Helping Lenders Comply With New FHA Guidelines
LoanLogics, a recognized technology leader in loan quality management and performance analytics, has created a free interactive, online mortgage industry resource for lenders that have to comply with...
View ArticleWhy Do We Fear Consumers?
Recently Mortgage TrueView introduced a website for consumers that allows them to identify a listing of lenders in their area. No big deal you say. But it seems, at least according to lenders we have...
View ArticleSupporting Diversity In Lending
As an active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and supporter of its programs, STRATMOR Group, a consulting firm that helps mortgage banks build profitable mortgage lending operations, has...
View ArticleIntegration Speaks To TRID Compliance
D+H has completed integrations with both DocMagic and Optimal Blue into its MortgagebotLOS loan origination platform, as well as a compliance readiness platform called Barometer. “We are constantly...
View ArticleSocial PR For Your Business
Are you using the Internet and social media to the fullest? In an article entitled “How Savvy Marketers Are Using Social PR in Their Online Strategies” by Laura Hampton, she says that savvy marketers...
View ArticleDoing The TRID Shuffle
The TRID deadline has come and went and we are all still here. We saw a mad dash on the part of mortgage lenders and technology vendors alike to comply with this new rule. They all danced around, did a...
View ArticleThe Big Deal About Millennials
According to CNN, many of our nation’s Founding Fathers could be considered the millennials of their day. Sitting beneath their white wigs at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 were young innovators...
View ArticleReaching For A Better, Brighter Future
The ongoing introduction of new regulations and the fear of non-compliance has permeated the industry to the point where everyone is frozen with fear. Instead of seeking new management methods and...
View ArticleClean Workflows Are No Longer Optional
Regulation is forcing cleaner workflows and massive changes to the way we “used” to do business! It can seem quite overwhelming at times, because numerous required changes are hitting our industry so...
View ArticleSome Advice To Consider
In a departure from our usual stories, I wanted to share this with you. The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) has introduced 10 key practices that Gary Acosta, NAHREP...
View ArticlePartnership Enhances Commercial RE Analytics
VTS, a commercial real estate leasing and asset management platform, has entered into a new partnership with Ipreo to incorporate iLEVEL, a portfolio monitoring, analytics and reporting solution, into...
View ArticleEmbrace Home Loans Shows Strong Recruitment
Embrace Home Loans has announced that industry veteran Pete Butler has joined the national lender as its newest executive, responsible for correspondent sales. In his role, Butler will spearhead...
View ArticleGetting Your Message Across
We all know that how we talk influences how others react to us. If you’re harsh, you’ll get a harsh response. The same goes for your business interactions. So, be careful how you communicate with your...
View ArticleMy Advice To CEOs
CEOs are people, too. They need help and advise just like everyone else. Why you might ask? In the article entitled “Why CEOs Need A Triangle Of Trusted Advisors” the author suggests that the value in...
View ArticleThe Future URLA and ULAD
‘Getting to the future means putting the past behind us’ was the title of a recent article by Mark Fleming in Mortgage Banking magazine. The article was about homeownership, but I realized that this...
View ArticleDon’t Make The Same Mistakes Again
I want to continue the conversation that I started last month. Let’s talk about the most common mistakes that occur when evaluating, implementing, or using mortgage business intelligence (MBI)....
View ArticleNext-Generation Valuation Management Software Platform For Commercial Lending...
Global DMS launched EVO-Commercial (EVO-C). The new platform is 100 percent configurable, fully customizable, quick and easy to implement, eliminates numerous steps in the workflow process, lowers...
View ArticleATTOM Acquires Onboard Informatics
ATTOM Data Solutions has acquired Onboard Informatics, a provider of neighborhood data and data-enabled turnkey products to the real estate industry. Featured Sponsors: “Onboard has a long and...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence: The Pros And Cons
Here’s hoping you got exactly what you wanted for Christmas! You did want an Artificial Intelligent loan application, didn’t you? After all, based on what we saw at the convention in Denver and all...
View ArticleFarewell To My Readers
I spent a fair amount of time churning over this last article. Should I try to recap some of the multitude of ideas and concepts I have written about since 2010? Or should I just talk about the...
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