3 ways to help borrowers navigate choices as ‘exotic’ loans make a comeback
Rates for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage are the highest in over 20 years and may stay elevated for some time. As borrowers reel...
How technology can help mortgage lenders combat repurchase risk
When individual mortgages are originated by lenders like banks or credit unions, they maybundle groups of these mortgages together into financial vehicles called...
November sees the lowest level of new home sales in a year
New home sales fell month-over-month in November to their lowest level since last November. But despite this dip, 2023 is poised to be...
Condo originations ‘streamlined’ through project advisor tool: Freddie Mac
Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Freddie Mac on Wednesday announced further enhancements to its Condo Project Advisor tool that are designed to “streamline” such loan...
FCC’s newly adopted lead gen rules could accelerate lawsuits against lenders
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — the government regulatory body overseeing communications across a wide variety of media including radio, telephone cable and...
Chase Home Lending increases its closing guarantee
Chase Home Lending, the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has raised its closing guarantee from $5,000 to $20,000 until...
AlphV/BlackCat claims credit for loanDepot cyberattack
Infamous ransomware gang AlphV/BlackCat claimed it was behind the January cyberattack at top 15 U.S. mortgage lender loanDepot.
loanDepot, which originated about $17 billion...
LOs and agents: Creating collaboration instead of chaos in the homebuyer journey
Open the door to the most powerful room in housing. Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Go here...
Opinion: Bank capital requirements would put squeeze on mortgage market
In September, the nation’s banking regulators released a proposal to increase the capital required of banks with more than $100 billion in assets....
Demo Day: CoreLogic Image Analytics
Image Analytics
CoreLogic’s Image Analytics feature leverages advanced computer vision technology to analyze and extract valuable insights from images related to real estate properties....
