far left itself could be exceptionally disruptive to the country as a whole if that agenda of several of the candidates is really implemented," Stephen Schwarzman told Business Insider o... |
| Apr 21, 2016 | Why startups can’t disrupt the mortgage industry | Aaron LaRue Contributor
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| Sep 1, 2015 | Reminder: Rehab REOs to increase profits | I read with a great deal of interest an article appearing in Mortgage Servicing News on Aug. 31st, penned by Glenn Brooks, senior vice president of Fay Servicing, titled, “Why REO Rehab Is Making a Comeback.” In his piece, Mr. Brooks proffe... |
| Dec 11, 2014 | This is why reverse mortgage servicers need a foreclosure moratoria | Earlier this week, HousingWire’s blog cited an open letter from a homeowner who spoke to the challenges he’s faced in trying to work with Ocwen Financial Services, a mortgage servicer with a troubled history. As HousingWire readers know, Oc... |
| Jun 16, 2011 | Are Skeptics Holding Reverse Mortgages Back? | Why are reverse mortgage lenders having a difficult time promoting the HECM product at a time when current interest rates allow a borrower to receive the maximum funds available under the program?
In an article in National Mortgage News, Je... |
| Jan 24, 2008 | Tentative Economic Stimulus Package Would Boost FHA, GSE Loan Caps | (Update 3; adds House/Senate FHA reform agreement, adds GSE loan limit update, adds details from press conference) Key Congressional representatives and officials from the Bush adminstration said Thursday that they have hammered out a tenta... |
| Dec 28, 2007 | Deutsche Bank To Review Mortgage Operations | Deutsche Bank will reportedly conduct at top-to-bottom review of its various mortgage operations, according to a news brief published Friday at National Mortgage News. Citing an unnamed spokesperson for the bank, NMN confirmed that Deutsche... |
| Dec 27, 2007 | Citi Faces 40 Percent Dividend Cut, Merrill to Report Larger Losses: Report | Goldman Sach analysts said Thursday that Citigroup Inc. may cut its dividend by up to 40 percent as the financial giant faces mortgage-related writeoffs that could total $18.7 billion in the fourth quarter. According to Reuters, who obtaine... |
| Oct 4, 2007 | Moody’s Catches Up with Housing Wire: 2007 Mortgage Vintage Performing Worse than 2006 | A report released yesterday by Moody’s Investors Service found that early defaults on the 2007 mortgage vintage are worse than what was seen one year ago, pointing to extended problems for the mortgage market. HW readers already know about ... |
| Oct 3, 2007 | Countrywide Speculation: Analyst Predicts $4 Billion in Loan Write-Downs | Since everyone else is busy blogging about Countrywide’s internal pride initiatives today, I thought I’d focus elsewhere. It’s actually buried in the Wall Street Journal article that focuses most of its word count buzzing about a former foo... |
| Oct 2, 2007 | Fannie Mae Looking at C-BASS, Litton? | National Mortgage News reports today that Fannie Mae is looking to acquire Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization (C-BASS), recently hit by more than $1 billion in write-downs by owners MGIC and Radian. The alleged deal would give ... |
| Aug 31, 2007 | Update: Bush’s Plan to Help Borrowers Has Some Merit, But Isn’t Enough to Matter | Here’s the full text of President Bush’s remarks from earlier today. There is also a fact sheet outlining key aspects of the proposal, which warrants review as well. Essentially, the announced plan hits three areas:
FHA reform. Essentially,... |
| Aug 16, 2007 | Update: Regions Financial to Exit Wholesale | Updating an earlier post here regarding Regions Financial and National Mortgage News that generated some significant interest (the post has seen roughly 300,000 hits since it first went live), it appears that there was at least some truth i... |
| Aug 13, 2007 | Error on Regions Financial at NMN Underscores Current Market Conditions | A National Mortgage News story I had blogged about earlier today said that Regions Financial Corp. “is exiting the residential mortgage sector.” Turns out National Mortgage News was duped by an unnamed source that had their story very wrong... |
| Aug 3, 2007 | NMN: Nomura Shutters Subprime Conduit | National Mortgage News — breaking more than its share of news this week — posted a late news item today that said investment banker Nomura Securities has shut down its subprime mortgage conduit and laid off an unspecified number of employee... |
| Jul 19, 2007 | NMN: Countrywide’s Mozilo Says ‘No End in Sight’ for Subprime Crisis | Per National Mortgage News this morning:
… Pouring cold water on statements by other mortgage executives, including Countrywide’s own Todd Dal Porto, Mr. Mozilo said the current subprime collapse is causing a paradigm shift that will bring ... |
| Jun 14, 2007 | First Franklin Expands into Alt-A | For many former subprime lending powerhouses these days, the name of the game is “get into Alt-A, quick!” — and National Mortgage News is reporting this morning that First Franklin Financial Corp., recently purchased by Merrill Lynch, is do... |
| Jun 8, 2007 | GreenPoint Cuts 440 Jobs Amid Alt-A Woes | National Mortgage News is reporting this morning that Capital One lending unit GreenPoint laid off a significant chunk of its workforce today amid continuing problems in the Alt-A lending market:
Subprime mortgage concerns that have tighten... |
| May 7, 2007 | Who Gets to Claim Ownership of Responsible Lending? | Saw a story on National Mortgage News, which was based on this press release from the National Association of Mortgage Brokers. The broker-led association is claiming that — shock of all shocks — “The home mortgage market may be returning t... |
| HECM vs. HELOC: What are the advantages? | Today’s housing market has many looking for ways to cash in their equity, especially older homeowners. However, the standard HELOC isn’t the right choice for everyone. HousingWire recently spoke with Adrian Prieto, SVP of wholesale and thir... |
| A ‘shakeout’ among mortgage lenders is coming, according to CEO of bank that left the business | Some firms will be forced to exit the mortgage industry as refinance activity dries up, according to Tim Wennes, CEO of the U.S. division of Santander.
Santander left the mortgage business in February as part of a strategic pivot to focus o... |
| Wells Fargo mortgage staff brace for layoffs as U.S. loan volumes collapse | Mortgage volumes at Wells Fargo slowed further in recent weeks, leaving some workers idle and sparking concerns that the lender will need to cut more employees as the U.S. housing slump deepens.
The bank had about 18,000 loans in its retail... |
